Movie City News Archive for June, 2014
“I don’t want to spoil Third Person’s egregious plot turns for you should you choose to subject yourself to the film, but suffice it to say…”
“I don’t want to spoil Third Person’s egregious plot turns for you should you choose to subject yourself to the film, but suffice it to say…”
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300 Empire, Winter’s Tale, I Spy, Masters of Sex, Redwood Highway, Two Lives, The Bridge, Cisco Kid.
Read the full article »ADL Foxman Says Oldman Apology Reinforces Stereotypes
“The issue is not that there are Jews in Hollywood. Of course there are, but they don’t act as Jews. They’re producers, directors, actors and financial people who happen to be Jewish. It just continue this myth of Jewish control and this concept that they all get together at Katz’s Deli and decide what Hollywood’s message…
Read the full article »The Geek Tragedy Of The Internet’s Own Boy, Aaron Swartz
The Geek Tragedy Of The Internet’s Own Boy, Aaron Swartz
Read the full article »An Anatomy Of The Cross-Platform Moneymaking Of The Transformers Series
An Anatomy Of The Cross-Platform Moneymaking Of The Transformers Series
Read the full article »REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE PROMOTION OF FILMS ELIGIBLE FOR THE 87th ACADEMY AWARDS
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has updated regulations for how companies and individuals may market movies and achievements eligible for the 87th Academy Awards® to Academy members. The most significant changes affect the Music category. Music Branch members may not contact other…
Read the full article »Academy’s Very Specific 87th Oscars Rule Changes On Promotion Fall Largely On Music Branch
“Screeners may include closed captioning and simple menus that allow viewers to select different starting points (chapter stops) and audio formats, although the chapter stop headings in the menu may not include captions.” Academy’s Very Specific 87th Oscars Rule Changes On Promotion Fall Largely On Music Branch
Read the full article »B&N Splits With Nook
B&N Splits With Nook
Read the full article »Cloud Storage Conundrum: Arguments Broadcasters Made Against Aereo Could Be Made Against Google Music And Dropbox
Cloud Storage Conundrum: Arguments Broadcasters Made Against Aereo Could Be Made Against Google Music And Dropbox
Read the full article »Google Launches Set-Top Android TV
Google Launches Set-Top Android TV
Read the full article »“Today’s decision by the United States Supreme Court is a massive setback for the American consumer. We’ve said all along that Aereo worked diligently to create a technology that complies with the law, but today’s decision clearly states that how the technology works does not matter. This sends a chilling message to the technology industry.”
“Today’s decision by the United States Supreme Court is a massive setback for the American consumer. We’ve said all along that Aereo worked diligently to create a technology that complies with the law, but today’s decision clearly states that how the technology works does not matter. This sends a chilling message to the technology industry.”
Read the full article »Father Of Net Neutrality, Tim Wu, Returns To Battle Comcast
Father Of Net Neutrality, Tim Wu, Returns To Battle Comcast
Read the full article »“If you say you want to support the new generation, you have to put your money where your mouth is. The only way you can support them is to stand beside them and say, ‘Let’s do this. Let’s find the right financiers. With some help we can get it made,'” Sez Michelle Yeoh
“If you say you want to support the new generation, you have to put your money where your mouth is. The only way you can support them is to stand beside them and say, ‘Let’s do this. Let’s find the right financiers. With some help we can get it made,’” Sez Michelle Yeoh
Read the full article »Richard Linklater Talks About Life With Bernie
Richard Linklater Talks About Life With Bernie
Read the full article »B. Ruby Rich Takes A Film Scene Snapshot
“Cities have nurtured generations of filmmakers, art houses, cinephiles, and film students, yet the metropolis of yesteryear is fast disappearing into the maw of gentrified homogeneity.” B. Ruby Rich Takes A Film Scene Snapshot
Read the full article »Happy Birthday, Adrienne Shelly
Happy Birthday, Adrienne Shelly
Read the full article »“This Apes movie poster is a failure, clearly made by people whose knowledge of combustibility is inferior only to their knowledge of Bay Area geography.”
“This Apes movie poster is a failure, clearly made by people whose knowledge of combustibility is inferior only to their knowledge of Bay Area geography.”
Read the full article »THR Surveys 2,120 Members Of Film Industry To Arrive At “Hw’d’s 100 Favorite Films” List
THR Surveys 2,120 Members Of Industry To Arrive At “Hw’d’s 100 Favorite Films” List
Read the full article »Sam Adams Dubs It “Insidiously Dull”
But – Sam Adams Dubs It “Insidiously Dull”
Read the full article »Art Of The Title Credits Snatch
Art Of The Title Credits Snatch
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