Movie City News Archive for July, 2014
“Can You Imagine Scarlett Johannson In Blackface?”
“Why did the famous white actress not turn black to elude the cops or who ever wanted to get their grubby little hands on her? It sounds like a pretty cool thing to do (use your brilliant brain to become a sister like that); cool, that is, to someone who has no clue about the…
Read the full article »Studios Agree To Nolan-Abrams-Apatow-Tarantino Proposition To Buy And Stash Kodak Film Stock
Studios Agree To Nolan-Abrams-Apatow-Tarantino Proposition To Buy And Stash Kodak Film Stock
Read the full article »The Man In The Suit: “Being Godzilla”
The Man In The Suit: “Being Godzilla“
Read the full article »Masters Sez There Are Hidden Costs In Making Transformers A $300 Million Hit In China
Masters Sez There Are Hidden Costs In Making Transformers A $300 Million Hit In China
Read the full article »“Twitter has proven to be a minefield for celebrities. It provides celebrities with an opportunity to make any number of careless mistakes that can come back to haunt them. But in a war environment, where emotions are so high and people are seeing pictures on CNN of babies dying and crying, it’s particularly incendiary.”
“Twitter has proven to be a minefield for celebrities. It provides celebrities with an opportunity to make any number of careless mistakes that can come back to haunt them. But in a war environment, where emotions are so high and people are seeing pictures on CNN of babies dying and crying, it’s particularly incendiary.”
Read the full article »Here’s An App For Film Set Workers To Report Deadly, Unsafe Conditions
Here’s An App For Film Set Workers To Report Deadly, Unsafe Conditions
Read the full article »Lena Dunham’s Criterion Notes For The Big Chill: “These Are Your Parents”
Lena Dunham‘s Criterion Notes For The Big Chill: “These Are Your Parents”
Read the full article »Mark Olsen Listens In On Herzog As His 1970-1999 Blu-Ray Box Set Hits The Streets
“I’m a vehement opponent of adventure. Any idiot can go to Antarctica. And any idiot can climb Mount Everest. Even grannies have done it. There are thousands lining up. There is no adventure left.” Mark Olsen Listens In On Werner Herzog As His 1970-1999 Blu-Ray Box Set Hits The Street And – “When you look…
Read the full article »John Waters Interviews Isabelle Huppert
John Waters Interviews Isabelle Huppert
Read the full article »Holden Emits A Quiet Rave
“What a pleasure it is to watch a film showing life as it is, not warped into a fantasy of superhuman power. You can feast on such realism in Richard Linklater’s seven-course masterpiece, Boyhood, or sample it in Joe Swanberg’s modest but savory amuse-bouche, Happy Christmas. Both films are portraits of white middle-class American families, the…
Read the full article »Australian Communicatons Minister Says ISPs Should Do More To Crack Down On Piracy
Australian Communicatons Minister Says ISPs Should Do More To Crack Down On Piracy
Read the full article »Harun Farocki, 70, Made Over 90 Films
“The paradox is that Farocki is probably more important as a writer than as a filmmaker, that his films are more written about than seen, and that instead of being a failing, this actually underlines his significance to the cinema today and his considerable role in the contemporary political avant-garde.” Harun Farocki, 70, Made Over…
Read the full article »Comcast :30 Spot Says Time Warner Cable Megamerger Would “Extend Net Neutrality Protections To More Americans.”
Comcast :30 Spot Says Time Warner Cable Megamerger Would “Extend Net Neutrality Protections To More Americans.”
Read the full article »“Dear World: Stop Giving All Your Money To Michael Bay”
“Dear World: Stop Giving All Your Money To Michael Bay”
Read the full article »Nollywood Benefits From Nigeria’s Version Of Netflix
Nollywood Benefits From Nigeria’s Version Of Netflix
Read the full article »SABAN FILMS EXPANDS EXECUTIVE TEAM FOLLOWING LAUNCH IN CANNES
Jonathan Saba leads Marketing and Azniv Tashchyan heads up Finance As Saban Bolsters Its Release Slate LOS ANGELES – July 31, 2014 – Saban Films, an entertainment venture from Haim Saban’s Saban Capital Group, expands their team with the hire of Azniv Taschyan as Vice President of Finance and Jonathan Saba as Vice President of Marketing. After…
Read the full article »An In-Depth Conversation With The Designers Of Guardians Of The Galaxy
An In-Depth Conversation With The Designers Of Guardians Of The Galaxy
Read the full article »Esquire Sez “Nobody Is Better Than Cameron Diaz. Nobody.”
Esquire Sez “Nobody Is Better Than Cameron Diaz. Nobody.”
Read the full article »Judge Rules Microsoft Must Turn Over Data Stashed In Ireland
Judge Rules Microsoft Must Turn Over Data Stashed In Ireland
Read the full article »“A Note to the Guardians of the Galaxy Fans Who Are Calling Our Critic a “Harlot”
“A Note To The Guardians Of The Galaxy Fans Who Are Calling Our Critic A ‘Harlot’”
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