Movie City News Archive for November, 2014
Seven Lessons In Creativity From The Director Of The Imitation Game
Seven Lessons In Creativity From The Director Of The Imitation Game And – How Designers Recreated Alan Turing’s Machine
Read the full article »Jennifer Kent Talks The Babadook
Talking Babadook “I always saw it as a love story between a mother and a child.” And – “It takes a lot to make a film that comes from yourself.”
Read the full article »Martin Scorsese On The Experimental Editing Of The Last Waltz
Martin Scorsese On The Experimental Editing Of The Last Waltz with vid
Read the full article »Muckraker Mark Ebner Says, “I Warned You About Bill Cosby In 2007”
Muckraker Mark Ebner Says, “I Warned You About Bill Cosby In 2007”
Read the full article »Excerpting Scott Saul’s “Becoming Richard Pryor”
Excerpting Scott Saul‘s “Becoming Richard Pryor”
Read the full article »Paul Schrader Packs His Informed Pessimism To Argentina
“We’re not making The Godfather, we’re not making Chinatown. These films are not enough to get people out of their homes. That absence is now being taken care of by longform TV drama.” Paul Schrader Packs His Informed Pessimism To Argentina
Read the full article »Nick Bilton On “The Slippery Slope Of Silicon Valley”
“No matter how disruptive or innovative your business is, there are still ethical values that are fundamental that businesses have to pay attention to. All business relies on some sense of ethics because that’s what differentiates it from plain old crime.” Nick Bilton On “The Slippery Slope Of Silicon Valley”
Read the full article »Picturing The Quilt Art Of Wisconsin Film Critic-Turned-Artist Kent Williams
Picturing The Quilt Art Of Wisconsin Film Critic-Turned-Artist Kent Williams
Read the full article »“Why does CG from Jurassic Park still hold up?”
“Why does CG from Jurassic Park still hold up?”
Read the full article »Eager Anne Hornaday Offers Her 2014 Top 10
Eager Anne Hornaday Offers Her 2014 Top 10
Read the full article »Mike Ryan On Selma And Ferguson, 11 Miles From His Hometown
Mike Ryan On Selma And Ferguson, 11 Miles From His Hometown
Read the full article »Illuminating “Sunshine Noir”
Illuminating “Sunshine Noir”
Read the full article »Kurt Andersen Mulls Artificial Intelligence In The Real World
Kurt Andersen Mulls Artificial Intelligence In The Real World
Read the full article »“The undeclared subject of Citizenfour is integrity—the insistence by an individual that his life and the principle he lives by should be all of a piece. Something resembling an aesthetic correlative of that integrity can be found in the documentary style of Laura Poitras.”
“The undeclared subject of Citizenfour is integrity—the insistence by an individual that his life and the principle he lives by should be all of a piece. Something resembling an aesthetic correlative of that integrity can be found in the documentary style of Laura Poitras.”
Read the full article »James Cameron Believes Spate Of Avatar Sequels Will “Make You —- Yourself With Your Mouth Wide Open”
James Cameron Believes Spate Of Avatar Sequels Will Make You “—- Yourself With Your Mouth Wide Open”
Read the full article »“In straitlaced Muslim Pakistan, a new TV show is trying to deal with the delicate subject of sex and embarrassing illnesses without angering conservatives.”
“In straitlaced Muslim Pakistan, a new TV show is trying to deal with the delicate subject of sex and embarrassing illnesses without angering conservatives.”
Read the full article »RICHARD LINKLATER TO RECEIVE THE SONNY BONO VISIONARY AWARD AT THE 26th ANNUAL PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS GALA
The 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present two-time Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Richard Linklater with the Sonny Bono Visionary Award at its annual Awards Gala. Past recipients of the Sonny Bono Visionary Award include Academy Award® winning filmmakers Tom Hooper, Danny Boyle, Quentin Tarantino, and Michel Hazanavicius.Presented by Cartier, and hosted by Mary Hart, the Awards Gala will be…
Read the full article »Fired CBC Cultural Chat Star Jian Ghomeshi Withdraws $55 Million Lawsuit
Former CBC Cultural Chat Host Jian Ghomeshi Charged With Sexual Assault Earlier – “The suit is being withdrawn with costs in favour of CBC. He’s getting nothing.” Dismissed CBC Cultural Chat Star Jian Ghomeshi Withdraws $55 Million Lawsuit With – The Toronto Police Press Release And – Released On $100,000 Bail, Forfeiture Of Passport, Must…
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: Thanksgiving Week
This week, The Gurus offer up opinions on Best Picture and the two Supporting Acting categories. Also, what movies should voters try to see this holiday weekend before nominations commence? It’s a pretty big list, which is a sign of a strong year of movies, if not easy awards choices.
Read the full article » 5 Comments »On The Origins Of Hunger Games: Mockingjay’s “The Hanging Tree”
On The Origins Of Hunger Games: Mockingjay‘s “The Hanging Tree”
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