Movie City News Archive for December, 2015
Justin Chang Delves Profitably Into The Agatha Christie-Quentin Tarantino Connection
Justin Chang Delves Profitably Into The Agatha Christie-Quentin Tarantino Connection
Read the full article »A Definitive Translation Of The Late Peter Von Bagh’s “To Program Is To Write Film History”
A Definitive Translation Of The Late Peter Von Bagh‘s “To Program Is To Write Film History”
Read the full article »James Franco, IndieWIRE Columnist
“This is a column where James Franco talks to his reverse self, Semaj, about new films. Rather than a conventional review, it is a place where James and Semaj can muse about ideas that the films provoke.” James Franco, IndieWIRE Columnist
Read the full article »NYT Provides Space For Frank Bruni And Ross Douthat To Muse On Holiday Movies, To Predictably Dismal Result
“Joy does seem intended to resonate with our own era’s mix of blue-collar anxiety and ‘can women have it all?’ agita among the well-to-do. And that’s another parallel to Baby Boom, which belongs with 9 to 5 and Working Girl in the ’80s-era museum case of ‘women: now they’re in WORKPLACE!’ comedies.” NYT Provides Space For Frank Bruni…
Read the full article »“Amazon.com’s day as a profit machine has finally arrived, or so many on Wall Street seem to believe. But there is reason to be skeptical that the age of [profitability] is at hand. The bulk of recent profits have come from Amazon’s growing cloud business, Amazon Web Services.”
“Amazon.com’s day as a profit machine has finally arrived, or so many on Wall Street seem to believe. But there is reason to be skeptical that the age of [profitability] is at hand. The bulk of recent profits have come from Amazon’s growing cloud business, Amazon Web Services.”
Read the full article »Hateful Screenings Prompt Tortured Prose
“Let the following reactions be a call for more capable projectionists and not proof that shooting on 70mm is no longer a viable option.” Hateful Screenings Prompt Tortured Prose
Read the full article »Picturing Gloria Swanson At Home In NYC
Picturing Gloria Swanson At Home In NYC
Read the full article »How Philadelphia Hasn’t Changed Between Rocky And Creed: Poverty
How Philadelphia Hasn’t Changed Between Rocky And Creed: Poverty
Read the full article »Cieply And Barnes Say 2015 H’wd Was About The Past
“The audience for the most part preferred to curl up in its comfort zone, turning out for new iterations of old screen stories.” Cieply And Barnes Say 2015 H’wd Was About The Past
Read the full article »The ASC Remembers Haskell Wexler
The ASC Remembers Haskell Wexler
Read the full article »Remembering Haskell Wexler
I was thinking about Haskell about a week ago. It might have been a movie or poster, it could have been one of any number of associations. He was certainly a part of our lives, especially my wives going back to the early 1970s.
Read the full article »Jennifer Jason Leigh On Her Two New, Dissimilar Roles
Jennifer Jason Leigh On Her Two New, Dissimilar Roles
Read the full article »Is Compulsive Re-Watching Of Force Awakens Boosting The Box Office?
“The speed with which records are falling is a testament to the audience broadening. And you can’t do these kind of numbers without extraordinary repeat business. People are seeing it three and four times. Everyone wants to be part of something that has become a cultural phenomenon.” Is Compulsive Re-Watching Of Force Awakens Boosting The…
Read the full article »John Anderson’s Obit For Haskell Wexler
“’We got back to the Econo Lodge from a long location scout,’ Maggie Renzi said, ‘and the lady at the desk said, in her deep West Virginia accent: ‘A fella named Hacksaw Wexler called for you. From a phone in his car. He says, ‘Tell them whatever they want the answer is yes.’” John Anderson‘s Obit For…
Read the full article »“More Than $900 Billion Has Been Spent Saving Matt Damon”
“More Than $900 Billion Has Been Spent Saving Matt Damon”
Read the full article »J. Hoberman Remembers Avant-Garde Filmmaker Andrew Noren
“I remember being fascinated by him. But I was a bit terrified.” J. Hoberman Recalls Avant-Garde Filmmaker Andrew Noren
Read the full article »“His real passion was much larger than just making movies,” Wexler said of his father. “His real passion was for human beings, and justice, and peace.”
“His real passion was much larger than just making movies,” Wexler said of his father. “His real passion was for human beings, and justice, and peace.”
Read the full article »New York Patrolman’s Benevolent Association Abandons Tarantino Boycott
“We’re not giving this guy any more free publicity. We have nothing to say about it.” New York Patrolman’s Benevolent Association Abandons Tarantino Boycott
Read the full article »Star Wars Fan Spends Year Building 7,500-Piece LEGO Millennium Falcon
Star Wars Fan Spends Year Building 7,500-Piece LEGO Millennium Falcon And – Then There’s The Gingerbread Overlook Hotel
Read the full article »Full-Page Ads In Indian Newspapers For “Free Basics By Facebook” Aim To Prevent Open Internet
Full-Page Ads In Indian Newspapers For “Free Basics By Facebook” Aim To Prevent Open Internet
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