Movie City News Archive for October, 2015
RIP GRANTLAND, 2011-2015
RIP GRANTLAND, 2011-2015 “All Grantland writers will have their contracts honored. The intent is to use the sportswriters on other ESPN platforms.”
Read the full article »Adam Gopnik On Finding The “Self” In “Selfie”
Adam Gopnik On Finding The “Self” In “Selfie”
Read the full article »“Laurie could care less about boundaries or definitions of what it means to be an artist. Her work breaks boundaries between mediums and defies easy categorization.”
“Laurie could care less about boundaries or definitions of what it means to be an artist. Her work breaks boundaries between mediums and defies easy categorization.”
Read the full article »John Carpenter On Vampires And Being “Cheap”
John Carpenter On Vampires And Being “Cheap” “But, look, if there was one secret way of doing a horror movie then everybody would be doing it. We’d all be making great movies every second. But it doesn’t work that way. There’s a little bit of magic involved, and that’s what makes it so interesting.”
Read the full article »Three U. S. Metro Police Unions Advocate Boycott Over Tarantino Speech
“It is aimed at sending a message, not just to Tarantino, but to anyone whose voice carries great weight in society.” Three U. S. Metro Police Unions Advocate Boycott Over Tarantino Speech
Read the full article »Brussels Cinematek Curator Nicola Mazzanti On Why DCP Can Never Project Silent Film Rates
Brussels Cinematek Curator Nicola Mazzanti On Why DCP Can Never Project Silent Film Rates
Read the full article »Expiring James Bond Rights To Garner More Than 007 Zeroes For Franchise
Expiring James Bond Rights To Garner More Than 007 Zeroes For Franchise
Read the full article »Amazon Nukes Apple TV, Chromecast Sales
Amazon Nukes Apple TV, Chromecast Sales
Read the full article »Orwell Estate Goes After Products With “1984” On Them
Orwell Estate Goes After Products With “1984” On Them
Read the full article »Poland Rejects Polanski Extradition Demand
Polish Judge Rejects Polanski Extradition Demand
Read the full article »DVD Wrapup Gift Guide I: W.C. Fields, IndiePix, Grinchmas, Human Centipede, Flowers, Neon God, Home Fires … More
The Marx Brothers have stood the test of time, delighting every new generation of comedy lovers. I wonder if W.C. Fields has demonstrated the same resilience with kids whose only knowledge of gin blossoms comes from the rock band, not one of the most famous lushes in Hollywood history.
Read the full article »Ali Arikan Soaks In The New Notes From John Williams In The Final Star Wars Trailer
Ali Arikan Soaks In New Notes From John Williams In Final Star Wars Trailer
Read the full article »“Philip French was also a fund of stories. He told Hollywood anecdotes as if he had been there when they happened. That Philip spun these stories with his trademark stammer only made them more hypnotic. It’s as if you were being invited to participate in the chipping of gold from rock.”
“Philip French was also a fund of stories. He told Hollywood anecdotes as if he had been there when they happened. That Philip spun these stories with his trademark stammer only made them more hypnotic. It’s as if you were being invited to participate in the chipping of gold from rock.”
Read the full article »“The Thing is now recognized as a morbid masterpiece of wretched existential horror.” Now? Only Now? Where Have You Been All These Years?
“The Thing is now recognized as a morbid masterpiece of wretched existential horror.” Now? Only Now? Where Have You Been All These Years?
Read the full article »Video On Demand Vendors Look Toward Africa’s Potential One Billion Streamers
Video On Demand Vendors Look Toward Africa’s Potential One Billion Streamers
Read the full article »“Somewhere in the third act of Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak–around the time a manic, shrieking Jessica Chastain is running through the titular haunted estate wielding a meat cleaver–it hit me that I had probably never seen a horror movie that was so unabashedly feminine.”
“Somewhere in the third act of Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak–around the time a manic, shrieking Jessica Chastain is running through the titular haunted estate wielding a meat cleaver–it hit me that I had probably never seen a horror movie that was so unabashedly feminine.”
Read the full article »YouTube Supernova PewDiePie Says Your Adblocker Is Selfish
YouTube Supernova PewDiePie Says Your Adblocker Is Selfish
Read the full article »The FT’s Martin Wolf Talks Common Sense About British Broadcasting
“The public broadcaster belongs to the people: that is why the BBC is trusted in the UK and around the world. The BBC is a great legacy from past generations. It must be passed on even stronger into the future.” The FT’s Martin Wolf Talks Common Sense About British Broadcasting
Read the full article »Howard Feinstein Goes Down, Down In The Basement With Ulrich Seidl
“He is a combo of cinematic architect and interior designer.” Howard Feinstein Goes Down, Down In The Basement With Ulrich Seidl
Read the full article »Headlines That Would Have Been Sci-Fi Until Pretty Recently
“Alphabet’s Google To Fold Chrome Into Android” Headlines That Would Have Been Sci-Fi Until Pretty Recently
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