Movie City News Archive for September, 2013
The Higher Ed Of James Schamus
“I cry all too easily at movies. And the movies don’t have to be all that good—I’m afraid the cinema is proof that cheap emotions are just as emotional as the more legit kind.” The Higher Ed Of James Schamus
Read the full article »Academy Expands Animation Nomination Process
Academy Expands Animation Nomination Process
Read the full article »“It wasn’t Roman who made my life miserable. It was the people who treated him unfairly at the time and now had him arrested in Switzerland. And—nothing against you—the press made my life miserable.”
“It wasn’t Roman who made my life miserable. It was the people who treated him unfairly at the time and now had him arrested in Switzerland. And—nothing against you—the press made my life miserable.”
Read the full article »The Weekend Report
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 supped on an estimated opening salvo of $34.4 million to easily take top spot with weekend moviegoers. Three other films debuted nationally and, like Meatballs, none had quite the spice that had been anticipated. Following last week’s teaser opening, Formula 1 racing saga Rush slotted third with $10.3 million while urban romantic comedy Baggage Claim grossed $9.4 million. The naughty but nice Don Jon trailed with $9 million.
Read the full article » 5 Comments »Flirting From Jeff Goldblum
“I like all kinds of relationships, intimate relationships. I don’t know who can claim to be good at them. I enjoy making a connection, self-expression and exposure. I like intimacy. I’m wildly curious about the unfathomable mystery of the other person. I like acting because it’s made of relationships.” Flirting From Jeff Goldblum
Read the full article »Billionaire Facebook Founder And New Republic Owner Chris Hughes Sez “separation of business and editorial is outdated”
Billionaire Facebook Founder And New Republic Owner Chris Hughes Sez “separation of business and editorial is outdated”
Read the full article »Anderson On The New “Archival Vérité” Documentaries
Anderson On The New “Archival Vérité” Documentaries
Read the full article »Kehr On Criterion’s Rossellini-Bergman Set
Kehr On Criterion’s Rossellini-Bergman Set
Read the full article »Friday Estimates
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 opens about 12% better than the first of the fledgling series, but the key number for the film, with kids back to school, will be Saturday’s. Meanwhile, the two sex romp comedies—one from New Jersey and one traveling from Los Angeles— romanced the same estimated opening number… which suggests that Don Jon will likely do slightly better over the weekend run. But it also suggests that both films probably would have been better off not opening against one another, even if all answers to opening weekend are not black-and-white.
Read the full article »“They screamed ‘Canadian’ as they kicked and hit us:”
“They screamed ‘Canadian’ as they kicked and hit us” Filmmaker John Greyson And Tarek Loubani’s Statement On Their Egyptian Imprisonment With – Their Statement From Jail
Read the full article »Makhmalbaf In Jerusalem
Makhmalbaf In Jerusalem
Read the full article »Widening The Frame On CinemaScope
Widening The Frame On CinemaScope
Read the full article »Hynes On The Virtue Of The Mere Fact Of Female Sexuality In Concussion And Blue Is The Warmest Color
Hynes On The Virtue Of The Mere Fact Of Female Sexuality In Concussion And Blue Is The Warmest Color
Read the full article »Int’l Cinematographers Guild Nods Include William A. Fraker Award For Journalism On Cinematography To Tapley
Int’l Cinematographers Guild Nods Include William A. Fraker Award For Journalism On Cinematography To Tapley
Read the full article »Dana Stevens On “Dan Sallitt 66 18 Intimate domestic dramas about incest, nymphomaniacs, and really bad honeymoons”
Dana Stevens On “Dan Sallitt’s Intimate Domestic Dramas About Incest, Nymphomaniacs And Really Bad Honeymoons”
Read the full article »Salerno Defends Salinger
“My film is the first work to open the door to the dark soul of J.D. Salinger and, as such, isn’t harmless; it empties out a myth, and it gets people upset, which is what a good documentary film is supposed to do.” Salerno Defends Salinger
Read the full article »Gamechanger Films Launches, New Film Fund For Women Narrative Filmmakers
Gamechanger Films Launches, A Film Fund For Women Narrative Filmmakers
Read the full article »“Woody Allen does not look like a samurai. He looks, at 77, like a Woody Allen action doll, so tiny and iconic you have to sit on your hands so as not to pick him up and put him on the mantelpiece.”
“Woody Allen does not look like a samurai. He looks, at 77, like a Woody Allen action doll, so tiny and iconic you have to sit on your hands so as not to pick him up and put him on the mantelpiece.”
Read the full article »Google Updates Search Algorithms, Calls Them “Hummingbird”
Google Updates Search Algorithms, Calls Them “Hummingbird”
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“Censored By Google”
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