Movie City News Archive for October, 2015
India Filmmakers Return Gov’t Awards To Protest Growing Repression
India Filmmakers Return Gov’t Awards To Protest Growing Repression
Read the full article »Chicago Rahm Powers Approval Of Lucas Museum Through City Council
Chicago Rahm Powers Approval Of Lucas Museum Through City Council
Read the full article »Chris Vognar On The Literary Influences Of Room
Chris Vognar On The Literary Influences Of Room
Read the full article »“That I had both an iPad and iPhone in my bag at the time but rummaged for a pen and wrote quotes straight onto my forearm felt right—felt fitting—while watching Steve Jobs. Biro on bare skin felt like a teeny-tiny protest in a teeny-tiny cinema against the output of the tortured male genius, the tortured male genius arsehole, the tortured male genius arsehole who is masterful with inanimate objects but a trainwreck with flesh, with blood.”
“That I had both an iPad and iPhone in my bag at the time but rummaged for a pen and wrote quotes straight onto my forearm felt right—felt fitting—while watching Steve Jobs. Biro on bare skin felt like a teeny-tiny protest in a teeny-tiny cinema against the output of the tortured male genius, the tortured male…
Read the full article »Oscar-Winning Star Wars Sound Mixer Bob Minkler Was 78
Oscar-Winning Star Wars Sound Mixer Bob Minkler Was 78
Read the full article »From NYFF, Martin Scorsese And Kent Jones Extemporize On Film Preservation
From NYFF, Martin Scorsese And Kent Jones Extemporize On Film Preservation
Read the full article »A. O. Scott On “Star Wars, Elvis And Me”
A. O. Scott On “Star Wars, Elvis And Me” “I’ve never known audience participation like it, absolutely rocking. I was so inspired I wanted to shoot myself. My biggest compliment can be [to get] green with envy and really bad-tempered. That damn George, sonofabitch. I’m very competitive. Star Wars Memories From Ridley Scott, Trey Parker,…
Read the full article »Gielgud Estate Protests Posthumous Production Of Sir John’s 1970s Gay Porn Screenplay
Gielgud Estate Protests Posthumous Production Of Sir John’s 1970s Gay Porn Screenplay
Read the full article »Jonnie Rosenbaum’s Favorite Film Review Ever Was Written By The Late Penelope Houston
Jonnie Rosenbaum‘s Favorite Film Review Ever Was Written By The Late Penelope Houston
Read the full article »FSLC Pairs Lynch And Rivette For Dual Retrospective
THE FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES DETAILS FOR LYNCH/RIVETTE, DECEMBER 11-22 Dual retrospective pairs seven Lynch and seven Rivette films, including Rivette’s rarely screened Duelle with Lynch’s Lost Highway, L’amour fou with Wild at Heart, and more New York, NY (October 28, 2015) – The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the details…
Read the full article »Elisabeth Moss On Lying And Acting
Elisabeth Moss On Lying And Acting
Read the full article »Dennis Lim (In The New Yorker) On “David Lynch’s Elusive Language”
“Beneath a calm exterior is the subconscious, right? Everybody has their little—the denizens of the deep and all that.” Dennis Lim (In The New Yorker) On “David Lynch’s Elusive Language”
Read the full article »“I never felt provocative besides maybe the length of the rape scene in Irreversible. But if people want to call you a provocateur or enfant terrible—and I don’t know why they always use French words to say that—I say I can play the French pervert in the room. If you’re looking to say, who’s the French pervert in the room, okay, I’ll play the part. But from the inside, I don’t think I relate to those words, especially in this film. It’s more like I’m just trying to be honest.”
“I never felt provocative besides maybe the length of the rape scene in Irreversible. But if people want to call you a provocateur or enfant terrible—and I don’t know why they always use French words to say that—I say I can play the French pervert in the room. If you’re looking to say, who’s the French…
Read the full article »YouTube Turns Red For Your Green
YouTube Turns Red For Your Green
Read the full article »Sony Pictures Classics’ Michael Barker On Changing Audiences
Sony Pictures Classics’ Michael Barker On Changing Audiences
Read the full article »The Terror Of Mickey Rooney’s Final Years
The Terror Of Mickey Rooney’s Final Years
Read the full article »Toledo Blade Axes Publication On Six Holidays
Toledo Blade Axes Publication On Six Holidays
Read the full article »Vox Media Also Drops Out Of SXSW Interactive Over Giving In To Harrassment
Vox Media Also Drops Out Of SXSW Interactive Over Giving In To Harrassment
Read the full article »Longtime Sight & Sound Editor Penelope Houston Was 88; Formalized The Magazine’s Every-Ten-Years Film Poll
Longtime Sight & Sound Editor Penelope Houston Was 88; Formalized The Magazine’s Every-Ten-Years Film Poll
Read the full article »Par Picks Michael Mann’s Ferrari Pic After Finance Found, Partially From China
Par Picks Michael Mann’s Ferrari Pic After Finance Found from Vendian Entertainment And China’s Yoozoo Bliss.
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