Movie City News Archive for January, 2013
Kenny Muses On David Mamet Getting Away With It
Kenny Muses On David Mamet Getting Away With It
Read the full article »Philadelphia Weekly Cuts Film Section By Half; Eliminates Capsule Reviews
Philadelphia Weekly Cuts Film Section By Half; Eliminates Capsule Reviews
Read the full article »Michael Shannon Gets Action Figure: It’s Not For Take Shelter
Michael Shannon Gets Action Figure: It’s Not For Take Shelter
Read the full article »M. Phillips On “What The Hell” Walter Hill And New Orleans
M. Phillips On “What The Hell” Walter Hill And New Orleans
Read the full article »How Trapped Are Your Contractually-Leased Digital Data Movies And TV Shows?
How Trapped Are Your Contractually-Leased Digital Data Movies And TV Shows?
Read the full article »Is The Dominion Ready For The Mandatory “Starlight: The Canadian Movie Channel” At $10 A Year?
Is The Dominion Ready For The Mandatory “Starlight: The Canadian Movie Channel” At $10 A Year?
Read the full article »Australia’s Four Oscar Winners Stand Behind AACTA Awards
Australia’s Four Oscar Winners Stand Behind AACTA Awards
Read the full article »“‘Smash’ is a case study: in how megalomania and television can clash unproductively; in how high expectations can crash immediately; and in how intense network and studio oversight can result in a paranoid show creator and a bad TV show.”
“‘Smash’ is a case study: in how megalomania and television can clash unproductively; in how high expectations can crash immediately; and in how intense network and studio oversight can result in a paranoid show creator and a bad TV show.”
Read the full article »Nicholas Hoult’s Life After Death
Nicholas Hoult’s Life After Death
Read the full article »Kodak Film Used For Six Of Nine Best Picture Nominees
Kodak Film Used For Six Of Nine Best Picture Nominees
Read the full article »Russell’s Toughest Scene To Write In Silver Linings Playbook
Russell’s Toughest Scene To Write In Silver Linings Playbook
Read the full article »Ebert’s “Great Ecstacy Of The Carver Herzog”
Ebert‘s “Great Ecstacy Of The Carver Herzog”
Read the full article »Sundance Review: Doc Wrap-Up
We understand these events to be troubling, but Rowley spends far too long lingering on the way life has changed for Scahill and the way these wars have had a negative impact on his mood. It is a film that is dirtied by its own lead, despite Scahill being definitively insightful and knowledgeable about the regions. The man is a brilliant journalist—there is no doubt about that—but the documentary sags when it should ignite.
Read the full article »“The trouble with female celebrity profiles and the men who write them”
“The trouble with female celebrity profiles and the men who write them”
Read the full article »SONY PICTURES CLASSICS ACQUIRES FOR NO GOOD REASON
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK (January 30, 2013) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all North American rights to Charlie Paul’s directorial debut, FOR NO GOOD REASON from Itch Film. Foreign sales…
Read the full article »SXSW Announces 2013 Feature Lineup
SXSW Announces 2013 Feature Lineup; 109 Attractions Include Work By Sayles, Whedon, Sklar, Swanberg, Schnack/Wilson, Poyser, Mazer, Rifkin, Von Scherler Mayer, Korine
Read the full article »SXSW FILM ANNOUNCES 2013 FEATURES LINEUP
Austin, Texas – January 31, 2013 – Marking its 20th Anniversary, the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, running March 8 – 16, 2013 in Austin, Texas. The 2013 lineup continues the SXSW Film celebration of the intersection between culture and creativity, revealing…
Read the full article »9/11 Families Offer Press Release Regarding Zero Dark Thirty
9/11 Families Offer Press Release Regarding Zero Dark Thirty
Read the full article »MGM Near $650 Million ReFi
MGM Near $650 Million ReFi
Read the full article »Eug On A Nearly-Finished Cut Of The Schrader-Ellis-Lohan The Canyons
“Let’s monetize this mother——. I’m more or less at the end of my career and it’s just a gas to do this.” Eug On A Nearly-Finished Cut Of The Schrader-Ellis-Lohan The Canyons
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