Movie City News Archive for August, 2016
Jason Statham Makes Terrible Films, but I Love Him Anyway
“Jason Statham Makes Terrible Films, But I Love Him Anyway”
Read the full article »Adrian Martin On The Missing Critics On Any List Of The World’s Historically Most Influential
Adrian Martin On The Missing Critics On Any List Of The World’s Historically Most Influential
Read the full article »Kyle Buchanan’s Opening Oscar Predix Predictably Unsettled
Kyle Buchanan‘s Opening Oscar Predix Predictably Unsettled
Read the full article »“Gawker was stupid, loud, bullying and ill-informed, and most days it was the only honest thing you could read,” Writes Alex Balk
“Gawker was stupid, loud, bullying and ill-informed, and most days it was the only honest thing you could read,” Writes Alex Balk
Read the full article »Turkey Bans All Foreign Plays From State Theaters While Compelling Lists Of “Dissidents” To Vanquish
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” Turkey Bans All Foreign Plays From State Theaters While Compelling Lists Of “Dissidents” To Vanquish
Read the full article »WGA President Howard Rodman Tub-Thumps For Honorary Oscar For 93-Year-Filmmaker-Life Force Jonas Mekas
“Mekas came to the U. S. from Lithuania in 1949 with everything he owned in his arms: three bags of books and one set of clothes. What he’s done since is a rags-to-riches story of a very different kind. Rather than enrich himself, he’s made the lives of so many others richer.” WGA President Howard…
Read the full article »“Sekrit Cinema” Of Austin Man With Aspergers Ratted Out
“Sekrit Cinema” Of Austin Man With Aspergers Ratted Out
Read the full article »Don’t Breathe Gets The Traditional Condescension-To-Horror Analysis
“Horror movies always seem to find an audience. They are extraordinarily cost-efficient. You don’t need a ton of money to make one. All you have to have is a darkened room and some people chasing other people and you’ve got a horror movie.” Don’t Breathe Gets The Traditional Condescension-To-Horror Analysis
Read the full article »“Ava DuVernay Is On A Mission To Make The Kind Of Movies You’ve Never Seen”
“Ava DuVernay Is On A Mission To Make The Kind Of Movies You’ve Never Seen”
Read the full article »Margaret Sullivan Predicts What TRUMP*TV Will Look Like
Margaret Sullivan Predicts What TRUMP*TV Will Look Like
Read the full article »“Brexit” Will Damage British Film Exports
“Brexit” Will Damage British Film Exports
Read the full article »Hidden Figures Starts Award Push At Toronto Fest Side Event, Concert
Hidden Figures Starts Award Push At Toronto Fest Side Event, Concert
Read the full article »Wired Says To Hell With Movies Anyway, They’re Over
Wired Says To Hell With Movies Anyway, They’re Over
Read the full article »At 83, John Boorman Publishes Black Comic Novel, “Crime Of Passion,” About A Failed Film Director After A Commercial Audience
At 83, John Boorman Publishes Black Comic Novel, “Crime Of Passion,” About A Failed Film Director After A Commercial Audience
Read the full article »“Six Things Our Terrible Movie Summer Taught Us”
“Six Things Our Terrible Movie Summer Taught Us”
Read the full article »The Weekend Report
Don’t Breathe became the air apparent as it scared up an opening estimate of $25.9 million. The session’s other new national debut was the actioner Mechanic: Resurrection that ranked fifth with a $7.3 million tally. Additionally two films got a limited wide launch. The pre-political romance Southside With You inaugurated with modest approval of $2.8 million while Hands of Stone — the fictionalized early years of boxing champion Roberto Duran — bowed to a low blow of $1.7 million. Greater, a fact-based college football drama, fumbled with $640,000 at 434 stadia.
Read the full article »An Unexpected Sentence From Vanity Fair’s Richard Lawson
“Bekmambetov shows us a more contemplative, sensitive side here, allowing for moments of quiet reflection or, more often, raging emotion.” An Unexpected Sentence From Vanity Fair’s Richard Lawson
Read the full article »Ebony Magazine Has An Audience With Nate Parker
“Put it this way, when you’re 19, a threesome is normal. It’s fun. When you’re 19, getting a girl to say yes, or being a dog, or being a player, cheating. Consent is all about–for me, back then–if you can get a girl to say yes, you win.” Ebony Magazine Has An Audience With Nate…
Read the full article »Jack Garfein On Life And Acting
Jack Garfein On Life And Acting
Read the full article »Trudeau Gov To Cut Back On Funds For Canadian Content Without Public Consultation
Trudeau Gov To Cut Back On Funds For Canadian Content Without Public Consultation
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