Movie City News Archive for February, 2015
“All attempts at movie criticism inevitably involve an ‘impurification’ process that begins with us trying to express in words that which we never felt in words.”
“All attempts at movie criticism inevitably involve an ‘impurification’ process that begins with us trying to express in words that which we never felt in words.”
Read the full article »“The Evolution of Magical Girls in Japanese Anime”
Sugawa Akiko On “The Evolution of Magical Girls in Japanese Anime”
Read the full article »Investor John Malone To Increase Involvement In Lionsgate
Investor John Malone To Increase Involvement In Lionsgate
Read the full article »Elisabeth Moss Is Never Happier Than When She’s Crying Onstage
Elisabeth Moss Is Never Happier Than When She’s Crying Onstage
Read the full article »Successful Illinois Film Office Head Replaced By Republican Consultant With Little Or No Production Experience
Successful Illinois Film Office Head Replaced By Republican Consultant With Little Or No Production Experience
Read the full article »Review: Focus (non-spoiler until marked)
Focus is the kind of movie that could drive a film critic mad. It’s like a feast of Soderbergh, both Thomas Crown Affairs, The Sting, The Lady Eve, Heist, The Grifters, and even some Tony Scott.
But it doesn’t quite work.
Read the full article » 21 Comments »One Billion Viewers A Month Don’t Add Up to Profit for YouTube
One Billion Viewers A Month Don’t Add Up to Profit for YouTube
Read the full article »“Thirteen Ways Of Looking At A Black Film”
“Django is a black film. More than that, it is an exemplary black film. We would even go so far as to say that it is one of the most important black films of the century… which is where some of you will interrupt us to point out that Quentin Tarantino, the film’s director and screenwriter,…
Read the full article »Bruce Weber’s Obit For Documentarian Bruce Sinofsky
“He and I talked about how I was the intellectual and he was the humanist. I would see the big picture and he would connect with people. Even in the darkest, most gruesome situations, Bruce projected a warmth and humor that really put people at ease.” Bruce Weber‘s Obit For Documentarian Bruce Sinofsky
Read the full article »Eleven Hours Of Richard Linklater & Co. Talking About The 12 Years Of Boyhood, Including Four DP/30s
Eleven Hours Of Richard Linklater & Co. Talking About The 12 Years Of Boyhood, Including Four DP/30s
Read the full article »Roman Polanski Testifies At Extradition Hearing In Krakow
Roman Polanski Testifies At Extradition Hearing In Krakow
Read the full article »John Boorman Goes Long On Queen & Country As Well As His Earlier Career
John Boorman Goes Long On Queen & Country As Well As His Earlier Career
Read the full article »Robert Alpert Situates Her Among Movies About Artificial Intelligence
Robert Alpert Situates Her Among Movies About Artificial Intelligence While – Jonathan Romney Goes Inside Your Head On “Visionary” Movies
Read the full article »Tom Rothman Sez He Prizes “Stability”
Tom Rothman Sez He Prizes “Stability”
Read the full article »Chris Kyle’s Killer Sentenced To Life In Prison
Chris Kyle’s Killer Sentenced To Life In Prison
Read the full article »James Gunn’s Facebook Post Dissing The Superhero Movie-Dissers
James Gunn‘s Semi-Viral Facebook Post Dissing The Superhero Movie-Dissers
Read the full article »Why “Let’s Get Out Of Here” Is So Common In Movie Dialogue
Why “Let’s Get Out Of Here” Is So Common In Movie Dialogue
Read the full article »“The problem for legacy media is their inability to propose disruptive or scalable perspectives. Wherever we turn—The NYT, The Guardian, Le Monde—we see only a sad narrative based on incremental gains and cost-cutting. No game changing perspective, no compelling storytelling, no conquering posture. Instead, in most cases, the scenario is one of quietly managing an inevitable decline.”
“The problem for legacy media is their inability to propose disruptive or scalable perspectives. Wherever we turn—The NYT, The Guardian, Le Monde—we see only a sad narrative based on incremental gains and cost-cutting. No game changing perspective, no compelling storytelling, no conquering posture. Instead, in most cases, the scenario is one of quietly managing an inevitable…
Read the full article »Variety Cover-Stories Iñárritu, Who Says He Wouldn’t Have Minded Losing
“Fear is the condom of life; it doesn’t allow you to enjoy things. I did it without, and this was the result; it was real. It was making love.” Variety Cover-Stories Iñárritu, Who Says He Wouldn’t Have Minded Losing
Read the full article »Selma As Counterpoint 100 Years After Birth Of A Nation
Selma As Counterpoint 100 Years After Birth Of A Nation
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