Movie City News Archive for January, 2016
American Cinema Editors Award Mad Max, Big Short, Amy, Inside Out
American Cinema Editors Award Mad Max, Big Short, Amy, Inside Out
Read the full article »MARVEL CEO Perlmutter $1 Million Donation To Trump To Funnel To Veterans Meets Mixed Response
Marvel CEO Perlmutter $1 Million Donation To Trump To Funnel To Veterans Meets Mixed Response
Read the full article »Australian Trans Woman Cerise Howard On The Danish Girl
“We trans folk are likewise aggrieved when our complex struggles are reduced to mannered gesturing as shorthand for stereotypical gender behaviours, especially when played equally to the Academy as to the gallery.” Australian Trans Woman Cerise Howard On The Danish Girl
Read the full article »People Magazine Took On A “H’wd Blackout”—In 1996
People Magazine Took On A “H’wd Blackout”—In 1996 “Although Hollywood’s executive corps is clearly too vanilla, why launch your assault at this time, when significant inroads are being made? Protests and picketing are passe. There is growing resentment in this country against anything that smells of affirmative action. No matter what anyone tells you, Hollywood hires on…
Read the full article »Sam Adams On Lubezski’s Revenant Instagrams
Sam Adams On Lubezski’s Revenant Instagrams
Read the full article »Richard Brody On Elaine May’s Mike Nichols Documentary
“The show is distinctive in its sparseness, its fixed and almost obsessive concentration on Nichols’ face and voice. Beyond the substance of the film, its very form is May’s highest tribute to Nichols: she can’t stop looking at him and listening to him.” Richard Brody‘s Bittersweet Appreciation Of Elaine May’s Mike Nichols American Masters Doc
Read the full article »A24 Propels Swiss Army Man In North America
A24 Propels Swiss Army Man In North America
Read the full article »FOIA Request Answers What Movies Bill Clinton Watched At The White House
FOIA Request Answers What Movies Bill Clinton Watched At The White House
Read the full article »Michael Moore’s Broadside Says Flint, Michigan Needs Much More Than A Daily 20.4 Million Bottles Of Water From The Public
Michael Moore‘s Broadside Says Flint, Michigan Needs Much More Than A Daily 20.4 Million Bottles Of Water From The Public
Read the full article »Esquire Ejects Editor-In-Chief After 19 Years
“This is a guy who discovered, nurtured, befriended, defended more great writers than just about anyone.” Esquire Ejects Editor-In-Chief After 19 Years
Read the full article »“Why The Whitney Is ‘Nervous’ About Upcoming Laura Poitras Show”
“In an unprecedented sprint from headline to gallery wall, news of the covert intelligence program to which the works pertain will have scarcely broken— last night— before the large-scale prints go on view to the public on February 5.” “Why The Whitney Is ‘Nervous’ About Upcoming Laura Poitras Show”
Read the full article »Film Theorist Laura Mulvey Lists Her Criterion Top 10
“Akerman conjured up a world and a rhythm of life that had never appeared on the screen before, and did so with an extraordinary and radical beauty, political intelligence and mastery of both storytelling and filmmaking.” Film Theorist Laura Mulvey Lists Her Criterion Top 10 Plus – 81 Minutes Of Mulvey, Who Popularized Notion Of…
Read the full article »Could Prolific Screenwriter Joe R. Lansdale Also Be The Nicest Guy In East Texas?
Could Prolific, Dark Screenwriter Joe R. Lansdale Also Be The Nicest Guy In East Texas?
Read the full article »Jane Birkin On 50 Years Of Collaborations
Jane Birkin On 50 Years Of Collaborations
Read the full article »Kyle Buchanan Cites 3 Potential SAG Award Upsets
Kyle Buchanan Cites 3 Potential SAG Award Upsets
Read the full article »Kelly Reichardt Tells Logan Hill She Had To Go It Alone To Make Her Own Movies
“I remember Kevin Smith was also at Sundance ’94 with Clerks. He’s in this book talking about my film and how it’s an example of a film that should have never been made. They say that it looks like it was shot on postage stamps.” Kelly Reichardt Tells Logan Hill She Had To Go It Alone To Make…
Read the full article »Nancy Meyers Losing Optimism On H’wd Gender Equality
Nancy Meyers Losing Optimism On H’wd Gender Equality
Read the full article »Jen Yamato Meets The Sundance “Movie Obamas”
Jen Yamato Meets The Sundance “Movie Obamas”
Read the full article »Peter Bart Offers Chris Rock His Unsolicited Oscar Show Advice
Peter Bart Offers Chris Rock His Unsolicited Oscar Show Advice
Read the full article »Jonathan Rosenbaum On Rivette’s OUT 1 And OUT 1: Spectre
“As a general rule of thumb, the longer Rivette’s features run, the better they turn out to be.” Jonathan Rosenbaum On Rivette’s OUT 1 And OUT 1: Spectre
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