Movie City News Archive for June, 2012
Why Christopher Eccleston Prefers The Stage And TV To Film
Why Christopher Eccleston Prefers The Stage And TV To Film
Read the full article »Wilmington on DVDs: 21 Jump Street; Spider-Man; Spider-Man 2; Spider-Man 3; Erin Brockovich; Sister Act; Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
The first two Spider-Man movies were such smash critical hits (Spider-Man 2, co-scripted by Alvin Sargent, has been hailed as the acme of the whole genre, until The Avengers), that an inevitable backlash plagued the vulnerable and tearful Spider-Man 3. (Seen by itself, most critics would have probably liked it fine – just as the public liked all three). But some smasheroos deserve their popularity and this is one (excuse me, these are three) of them.
Read the full article »Editor Of Rotten Tomatoes Zooms In On Film Crickets’ “Pitfall Of Getting Too Indie-Focused”
Editor Of Rotten Tomatoes Zooms In On Film Crickets’ “Pitfall Of Getting Too Indie-Focused”
Read the full article »Wilmington on DVDs: Deliverance
CO-PICK OF THE WEEK: CLASSIC DELIVERANCE (40th Anniversary collector’s edition) Four Stars U.S.; John Boorman, 1972 (Warner Bros.) Four Southern businessmen, searching for the joys of youth, join together for a Georgia canoe trip on the beautiful but often dangerously turbulent Cahulawassee River. Soon however, after a violent confrontation with two evil backwoodsmen, they find themselves…
Read the full article »Soderbergh Tired Of Making “Important Movies”?
Soderbergh Tired Of Making “Important Movies”?
Read the full article »Redford Talks Watergate
“It’s all about the truth. It’s really about how important searching for the truth is, and how digging for the truth then is different than it is today.” Redford Talks Watergate To Sean Means
Read the full article »Emerson, Overflowing, On “Life In Movies (And Vice Versa)”
Emerson, Overflowing, On “Life In Movies (And Vice Versa)”
Read the full article »Times Adds Gail Collins To Its Many Cooks In Nora Ephron’s Kitchen
“She could get a little wry about the more self-obsessed aspects of the movement at its height, like the meetings where everyone was required to bring mirrors and examine their private parts.” Times Adds Gail Collins To Its Many Cooks In Nora Ephron’s Kitchen
Read the full article »“Neil Young and Jonathan Demme’s Ragged Glories”
“Neil Young And Jonathan Demme’s Ragged Glories”
Read the full article »“Why Kickstarter ‘Can’t’ And Won’t Protect Backers Once A Project Is Funded”
“Why Kickstarter ‘Can’t’ And Won’t Protect Backers Once A Project Is Funded”
Read the full article »Whoopi Goldberg Turns To Kickstarter To Fund Her Moms Mabley Doc
Whoopi Goldberg Turns To Kickstarter To Fund Her Moms Mabley Doc
Read the full article »Pitchfork Talks To Music Supervisor Randall Poster About The Aural Soundscapes Of Wes Anderson, Harmony Korine And Skrillex
Pitchfork Talks To Music Supervisor Randall Poster About The Aural Soundscapes Of Wes Anderson, Harmony Korine And Skrillex
Read the full article »Meet Dwight Henry, The Baker Who Became Co-Star Of Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Meet Dwight Henry, The Baker Who Became Co-Star Of Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Read the full article »Scott Macaulay On Aaron Sorkin And Listening To “Internet Girl”
Scott Macaulay On Aaron Sorkin And Listening To “Internet Girl”
Read the full article »Ira Deutchman Looks To Europe’s B.O. Returns And Says, “Let’s Focus On The Grownups”
Ira Deutchman Looks To Europe’s B.O. Returns And Says, “Let’s Focus On The Grownups”
Read the full article »“In effect, News Corporation had evolved into a successful entertainment company with a newspaper problem.”
“In effect, News Corporation had evolved into a successful entertainment company with a newspaper problem.”
Read the full article »NewsCorp’s Wall Street Journal Says NewsCorp Board Took 90 Minutes To Approve Split Into Two Entities; Ink And Entertainment
NewsCorp’s WSJ Says NewsCorp Board Took 90 Minutes To Approve Split Into Two Entities; Ink And Entertainment
Read the full article »SleepySkunk Assembly Of 25 Minutes Of The Amazing Spider-Man Disappears From Parts Of The Internet, But Leaves Issues Swinging
SleepySkunk Assembly Of 25 Minutes Of The Amazing Spider-Man Disappears From Parts Of The Internet, But Leaves Issues Swinging
Read the full article »The 1998 Website For You’ve Got Mail
The 1998 Website For You’ve Got Mail
Read the full article »Alessandra Stanley Sez Nora Ephron Had A “Happy Ending”
Alessandra Stanley Sez Nora Ephron Had A “Happy Ending”
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