Movie City News Archive for December, 2013
China Bans “Battlefield 4” Game Over “National Security”
China Bans “Battlefield 4” Game Over “National Security”: “Cultural Invasion” “Smears China’s Image”
Read the full article »“While smart critics generally make a virtue of ‘ambiguity’ and ‘shades of gray’ in festival fare or films that play for the self-selecting cinephile set, this sort of hand-wringing censure seems to be reserved for movies that, like Wolf, have a certain amount of entertainment value, and will potentially play for large, diverse audiences that, unlike cinephile cabals, presumably aren’t so well equipped to navigate the straits of moral ambiguity without binary signposts to guide their way.”
“While smart critics generally make a virtue of ‘ambiguity’ and ‘shades of gray’ in festival fare or films that play for the self-selecting cinephile set, this sort of hand-wringing censure seems to be reserved for movies that, like Wolf, have a certain amount of entertainment value, and will potentially play for large, diverse audiences that, unlike…
Read the full article »“A few weeks of feel-good inclusion can’t alter the more troubling fact that opportunities for people of color remain scarce and that, for all of the Academy Award interest these directors and actors are receiving, Hollywood ultimately will judge their value using the only yardstick it believes matters: box-office performance.”
“A few weeks of feel-good inclusion can’t alter the more troubling fact that opportunities for people of color remain scarce and that, for all of the Academy Award interest these directors and actors are receiving, Hollywood ultimately will judge their value using the only yardstick it believes matters: box-office performance.”
Read the full article »NYT Book Review Offers A Joint Thumb-Suck By Daniel Mendelsohn And Zoë Heller: “What Are We Meant To Get Out Of Movies Based On Short Stories And Novels?”
NYT Book Review Offers A Joint Thumb-Suck By Daniel Mendelsohn And Zoë Heller: “What Are We Meant To Get Out Of Movies Based On Short Stories And Novels?”
Read the full article »Julia Roberts On What Roles Suit Her Now
Julia Roberts On What Roles Suit Her Now
Read the full article »Chaz On Roger’s 45 Years Of Top 10 Lists
Chaz On Roger’s 45 Years Of Top 10 Lists
Read the full article »DirecTV Raises Prices Again
DirecTV Raises Prices Again
Read the full article »You’d Think It Elementary: Pre-1923 “Sherlock Holmes” Stories Ruled Kinda-Sorta Public Domain
You’d Think It Elementary: Pre-1923 “Sherlock Holmes” Stories Ruled Kinda-Sorta Public Domain
Read the full article »“The media has long had its struggles with the truth—that’s nothing new. What is new is that we’re barely even apologizing for increasingly considering the truth optional. In fact, the mistakes, and the falsehoods, and the hoaxes are a big part of a business plan driven by the belief that big traffic absolves all sins, that success is a primary virtue. “
“The media has long had its struggles with the truth—that’s nothing new. What is new is that we’re barely even apologizing for increasingly considering the truth optional. In fact, the mistakes, and the falsehoods, and the hoaxes are a big part of a business plan driven by the belief that big traffic absolves all sins,…
Read the full article »2013 Year End: Leonard Klady
Most year-end reviews tend to lead with: “(fill in year) was better/worse than ….” Personally the annual challenge has invariably been finding a minion of cinematic efforts I’ve wanted to revisit. Ultimately time is the great leveler of this sort of exercise but it’s nonetheless somewhat helpful to this writer to have a record of what turned his crank in the heat of the moment.
Read the full article »“We apologize for creating and releasing unauthorized posters for 12 Years a Slave in Italy featuring Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender in a manner inconsistent with approved advertising materials. All inappropriate materials have now been withdrawn. We are very proud of the film and regret any distraction this incident may have caused.”
“We apologize for creating and releasing unauthorized posters for 12 Years a Slave in Italy featuring Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender in a manner inconsistent with approved advertising materials. All inappropriate materials have now been withdrawn. We are very proud of the film and regret any distraction this incident may have caused.”
Read the full article »Ebiri On The Wolf Of Wall Street As A Concert Pic
Ebiri On The Wolf Of Wall Street As A Concert Pic
Read the full article »Why Is Spike Jonze In The Wolf Of Wall Street?
Why Is Spike Jonze In The Wolf Of Wall Street?
Read the full article »The Trade In State Tax Credits That Creates Profits For More Middlemen
The Trade In State Production Tax Credits That Creates Profits For More Middlemen
Read the full article »The Move To “Movage” In Saving Sound Recordings
The Move To “Movage” In Saving Sound Recordings
Read the full article »Digital Or Die: Saving The Smalltown Moviehouses Of The Adirondacks
Digital Or Die: Saving The Smalltown Moviehouses Of The Adirondacks
Read the full article »“Hunger Games, Number Games”
“Hunger Games, Number Games”
Read the full article »Marilyn Manson, Comedy Actor
Marilyn Manson, Comedy Actor
Read the full article »Innovate Or Die! Sez Mynette Louie To Her Kindred Producers
Innovate Or Die! Sez Mynette Louie To Her Kindred Producers
Read the full article »Anderson On Foreign Films And The Race For Oscar
Anderson On Foreign Films And The Race For Oscar
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