Movie City News Archive for October, 2011
David Carr Takes A Swing With His Backpages.Com Lede
“What if the price of having a vital, well-financed string of newspapers included rare, but inevitable, sexual predation of minors?” David Carr Takes A Swing With His Backpages.Com Lede
Read the full article »Indie-Focusing The Prolific Joe Swanberg, With 3 Films At AFI Fest
“There’s this impression of Joe going around that he tricks girls into engaging in these sexual situations in his movies, and I feel like that’s just not giving the girls much credit.” Indie-Focusing The Prolific Joe Swanberg, With 3 Films At AFI Fest
Read the full article »19 Weeks To Oscar (20W2O) Charts: October 23, 2011
With 19 weeks to go, the Oscar race has barely moved. The only real event of the last week was the successful release of Tintin in 19 countries overseas.
That’s all about to change. In the next 3 weeks, most of the award season will take root. All but a couple of the contenders will be exposed to the light. Talent will be filling the corridors of LA’s hotels and screening rooms at a nearly insane level. Some will rise. Some will fall.
But for now… animation.
Read the full article » 1 Comment »Cieply Licks The Mane Of Academy Exec Director Dawn Hudson, Sez She Has A “Balancing Act”
Cieply Licks The Mane Of Academy Exec Director Dawn Hudson, Sez She Has A “Balancing Act”
Read the full article »Malick’s Cryptic Script Notes For The Never-Made “Q,” Predecessor To The Tree Of Life
Malick‘s Cryptic Script Notes For The Never-Made “Q,” Predecessor To The Tree Of Life
Read the full article »Kilday Infringes On Finke’s Autopsy Spew, Expresses Surprise At Rum Diary’s Box Of Rocks
Kilday Infringes On Finke’s Autopsy Spew, Expresses Surprise At Rum Diary‘s Box Of Rocks
Read the full article »Deeper Into Moodiness: The “Wrongest” Pauline Kael Reviews
Deeper Into Moodiness: The “Wrongest” Pauline Kael Reviews
Read the full article »Rhymin’ Steve Sondheim On His Memoiristic Reticence
“Make a few demands/ I’m able to fulfill.” Rhymin’ Steve Sondheim On His Memoiristic Reticence
Read the full article »Drake Doremus Has Another Like Busy Year
Drake Doremus Has Another Like Busy Year
Read the full article »Lim On That Rara Avis, American Political Filmmaking
Lim On That Rara Avis, American Political Filmmaking
Read the full article »Roman Polanski Waxes Nostalgic
“In the beginning, there were certain things I missed. In Hollywood, there’s the connection with the people who finance the films because you lunch or dine with them, whereas here, you never see them. Other than that, I miss friends. I miss Nate ‘n Al Delicatessen.” Roman Polanski Waxes Nostalgic
Read the full article »Creditor Moves To Dismantle Copyright-Trawling Scheme
Creditor Moves To Dismantle Copyright-Trawling Scheme
Read the full article »Spurlock To Help Other Documentarians Sell Product Placement
Spurlock To Help Other Documentarians Sell Product Placement
Read the full article »What Stephen King’s New Publishing Deal Might Mean To The Future Of Entertainment
What Stephen King’s New Publishing Deal Might Mean To The Future Of Entertainment
Read the full article »Cinematographer John Seale Waxes Nostalgic
“Most of the big films now are either end-of-the-world epics, comics or action sequels. Most of the work for real cameras is in second unit, and the rest is done with CGI. It’s not great work for filmmakers.” Cinematographer John Seale Waxes Nostalgic
Read the full article »Chicago Couple Buy The Field Of Dreams Site
Chicago Couple Buy The Field Of Dreams Site; They Will Build It; You Will Come
Read the full article »A Eulogy For Steve Jobs, By His Sister, Novelist Mona Simpson
“Even as a feminist, my whole life I’d been waiting for a man to love, who could love me. For decades, I’d thought that man would be my father. When I was 25, I met that man and he was my brother.” A Eulogy For Steve Jobs, By His Sister, Novelist Mona Simpson
Read the full article »“Why We Love Zombies,” By Kathleen Murphy
“Why We Love Zombies,” By Kathleen Murphy
Read the full article »“Steve Jobs Had Charisma. What Does That Mean?”
“Steve Jobs Had Charisma. What Does That Mean?”
Read the full article »Scorsese On Saul Bass
“Putting it very simply, Saul was a great film-maker.” Scorsese On Saul Bass
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