Movie City News Archive for May, 2016
Aaron Stewart On Bi Gan, Director Of Kaili Blues, The Week’s Most Rapturously Received Debut
Aaron Stewart On Bi Gan, Director Of Kaili Blues, The Week’s Most Rapturously Received Debut
Read the full article »Sean Axmaker On “Genuine Acts Of Courage,” The Films Of Jafar Panahi Under Sentence Of Silence
Sean Axmaker On “Genuine Acts Of Courage,” The Films Of Jafar Panahi Under Sentence Of Silence
Read the full article »Novelist Adam Thirlwell Appreciates “Unserious” Whit Stillman
Novelist Adam Thirlwell Appreciates “Unserious” Whit Stillman
Read the full article »Friday Box Office Estimates
Apocalypse noise at $26.2 million, Alice hardly heard at $9.7 million; and birds stay Angry at $5 million, even after a 54% plunge.
Read the full article »Two Hours Of Steve McQueen On The Route From Gallery To Cinema
Two Hours Of Steve McQueen On The Route From Gallery To Cinema
Read the full article »Wilmington on Movies: Alice Through the Looking Glass
This new movie’s flaws seem to me less ruinous, its strengths less negligible, and its effect more enjoyable than naysayers have allowed. That doesn’t mean that you should rush out and see it, simply that the people involved did a better job than they have been credited.
Read the full article »Kate Beckinsale Says Michael Bay Lacks Manners
“I think he was baffled by me because my boobs weren’t bigger than my head and I wasn’t blonde.” Kate Beckinsale Says Michael Bay Lacks Manners
Read the full article »Rashida Jones On Slaying Slapstick
Rashida Jones On Slaying Slapstick
Read the full article »Domestic Abuse-Accused Celebs Seldom Shunned
Domestic Abuse-Accused Celebs Seldom Shunned
Read the full article »Multibillionaire Omidayar’s First Look Media Weighs In On Multibillionaire Thiel’s Financing Of Anti-Gawker Litigation
When eBay Founder And Gawker Went Against PayPal Founder And Hulk Hogan Multibillionaire Omidayar’s First Look Media Weighs In On Multibillionaire Thiel’s Financing Of Anti-Gawker Litigation
Read the full article »How Field Of Vision Makes Such Rapid Turnaround On Its Short-Form Documentaries
“We can quickly back a filmmaker to keep them filming and then help them shape it into something we can make available worldwide in just a matter of months.” How Field Of Vision Makes Such Rapid Turnaround On Its Excellent Short-Form Documentaries
Read the full article »Matt Singer Says X-Men Movies Make Less Sense Than Even All The Other Superhero Movies Dancing Along Timelines
Matt Singer Says X-Men Movies Make Less Sense Than Even All The Other Superhero Movies Dancing Along Timelines
Read the full article »Netflix Will Day-And-Date A Few Screens With Streaming Debut Of Paramount’s Cast-off Little Prince
Netflix Will Day-And-Date A Few Screens With Streaming Debut Of Paramount’s Cast-off Little Prince
Read the full article »Whit Stillman Defines Donald Trump
“He’s definitely a cad, but without being a bounder. Donald Trump is definitely a cad, a knave and a fool, but I would say that his brothers and sisters are less low-class than he is, so he’s not really bounding. He wants to wallow in top models and things like that.” Whit Stillman Defines Donald Trump
Read the full article »Gabriel Byrne On Success, Prizes And Priesthood
Gabriel Byrne On Success, Prizes And Priesthood
Read the full article »Werner Herzog Goes Online With $90 Internet Course
Werner Herzog Goes Online With $90 Internet Course
Read the full article »Paul Verhoeven: Elle Is Not A “Rape Comedy”
Paul Verhoeven: Elle Is Not A “Rape Comedy”
Read the full article »Whit Stillman Makes More Metaphor For Love & Friendship
“Basically, there was an engine under the hood. When people work on material that doesn’t have an engine, it doesn’t have that tension to takes it to interesting places. And that’s what’s so frustrating about the film business: so many times you hear people saying that everyone’s done such good work, but in fact, it’s…
Read the full article »“Spielberg clearly likes to be popular. He also retains a childlike awe about the magic of cinema. That may sound trite but is one of his most distinguishing factors—he comes at movies from the perspective of the fan.”
“Spielberg clearly likes to be popular. He also retains a childlike awe about the magic of cinema. That may sound trite but is one of his most distinguishing factors—he comes at movies from the perspective of the fan.”
Read the full article »Jill Richards On Richard Linklater’s “Bros In Paradise”
Jill Richards On Richard Linklater’s “Bros In Paradise”
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