Movie City News Archive for October, 2012
Copyright Office Says DMCA Does Not Prevent Documentarians From Ripping DVDs Or Streaming Video, But Keep Your Software Off Those Damn Blu-Rays
Copyright Office Says DMCA Does Not Prevent Documentarians From Ripping DVDs Or Streaming Video, But Keep Your Software Off Those Damn Blu-Rays
Read the full article »Wreck-It Ralph And The Vintage Videogame
Wreck-It Ralph And The Vintage Videogame
Read the full article »Agyness Deyn, From Model To Pusher
Agyness Deyn, From Model To Pusher
Read the full article »The Man Behind The Faulkner Estate, Suing Sony For Paraphrasing A Sentence
The Man Behind The Faulkner Estate, Suing Sony For Woody Allen Paraphrasing A Quotation
Read the full article »Ex-Con Media Fraudster Conrad Black Says He’s Doing Quite Well With “Public Disgrace,” Thank You Very Much
Ex-Con Media Fraudster Lord Black Of Crossharbour (aka Conrad Black) Says He’s Doing Quite Well With “Public Disgrace,” Thank You Very Much
Read the full article »Billboard Shakes Up Charts, Musicians, Music Co’s
Billboard Shakes Up Charts, Musicians, Music Co’s
Read the full article »Wilmington on Movies: Cloud Atlas
I loved it. And for once, I’m speechless. But I promise to get to it at greater length, next week. It’s a movie, after all, that can probably be watched repeatedly, and discussed endlessly. It’s divided the critics — some are fervently pro, some contemptuously con — in a way that usually only the more interesting pictures can and do. It’s long, it’s complex, and it violates about half the rules for a big-budget big-audience movie, while following (and triumphing in) about half the others.
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Paranormal‘s not-so-normal drop of 71% takes it from the top to the 4-spot, leaving the strong holding Argo on top of the pack. None of the 3 major newcomers could deliver much, with Cloud Atlas hoping for a $10m weekend, Silent Hill: Whatever praying for $9m, and Fun Size chasing $4.2m.
Read the full article »Robert Zemeckis On The Spectacle On Intimacy
Robert Zemeckis On The Spectacle On Intimacy
Read the full article »Jeff Berg Out Immediately At ICM Partners
Jeff Berg Out Immediately At ICM Partners
Read the full article »“I will tell you in the same breath that Cloud Atlas is a flawed and potentially ridiculous work and that I loved it, and can’t wait to see it a second time (and then a third). Indeed, all of that is connected, as the movie itself reminds us—perhaps too many times. I’d almost always rather see the rare kind of pop spectacle that takes enormous risks, that reaches for grand themes, big ideas and operatic emotions, even if it makes indefensible mistakes along the way.”
“I will tell you in the same breath that Cloud Atlas is a flawed and potentially ridiculous work and that I loved it, and can’t wait to see it a second time (and then a third). Indeed, all of that is connected, as the movie itself reminds us—perhaps too many times. I’d almost always rather see the rare…
Read the full article »Grantland Writer Gets What Cloud Atlas Does So Well But Is Not Pleased At The Prospect
“F— continuity.” Grantland Writer Gets What Cloud Atlas Does So Well But Is Not Pleased At The Prospect
Read the full article »Earlier: Aleksandr Hemon’s September New Yorker Profile Of The Wachowskis
Earlier: Aleksandr Hemon‘s September New Yorker Profile Of The Wachowskis
Read the full article »West Memphis Three Sets Off Another Investigation
West Memphis Three Sets Off Another Investigation
Read the full article »The Torontonian Reviews: Skyfall
More than making up for the dog’s breakfast that was 2008’s Quantum of Solace, Skyfall–James Bond’s 23rd film adventure–sets the bar high: not only is it 2012’s best blockbuster screened thus far, but it is also one of the strongest films in Bond history. Director Sam Mendes knows what makes a great Bond movie.
Read the full article » 5 Comments »Wilmington on Movies: Chasing Mavericks
Jonny Weston has curly-frizzy blonde locks and a ripped torso and he even does most of his own surfing. But he also has amiable but vacuous pretty boy looks that suggest blonde actors like Troy Donahue or Christopher Atkins — that summon up less a great, driven surfer on a date with destiny than a male model with a date at the Santa Monica pier. I’ve seen Weston at least one other time recently, in the lousy behind-the scenes porno industry movie About Cherry, but I can barely remember what he did in it. I can and will remember him in Chasing Mavericks. But that’s mostly because of his role, and because he’s playing, at least part of the time, with those incredible waves — the awesome rolling towers of water and spray and curling doom that better men (and women) than I am, conquer or fall before.
Read the full article »Criterion Peeks A Couple Minutes Of Its Tour Of Guillermo Del Toro’s Epic Man Cave
Criterion Peeks A Couple Minutes Of Its Tour Of Guillermo Del Toro’s Epic Man Cave
Read the full article »The Limber Comedy Cinema Of Pierre Étaix, Unseen For 20 Years
The Limber Comedy Cinema Of Pierre Étaix, Unseen For 20 Years
Read the full article »A Shrine Of Stenberg Brothers Soviet Cinema Posters At Auction
A Shrine Of Stenberg Brothers Soviet Cinema Posters At Auction
Read the full article »Are There Technical Reasons For Digital “Classic” Screenings Looking Worse Than Over-The-Air Television?
Are There Technical Reasons For Digital “Classic” Screenings Looking Worse Than Over-The-Air Television?
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