Movie City News Archive for January, 2016
Filmmakers React To Shuttering Of NYC’s Ziegfeld
“With All The Billionaire Art Patrons That Reside In NYC Why Wasn’t A Plan Put In A Place To Save This Major Cultural Institution. Would This Have Ever Happened To Lincoln Center Or Carnegie Hall? Is Film A Bald Headed, Buck Toothed Step Child In The Hierarchy Of The Arts? The Sad Thing There Is…
Read the full article »Martin Scorsese On The Late Jacques Rivette
“I vividly remember the shock of seeing his first two films, Paris Belongs to Us and The Nun. Two very different experiences, both uniquely troubling and powerful, quite unlike anything else around. Rivette was a fascinating artist, and it’s strange to think that he’s gone. Because if you came of age when I did, the New Wave still seems new….
Read the full article »JACQUES RIVETTE WAS 87
JACQUES RIVETTE WAS 87 With – “Order Of The Exile,” The Invaluable Jacques Rivette Resource
Read the full article »Patricia Resnick, Gay Female Screenwriter Of 9 To 5, Weighs In On Oscar Diversity Moves
Patricia Resnick, Gay Female Screenwriter Of 9 To 5, Weighs In On Oscar Diversity Moves “It’s ageism, pure and simple.” Wishing It To The Cornfield: Long-Grown Child Actor Billy Mumy Objects To Oscar Membership Changes
Read the full article »Screenvision Offers Movie Theaters “Beacons” To Track Your Activities
“A moviegoer who just left a screening might receive marketing relating to the movie they’ve seen, such as a coupon for a Star Wars mask. Or they might get a coupon for an ad they saw earlier in the theater. They might be pinged with a coupon for a discount on a large popcorn as…
Read the full article »THR Culls Social Media For Cues To Final Ziegfeld Show, Force Awakens With Free Soda And Popcorn
THR Culls Social Media For Cues To Final Ziegfeld Show, Force Awakens With Free Soda And Popcorn
Read the full article »Mark Harris Gets Monthly Column At Vulture
Mark Harris Gets Monthly Column At Vulture
Read the full article »Redford Swings For The Fences With Some Wild Sundance Growth Options
Redford Swings For The Fences With Some Wild Sundance Growth Options
Read the full article »Slamdance 2016 Announces Audience And Jury Prizes
[PR] (PARK CITY, UT – January 28, 2016) – The 22nd Slamdance Film Festival tonight announced the feature and short film recipients of this year’s Sparky awards in the Audience, Jury, and Sponsored Categories. The award winners were announced at the festival’s annual Awards Ceremony at the Treasure Mountain Inn in Park City, UT. As…
Read the full article »Jessica Ritchey Remembers Her Father Through Five 2015 Films
Jessica Ritchey Remembers Her Father Through Five 2015 Films
Read the full article »Amazon Hits $107 Billion In Revenue In 2015
Amazon Hits $107 Billion In Revenue In 2015
Read the full article »Gillian Bohrer, Lionsgate Production Co-Pres, Who Supervised Twilight And Divergent Series, Moving On
Gillian Bohrer, Lionsgate Production Co-Pres, Who Supervised Twilight And Divergent Series, Moving On
Read the full article »Mario Puzo’s Godfather Archive, 45 Bankers Boxes Worth, Up For Auction
Mario Puzo’s Godfather Archive, 45 Bankers Boxes Worth, Up For Auction
Read the full article »Charges Of Extensive Sexual Harassment In Chicago Improv Community
“I don’t know if I want to say anything about a director because I don’t want to be marked as the girl who causes trouble. It’s a very competitive environment and you don’t want to lose opportunities.” Charges Of Extensive Sexual Harassment In Chicago Improv Community
Read the full article »Open Road Films Partners On Upcoming Productions
OPEN ROAD FILMS PARTNERS WITH CRYSTAL CITY ENTERTAINMENT AND BOUNDARY STONE FILMS FOR MULTI-YEAR DEVELOPMENT FINANCING DEAL Los Angeles, CA – January 28, 2015 – Open Road Films and Crystal City Entertainment/Boundary Stone Films today announced a multi-picture development financing pact for all of Open Road Films’ own productions over the coming years. The…
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P.O.’ed PAs Petition Par
Read the full article »Tony Rayns Remembers Screen Great Hara Setsuko
Tony Rayns Remembers Screen Great Hara Setsuko
Read the full article »Bigelow-Boal Set Untitled 1967 Detroit Riot Crime Drama With Annapurna
Details about the Detroit project are not being revealed at this time.
Read the full article »Mike Nichols Biographer Mark Harris Provides Career Timeline For This Week’s “American Masters” Doc
Mike Nichols Biographer Mark Harris Provides Career Timeline For This Week’s “American Masters” Doc
Read the full article »“The Big Short: So White, So Male, So On Purpose,” Writes Devin Faraci
“The Big Short: So White, So Male, So On Purpose,” Writes Devin Faraci
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