Movie City News Archive for April, 2016
Until The Light Takes Us And 99% Filmmaker Aaron Aites
“He battled so, so hard, was so brave, so loving, such a good man throughout. His brain was still fighting, but his body couldn’t go any further.” Until The Light Takes Us And 99% Filmmaker Aaron Aites And – A Taste Of His Music: “Can I Feel What?” “We are all mourning something, or someone. We…
Read the full article »Reese Witherspoon: Literary Power Broker
Reese Witherspoon: Literary Power Broker
Read the full article »NYT CEO Sues Over Alleged Ageist, Racist, Sexist Hiring Practices
NYT CEO Sues Over Alleged Ageist, Racist, Sexist Hiring Practices
Read the full article »When All That’s Left Of The Relationship Is The Shared Netflix Password
When All That’s Left Of The Relationship Is The Shared Netflix Password
Read the full article »Cinematographer Donald Thorin, 81, Shot Thief, Purple Rain, Scent Of A Woman, Ace Ventura 2: When Nature Calls
Cinematographer Donald Thorin, 81, Shot Thief, Purple Rain, Scent Of A Woman, Ace Ventura 2: When Nature Calls
Read the full article »Will Ferrell Pulls Out Of “Reagan”
Will Ferrell Pulls Out Of “Reagan”
Read the full article »Wall Street Journal Celebrates 20 Years With Online Paywall
Wall Street Journal Celebrates 20 Years With Online Paywall
Read the full article »Richard Linklater On Gay Subtext Of Everybody Wants Some!!
“A little funny” when people say it’s “inadvertently gay, as if it were made by a frat boy who has no idea. I’ve been around a long time. Not inadvertent.” Richard Linklater On Gay Subtext Of Everybody Wants Some!!
Read the full article »Variety Sneak-Peeks Star Wars VIII Sneak Peeks
Variety Sneak-Peeks Star Wars VIII Sneak Peeks
Read the full article »ComcastNBCUniversal Paying $3.8 Billion For DreamWorks Animation
ComcastNBCUniversal Paying $3.8 Billion For DreamWorks Animation And – What’s Next For Katzenberg? Plus – Katzenberg’s Takeaway Could Be $430 Million
Read the full article »A Multi-Essay, Deep Dive Into The Work Of Late Euro-Master Theo Angelopoulos
A Multi-Essay Deep Dive Into The Work Of Late Euro-Master Theo Angelopoulos
Read the full article »The DVD Wrapup: Son of Saul, Phoenix, Losing Ground, Jane Got a Gun, Driftless Area, Packed in a Trunk, Dillinger, Sexploitation, What?, Krampus and more
As much as we’d like to put World War II in our rearview mirror and move on to less nightmarish film fodder, the sad truth is that we need constant reminders of what happened then and what could happen again, if hate is allowed to trump cries for peace and sanity. The sick legacy of Third Reich simply refuses to disappear into the fog of history, either in real life or in the movies. What’s amazing is that even 70 years after peace treaties were signed, ever more heart-wrenching stories continue to surface from the conflagration. How many more remain to be told is anyone’s guess. The concurrent release of Son of Saul and Phoenix on DVD/Blu-ray suggests that European historians, writers and filmmakers – the children and grandchildren of the silent generation — still have plenty to say on the subject.
Read the full article »Bret Easton Ellis Criterion Top-Tens
Bret Easton Ellis Criterion Top-Tens
Read the full article »New Republic Republishes Otis Ferguson’s Extensive Original Release Citizen Kane Review
New Republic Republishes Otis Ferguson‘s Extensive Original Release Citizen Kane Review
Read the full article »Sam Adams On The Sustainability Of Criticism As Practice And Career
Sam Adams On The Sustainability Of Criticism As Practice And Career
Read the full article »Reagan’s Eldest Son Objects To Will Farrell Movie In Crunchy Tweets
“What an Outrag….Alzheimers is not joke…It kills..You should be ashamed all of you.” Reagan’s Eldest Son Objects To Will Farrell Movie In Crunchy Tweets
Read the full article »Original Sketches Of Fashion From Purple Rain
Original Sketches Of The Fashion From Purple Rain
Read the full article »Movie Writers In Motion
Movie Writers In Motion Indiewire Sheds The Playlist Earlier – Indiewire Ends Criticwire And – Oscilloscope Hires Scott Tobias As Editor Of “Musings”
Read the full article »Kate Erbland On Tribeca Fest’s Support Of Women Filmmakers
Kate Erbland On Tribeca Fest’s Support Of Women Filmmakers
Read the full article »Key, Peale, Keanu And Keanu
Key, Peale, Keanu And Keanu And – Ray Pride Banters With Key & Peale
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