Movie City News Archive for February, 2014
Faux-Saul Bass-Postering The Best Picture Nominees
Faux-Saul Bass-Postering The Best Picture Nominees
Read the full article »A Glimpse Of Spalding Gray’s Short-Lived Career In 1970s Porn
Pleasure Of Terrors: A Glimpse Of Spalding Gray’s Short-Lived Career In 1970s Porn
Read the full article »Colin Macabe Sez Derek Jarman Still Mysterious Twenty Years After His Death
Colin Maccabe Sez Derek Jarman Still Mysterious Twenty Years After His Death
Read the full article »Gravity As “Workflow Cinema”
Gravity As “Workflow Cinema”
Read the full article »“Who wouldn’t want to see next year’s Oscars written by, say, 12 Years a Slave screenwriter John Ridley? Or what about Spike Jonze? His mooncalf surrealism might just suit a show whose jagged juxtapositions and elastic tempo reliably melt clocks the world over.”
“Who wouldn’t want to see next year’s Oscars written by 12 Years a Slave screenwriter John Ridley? Or what about Spike Jonze? His mooncalf surrealism might just suit a show whose jagged juxtapositions and elastic tempo reliably melt clocks the world over.”
Read the full article »Inside The White House Movie Bunker
Inside The White House Movie Bunker
Read the full article »Anna Broinowski Check$ In On North Korean Filmmaking
“For the next two weeks, I will work and get drunk with the country’s top directors, composers and film stars.” Anna Broinowski Check$ In On North Korean Filmmaking
Read the full article »Noah Marketing Will Now Concede That There’s No Such Thing As A Movie That Reflects The Bible As Understood Differently By Millions Of Individuals
“The film is inspired by the story of Noah. While artistic license has been taken, we believe that this film is true to the essence, values, and integrity of a story that is a cornerstone of faith for millions of people worldwide. The biblical story of Noah can be found in the book of Genesis.”…
Read the full article »Cesar Noms Include Eighth For Polanski, Eight Each For Stranger By The Lake And Blue Is The Warmest Color
Cesar Noms Include Eighth For Polanski, Eight Each For Stranger By The Lake And Blue Is The Warmest Color
Read the full article »Jim Lange, 81, Host Of “The Dating Game”
“And heeeere they are!” Jim Lange, 81, Host Of “The Dating Game”
Read the full article »SeaWorld Questions Ethics Of Blackfish Investigator
SeaWorld Questions Ethics Of Blackfish Investigator
Read the full article »20 Weeks To Oscar: 3 Days To Go
There’s no real sport to making Oscar picks. The star athletes have, in most cases, completed their work over a year ago. The others, including the director, have been done with the work of creation for at least 4 months. Nothing will change between this last Tuesday and Sunday evening.
Read the full article » 5 Comments »Tavi Gevinson’s Most-Overlooked Wes Anderson Costumes
Tavi Gevinson‘s Most-Overlooked Wes Anderson Costumes
Read the full article »Orson Welles’ Personal Script For Citizen Kane Yours For Mere Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars
Orson Welles’ Personal Script For Citizen Kane Yours For Mere Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars
Read the full article »Who Put The Crew On The “Midnight Rider” Death Bridge?
Who Put The Crew On The “Midnight Rider” Death Bridge?
Read the full article »Her As Gen-X Midlife Crisis
Her As Gen-X Midlife Crisis
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: Time To Open Envelopes
In their final look at the Oscars, picking only a winner in each category, The Gurus are unanimous on 12 of 24 awards and the only categories without at least a two-thirds majority are Picture, Film Editing, and Live Action Short. Based on the Gurus vote, 12 Years A Slave would win Best Picture and 2 other Oscars, while Gravity would lead in wins for the evening, taking home 6 Oscars. And Dallas Buyers Club would have the third highest Oscar count on the night. In a year where people are talking about a limited field, Gurus voting says that the Top 8 categories would go to 5 different movies. Statisticians, start your spreadsheets.
Read the full article » 7 Comments »Why 12 Years A Slave Needed To Be Shot On Film
Why 12 Years A Slave Needed To Be Shot On Film
Read the full article »Wilmington on Movies: The Wind Rises
Miyazaki‘s The Wind Rises. A lovely name. A lovely film. A poem to flight, as soaring and lyrical as those of the sometimes heart-piercing French writer-artist-pilot Antoine de St. Exupery.
Read the full article »The DVD Wrapup
Gravity, Thor 2, You Will Be My Son, Come Back Africa, Mother of George, Twice Born… and more.
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