Movie City News Archive for November, 2011
Cinemark Knows No Shame
Cinemark Knows No Shame
Read the full article »Tony-Winning Parker-Stone “Book Of Mormon” Makes Its Return In 9 Months Flat
Tony-Winning Parker-Stone “Book Of Mormon” Makes Its Return In 9 Months Flat
Read the full article »“So Long For Awhile”: Ebert Announces Hiatus For “At The Movies”
“So Long For Awhile”: Ebert Announces Hiatus For “At The Movies”
Read the full article »The New Yorker Asks The Right Questions About The Disappearing Of Margaret, But Apparently Didn’t Ask Them Of The Right People
The New Yorker Asks The Right Questions About The Disappearing Of Margaret, But Apparently Didn’t Ask Them Of The Right People
Read the full article »Producer Graham King On Hugo’s Slow Rollout: “A Masterpiece Needs To Be Nurtured”
Producer Graham King On Hugo’s Slow Rollout: “A Masterpiece Needs To Be Nurtured”
Read the full article »Wilmington on DVDs. The Rest: Friends With Benefits; 30 Minutes or Less; One Day; Island of Lost Souls
“Friends with Benefits” (Two Stars) U. S.: Will Gluck, 2011 Falling in love is such great movie material that it’s a pity Hollywood screws it up so often, especially these days. Friends with Benefits is supposed to be smarter and funnier than the usual pseudo-romantic comedy of today, but it’s really ust another rommie-commie with more (and…
Read the full article »The 5 Best Philadelphia Movies
The 5 Best Philadelphia Movies
Read the full article »74-Year-Old Senator-For-Life Jay Rockefeller Tells FCC Commissioners That Media Is Too “Dumbed Down,” “Obscene” And “Promiscuous” For His Liking
“Everybody yells First Amendment so you never get very much done about it.” 74-Year-Old Senator-For-Life Jay Rockefeller Tells FCC Commissioners That Media Is Too “Dumbed Down,” “Obscene” And “Promiscuous” For His Liking
Read the full article »MPAA Spokesman Says Dangerously Overreaching SOPA Legislation Will Be Pared Back Ever-So-Slightly
MPAA Spokesman Says Dangerously Overreaching SOPA Legislation Will Be Pared Back Ever-So-Slightly
Read the full article »Errol Morris On The Art Of The Interview
Errol Morris On The Art Of The Interview
Read the full article »Wilmington on DVDs. Pick of the Week: Blu-ray. Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (Also Two Disc Blu-ray/3D Blu-ray combo) (Four Stars) Germany/France: Werner Herzog, 2011 (MPI Home Video) Perhaps 30,000 years ago, or less, in the age of the paleoliths, a man or woman, or a group of them, stood before the walls of the cave of Chauvet, in France,…
Read the full article »Sundance 2012 Announces Films In Competition
110 Features From 31 Countries 88 World Premieres 46 First-Timers 4,042 Feature Submissions Sundance 2012 Announces Films In Competition
Read the full article »2012 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films In Competition
For Immediate Release November 30, 2011 — Park City, UT — Sundance Institute announced today the films selected for the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Film Festival will take place January 19 through 29 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah….
Read the full article »Constellation introduces Virtual Theatrical (“VT”) Exhibition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York – As the consumption of media content has changed dramatically over the last few years to include subscription on-demand streaming services like Netflix; and online rentals and downloads via iTunes, YouTube, Facebook, and others, a new form of film distribution is now in place – virtual theatrical (VT) exhibition. CEO…
Read the full article »Variance Films and Might Entertainment announce theatrical and VOD release of “The Trouble with Bliss”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Comedy formerly known as “East Fifth Bliss,” starring Michael C. Hall, Brie Larson, Peter Fonda, and Lucy Liu, to open in theaters on March 23, 2012 New York, November 30, 2011 – Variance Films has acquired US theatrical rights and Might Entertainment, along with its investors at Rilean Pictures, have acquired US digital distribution…
Read the full article »Lim On Murakami
Lim On Murakami
Read the full article »Michael Shannon Is Not Trying To Exorcise Any Demons
Michael Shannon Is Not Trying To Exorcise Any Demons
Read the full article »A Petition To Free The Great-But-Disappeared Margaret For Critics’ Year-End Consideration, With Admirers’ Comments
A Petition To Free The Great-But-Disappeared Margaret For Critics’ Year-End Consideration, With Admirers’ Comments And – Ebiri On Why It Matters
Read the full article »IFC FILMS TAKES U.S. RIGHTS TO SAMUEL L. JACKSON’S THE SAMARITAN
New York, NY (November 30, 2011) – IFC Films announced today that the company is acquiring U.S. rights to THE SAMARITAN, starring Academy Award® nominated Samuel L. Jackson, produced by Andras Hamori and directed by David Weaver from a screenplay by Weaver and Elan Mastai. THE SAMARITAN also stars Luke Kirby (TAKE THIS WALTZ), Ruth Negga (LOVE/HATE) and Oscar…
Read the full article »Wilmington on DVDs. Pick of the Week: New. Sarah’s Key
Sarah’s Key (Elle s’appelait Sarah) (Three Stars) France: Gilles Paquet-Brenner, 2010 (Weinstein Company/Anchor Bay) Sarah‘s Key (Elle s’appelait Sarah) is a movie about public and private tragedies, based on the novel by Tatiana de Rosnay and filmed with much fidelity and feeling by director-screenwriter Gilles Paquet-Brenner. It’s a good movie, with one…
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