Movie City News Archive for February, 2013
Margaret Lyons On Why Seth McFarlane’s And The Academy’s Misogyny Matters
Margaret Lyons On Why Seth McFarlane’s And The Academy’s Misogyny Matters
Read the full article »Remembering That Searching For Sugar Man Is A Political Film With A Radical Subject
Remembering That Searching For Sugar Man Is A Political Film With A Radical Subject
Read the full article »Argo Second Best Picture In A Row Filmed Largely In Los Angeles
Argo Second Best Picture In A Row Filmed Largely In Los Angeles
Read the full article »“I found Michelle Obama’s appearance to open the Best Picture envelope, accompanied by the gold-braided honor guard behind her, wildly inappropriate in its affirmation of the hard power behind the soft power.”
“I found Michelle Obama’s appearance to open the Best Picture envelope, accompanied by the gold-braided honor guard behind her, wildly inappropriate in its affirmation of the hard power behind the soft power.”
Read the full article »Tamasin Day-Lewis Sez, “I Can’t Believe Dan Has Done It Again”
“He has the greatest gift of them all, as an actor, of not appearing to act, and as a man and a brother, of charm, grace, fun, loyalty and a demonic conviction about things when he needs to.” Tamasin Day-Lewis Sez, “I Can’t Believe Dan Has Done It Again”
Read the full article »“Is Daniel Day-Lewis now the greatest actor of all time?”
“Is Daniel Day-Lewis now the greatest actor of all time?”
Read the full article »“The Academy Awards (as they used to be called before Zadan and Meron banned the name this year) are not sacred. I’m not anti-irreverance. I am anti-arrogance.”
“The Academy Awards (as they used to be called before Zadan and Meron banned the name this year) are not sacred. I’m not anti-irreverance. I am anti-arrogance.”
Read the full article »C. Everett Koop, Anti-Smoking U. S. Surgeon General Who Spoke Frankly Of AIDS Was 96; Also Played Self In Exorcist III
C. Everett Koop, Anti-Smoking U. S. Surgeon General Who Spoke Frankly Of AIDS Was 96; Also Played Self In Exorcist III
Read the full article »“It used to be different, of course. Before Michael Moore, there was Marlon Brando, who in solidarity with the showdown of armed activists of the American Indian Movement with federal marshals after they seized the town of Wounded Knee, sent a Native American woman named Sasheen Littlefeather to accept the best actor award on his behalf. And then there was 1975, the most bizarrely political Oscar night of all.”
“It used to be different, of course. Before Michael Moore, there was Marlon Brando, who in solidarity with the showdown of armed activists of the American Indian Movement with federal marshals after they seized the town of Wounded Knee, sent a Native American woman named Sasheen Littlefeather to accept the best actor award on his…
Read the full article »Anne Hathaway Says Jokes About Her Acceptance Speeches Get To Her
Anne Hathaway Says Jokes About Her Acceptance Speeches Get To Her
Read the full article »How Tippett Studios Brought Ted To Life On Live Television, But Was Not Called Upon To Bring Same Skills To Seth McFarlane
How Tippett Studios Brought Ted To Life On Live Television, But Was Not Called Upon To Bring Same Skills To Seth McFarlane
Read the full article »Anti-Defamation League Condemns Seth McFarlane
“When one considers the global audience of the Oscars of upwards of two billion people, including many who know little or nothing about Hollywood or the falsity of such Jewish stereotypes, there’s a much higher potential for the ‘Jews control Hollywood’ myth to be accepted as fact.” Anti-Defamation League Condemns Seth McFarlane
Read the full article »“It Takes A Village To Make A Car Wreck” & Other Thoughts On The Oscar Show
The core of the show they put on last night is not the core of what Oscar is about. It’s about celebrating the best work of the year in movies. And it very rarely felt like that last night. More like they deigned to interrupt the mediocre but beautifully-costumed and production-designed show from the summer stock troupe now and again to give out an award.
Read the full article » 136 Comments »Iranian News Agency Clothes Michelle Obama’s Arms
Iranian News Agency Clothes Michelle Obama’s Arms
Read the full article »“Give your daughters difficult names. Give your daughters names that command the full use of tongue. My name makes you want to tell me the truth. My name doesn’t allow me to trust anyone that cannot pronounce it right.”
“Give your daughters difficult names. Give your daughters names that command the full use of tongue. My name makes you want to tell me the truth. My name doesn’t allow me to trust anyone that cannot pronounce it right.”
Read the full article »The Onion’s CEO Addresses The 9-Year-Old It Insulted, Who Must Now Ask, “What Did These Gentle People Say About Me, Mother?”
“No person should be subjected to such a senseless, humorless comment masquerading as satire.” The Onion’s CEO Addresses The 9-Year-Old It Insulted, Who Must Now Ask, “What Did These Gentle People Say About Me, Mother?”
Read the full article »“Seth MacFarlane And The Oscars’ Hostile, Ugly, Sexist Night”
“Seth MacFarlane And The Oscars’ Hostile, Ugly, Sexist Night”
Read the full article »Oh Hai, Reagan Opened The 1991 Oscars
Oh Hai, Reagan Opened The 1991 Oscars
Read the full article » 1 Comment »85th Academy Awards: Winners
Best Picture: Argo Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables Directing: Ang Lee, Life of Pi Foreign Language Film: Amour Adapted Screenplay: Chris Terrio, Argo Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained Animated Feature Film: Brave Production Design: Lincoln Cinematography: Life…
Read the full article »THE OSCARS AVAILABLE IN ITS ENTIRETY VIA ABC’S FULL EPISODE PLAYER, HULU AND HULU PLUS FOR A LIMITED TIME BEGINNING MONDAY
February 24, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE OSCARS® SHOW TO BE AVAILABLE IN ITS ENTIRETY VIA ABC’S FULL EPISODE PLAYER, HULU AND HULU PLUS FOR A LIMITED TIME BEGINNING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH THE FULL SHOW ALSO AVAILABLE VIA ABC ON DEMAND BEVERLY HILLS, CA – For the first time, viewers in the…
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