Movie City News Archive for November, 2015
“The novelist Shusaku Endo once wrote, of seeing a Setsuko Hara film, ‘We would sigh or let out a great breath from the depths of our hearts, for what we felt was precisely this: Can it be possible that there is such a woman in this world?'”
“The novelist Shusaku Endo once wrote, of seeing a Setsuko Hara film, ‘We would sigh or let out a great breath from the depths of our hearts, for what we felt was precisely this: Can it be possible that there is such a woman in this world?’”
Read the full article »“It may appear to be a fleeting gesture, yet there’s nothing simple or even wholly chaste about it: Carol’s touch pulsates with erotic possibility and terror.
“It may appear to be a fleeting gesture, yet there’s nothing simple or even wholly chaste about it: Carol’s touch pulsates with erotic possibility and terror.”
Read the full article »Trumbo Prompts Shinan Govani to Muse Upon Hedda Hopper
Trumbo Prompts Shinan Govani to Muse Upon Hedda Hopper
Read the full article »John King On The $400 Million Private Museum of George Lucas’ Miscellaneous Art On Chicago’s Lakefront
“Rahm Emanuel is giving a billionaire filmmaker priceless parkland for $10.” John King On The $400 Million Private Museum of George Lucas’ Miscellaneous Art On Chicago’s Lakefront
Read the full article »India Move Toward Harsher Censorship Takes Toll On SPECTRE: Language, Kissing At Issue
“It also complained about the use of a slang word for testicles, ordering the term be changed to ‘cats.’” India Move Toward Harsher Censorship Takes Toll On SPECTRE: Language, Kissing At Issue
Read the full article »Martian A $50 Million Man In China
Martian A $50 Million Man In China
Read the full article »Ron Howard On Turning Down Phantom Menace And Superhero Films
Ron Howard On Turning Down Phantom Menace And Superhero Films
Read the full article »“They’re all aware of the news. They’re very aware of why Mommy gets in a plane. Pax recently came to Burma with me. But I’m trying not to push it. If you push it, it’s like I want to make them humanitarians–which I don’t. I’m just trying to make them all aware of the world. I want them to take the time to go out of their borders and comfort zones–to live a bolder life, do things they might not have thought to try. As a parent that’s the best gift you can give.”
“They’re all aware of the news. They’re very aware of why Mommy gets in a plane. Pax recently came to Burma with me. But I’m trying not to push it. If you push it, it’s like I want to make them humanitarians–which I don’t. I’m just trying to make them all aware of the world….
Read the full article »Oh Dearie: Here Come The Manic Pixie Dream Grans
Oh Dearie: Here Come The Manic Pixie Dream Grans
Read the full article »Brit Murdoch Tabs Clean Up Their Act
Brit Murdoch Tabs Clean Up Their Act
Read the full article »Carey Mulligan On Suffragetteing For Her Work
Carey Mulligan On Suffragetteing For Her Work
Read the full article »The Weekend Report
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 took a 50% hit but still survived Thanksgiving contenders with an estimated $51.3 million weekend. (Figures reflect a three-day period.) The incoming crowd was right behind with Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur grossing $39 million and Creed, a Rocky continuation, clobbering $29.3 million. A third national release, Victor Frankenstein, fizzled with a $2.3 million tally.
Read the full article »Peter Hartlaub On The Living Legacy Of Satirist Mort Sahl
“As long as they let me. It’s the only thing I really enjoy.” Peter Hartlaub On The Living Legacy Of Satirist Mort Sahl, Still Performing At 88
Read the full article »Armond White Mingles Praise And Cultural Petulance On Creed
Armond White Mingles Praise And Cultural Petulance On Creed
Read the full article »“We made sure that in every scene the characters had an eye light, just like a live-action film would. A specific light that was set to reflect and give that twinkle in the eye. Trying to get them to move in sync with one another and allow for the animators to see what they were…
Read the full article »“Transparent” Director Jill Soloway Talks Gender
“Most of the people in the world of distribution are straight white men and they’re distributing messages that make them the heroes, that make people empathize with them, and allow them to ‘otherise’ women, people of color and queer people. But we were raised to be objects and trophies in their storylines.” “Transparent” Director Jill…
Read the full article »“I once lived with a woman for two years because her face and her energy reminded me of Setsuko Hara. There was the promise of beautiful dignity. The potential of sensual morality. And then of course the Setsuko illusion shattered when the woman threw a plate at my head.”
“I once lived with a woman for two years because her face and her energy reminded me of Setsuko Hara. There was the promise of beautiful dignity. The potential of sensual morality. And then of course the Setsuko illusion shattered when the woman threw a plate at my head.”
Read the full article »Postering Al Pacino And David Mamet
Postering Al Pacino And David Mamet
Read the full article »Peanuts’ Charles Schulz On The Necessity Of Loserdom
Peanuts’ Charles Schulz On The Necessity Of Loserdom
Read the full article »John Cusack, Dan Ellsberg And Arundhati Roy Drop In On Edward Snowden
John Cusack, Dan Ellsberg And Arundhati Roy Drop In On Edward Snowden
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