Movie City News Archive for October, 2012
Leading U. S. Critic Abandons “Nasty, Stupid” Modern Art Market
Leading U. S. Critic Abandons “Nasty, Stupid” Modern Art Market
Read the full article »Has Disney Gone Subversive With Wreck-It Ralph?
Has Disney Gone Subversive With Wreck-It Ralph?
Read the full article »Penguin And Random House Set Joint Venture: Could It Be Penguin House?
Penguin And Random House Set Joint Venture: Could It Be Penguin House? Random Penguin House?
Read the full article »Dwight Garner’s Fantastically Good Personal Tale On How Soon To Expose Progeny To “Challenging” Cultural Fare
Dwight Garner‘s Fantastically Good Personal Tale On How Soon To Expose Progeny To “Challenging” Cultural Fare
Read the full article »Cieply Asserts H’wd Is Straining To Best Television For Cultural Relevance; Invokes “Shock” Of Ticket Sales, Compares The Master’s Box Office To Ratings For “Walking Dead”
“Television is free, once the monthly subscription is paid.” Cieply Asserts H’wd Is Straining To Best Television For Cultural Relevance; Describes “Shock” Of 2011 Ticket Sales, Compares The Master‘s Box Office To Ratings For “Walking Dead”
Read the full article »“Penguin authors and agents ‘terrified’ at prospect of NewsCorp takeover”
“Penguin authors and agents ‘terrified’ at prospect of NewsCorp takeover”
Read the full article »Zhu Rikun On The Hazards Of Independent Chinese Cinema
Zhu Rikun On The Hazards Of Independent Chinese Cinema
Read the full article »Is Matthias Schoenaerts The Sexiest Man In Antwerp?
Is Matthias Schoenaerts The Sexiest Man In Antwerp?
Read the full article »“Winona Ryder’s Age Of Experience”
“Winona Ryder’s Age Of Experience”
Read the full article »Brighton Pier As Seen In Quadrophenia And Brighton Rock Withdrawn From Sale
Brighton Pier As Seen In Quadrophenia And Brighton Rock Withdrawn From Sale
Read the full article »Murdoch’s HarperCollins Makes $1.6 Billion Penguin Bid?
Murdoch’s HarperCollins Makes $1.6 Billion Penguin Bid?
Read the full article »The Weekend Report
A strong hold finally put Argo atop the weekend box office chart with an estimated $10.3 million in an otherwise soft marketplace distracted by presidential politicking, hurricane Sandy and pre-Halloween heebie jeebies.
A quartet of new releases bowed to disappointing results with many already pegged at a low bar. Best of the bunch was the epic adaptation of Cloud Atlas that ranked third with an estimated $9.4 million while the chill of the week, Silent Hill: Revelation, was two notches behind with $8 million. Debuting out of the top 10 were the kid-centric Fun Size with $3.9 million and the not too hip Chasing Mavericks roping in $2.2 million.
Read the full article »Mike Leigh’s J. M. W. Turner Biopic May Finally Come to Light
Mike Leigh’s J. M. W. Turner Biopic May Finally Come to Light
Read the full article » 1 Comment »Back To The Feature: Zemeckis On Returning To Realer Worlds
“Everyone keeps thinking I haven’t made a movie in 12 years. It’s like I’ve gone off and done opera or something.” Back To The Feature: Zemeckis On Returning To Realer Worlds
Read the full article »Garrahan FT-Lunches With Paramount’s Brad Grey
“We made Flight with one of the greatest film-makers of all time with one of the greatest actors that we have, and we made it for $30 million. The only way you can do that is if everyone believes and is willing to waive what are well-earned quotes that they’ve had over the years, knowing that, together,…
Read the full article »Howell Discovers Bond Is A Hoarder, Full-On Hoarder At TIFF Lightbox
Howell Discovers Bond Is A Hoarder, Full-On Hoarder At TIFF Lightbox
Read the full article »David Hockney Sez “The mass media has lost its perspective”
David Hockney Sez “The mass media has lost its perspective”
Read the full article »Romenesko Finds The Guy Who Wrote The Sublimely Wrong Wizard Of Oz Logline
Romenesko Finds The Guy Who Wrote The Sublimely Wrong Wizard Of Oz Logline
Read the full article »Previewing LACMA’s “Stanley Kubrick”
Previewing LACMA’s “Stanley Kubrick”
Read the full article »One More Voice Heard From: No, You Cannot Get Too Much Of The Shining, Ever
One More Voice Heard From: No, You Cannot Get Too Much Of The Shining, Ever
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