Movie City News Archive for December, 2011
National Registry Enshrines More Endangered Titles Like Airplane!, Forrest Gump, Bambi, Silence Of The Lambs
National Registry Enshrines More Endangered Titles Like Airplane!, Forrest Gump, Bambi, Silence Of The Lambs
Read the full article »Wilmington on DVDs. Co-Pick of the Week: New. Love Crime
Love Crime (Three Stars) France: Alain Corneau, 2010 (MPI Home Video) Movie murder mysteries can sometimes get too tricky and convoluted for their own good, and that’s pretty much what happens in Love Crime — a cool, nifty, well-constructed and very well-acted French film that would have been even better if it didn’t so hard to…
Read the full article »Wilmington on DVDs. Co-Pick of the Week: New. Brighton Rock (Joffe); Brighton Rock (Boulting)
Brighton Rock 2010 (Three Stars) U.K.: Rowan Joffe, 2010 (IFC) Brighton Rock 1947 (Three and a Half Stars) U.K.: John Boulting, 1947 (Amazon Instant Video) Some books and some cities were born to be filmed. Some men were born to kill. Graham Greene’s novel Brighton Rock is an example of the former: one of the greatest…
Read the full article »TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY STAR GARY OLDMAN RECEIVING 6-FILM RETROSPECTIVE IN HOLLYWOOD
THE CONTENDER, DRACULA, JFK, PRICK UP YOUR EARS, SID AND NANCY ALSO SCREEN IN FREE 3-NIGHT SERIES CO-HOSTED BY KCRW; GARY OLDMAN TO PARTICIPATE IN LIVE Q&A ON JANUARY 11th FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES, December 27, 2011 – Celebrating 25 years of one actor’s unforgettable screen performances, the ArcLight Hollywood (www.arclightcinemas.com) will host a 6-film retrospective of movies…
Read the full article »The Top Tens of 2011: December 27
With over 100 top ten lists in, Tree of Life and The Descendants are firmly at the top of the scoreboard, while Drive makes a play for the number three spot.
Read the full article »Embargo Demon Denby Goes 1,200 Additional Icky Words Lavishing Looks On Lisbeth Salander
“It’s true that Mara straddles Daniel Craig and drives toward her orgasm like a teenage boy, but, afterward, she looks at him with something like tenderness.” Embargo Demon Denby Goes 1,200 Additional Icky Words Lavishing Looks On Lisbeth Salander
Read the full article »Cheetah, He 80
Cheetah, He 80 While – Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo Sez It Ain’t So
Read the full article »Oscar Ballots Mailed To 5,783 Academy Members
Oscar Ballots Mailed To 5,783 Academy Members
Read the full article »OSCAR NOMINATION BALLOTS MAILED TO 5,783 ACADEMY VOTERS
December 27, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Beverly Hills, CA – Nomination ballots for the 84th Academy Awards® were mailed today to the 5,783 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Completed ballots must be returned to PricewaterhouseCoopers by 5 p.m. PT on Friday, January 13, 2012. Ballots received after the deadline…
Read the full article »On Hitchens’ Dabbling In Film Criticism
On Hitchens’ Dabbling In Film Criticism
Read the full article »Production Designer Dean Tavoularis Talks Coming Out Of Semi-Retirement For Carnage
Production Designer Dean Tavoularis Talks Coming Out Of Semi-Retirement For Carnage
Read the full article »A Glimpse Of The Malayalam Film Industry Biz
A Glimpse Of The Malayalam Film Industry Biz
Read the full article »Did The We Bought A Zoo Trailer Hurt Its Draw?
Did The We Bought A Zoo Trailer Hurt Its Draw?
Read the full article »Buckster: Underperforming Netflix CEO Hastings’ Pay Cut 33%
Buckster: Underperforming Netflix CEO Hastings’ Pay Cut 33%
Read the full article »Creating A Film Industry In South Sudan From Scratch
Creating A Film Industry In South Sudan From Scratch
Read the full article »A Clockwork Orange At 40
A Clockwork Orange At 40
Read the full article »Spain Takes Steps To Close World’s Worst Loopholes On Download Theft
Spain Takes Steps To Close World’s Worst Loopholes On Download Theft
Read the full article »Abstract Painter Helen Frankenthaler Was 83
Abstract Painter Helen Frankenthaler Was 83
Read the full article »How Smartphones Are Changing Photography
How Smartphones Are Changing Photography
Read the full article »“Clear Lines: On The Afterlife Of Tintin”
“Clear Lines: On The Afterlife Of Tintin”
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