Movie City News Archive for January, 2017
Masaya Nakamura, “Father Of Pac-Man,” Was 91
Masaya Nakamura, “Father Of Pac-Man,” Was 91
Read the full article »“In my marriage, I am docile and loyal. Filmmaking is my alter ego. I’m the Hulk. I’m the hidden dragon. I’m that girl from Lust, Caution – the good girl gone bad. And I need that to feel alive. The movies possess me. Sometimes I worry that it’s something I’m addicted to. I don’t know. I don’t think so.”
“In my marriage, I am docile and loyal. Filmmaking is my alter ego. I’m the Hulk. I’m the hidden dragon. I’m that girl from Lust, Caution – the good girl gone bad. And I need that to feel alive. The movies possess me. Sometimes I worry that it’s something I’m addicted to. I don’t know….
Read the full article »Robert Ellis Miller, 84, Directed Reuben, Reuben, Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
Robert Ellis Miller, 84, Directed Reuben, Reuben, Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, Brenda Starr
Read the full article »Angelica Jade Bastién On “The Dangerous Beauty Of Jude Law”
Angelica Jade Bastién On “The Dangerous Beauty Of Jude Law”
Read the full article »True/False Sets Media Literacy Initiative
JANUARY 30, 2017 True/False Film Fest TRUE/FALSE MEDIA LITERACY INITIATIVE The Media Literacy Initiative is True/False’s ambitious new educational partnership with Ragtag Cinema, Columbia Public Schools, and the Columbia Public Schools Foundation. After more than 10 years of high school programming, T/F recognized that students are often already documentarians. Constantly recording, archiving and compiling…
Read the full article »Cinematographer Frank Tidy, 84, Shot The Duellists, Code Of Silence, The Package‹
Cinematographer Frank Tidy, 84, Shot The Duellists, Code Of Silence, The Package
Read the full article »And The Screen Actors Guild Salutes…
And The Screen Actors Guild Salutes… Emma Stone, Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Mahershala Ali
Read the full article »“You can get technical. You can talk about grain. But here’s the big mystery for me. There are films I’ve seen a dozen times that have always affected me emotionally, have devastated me, that just do not have the same effect on me when I see them projected digitally. I can’t explain that. It’s the same movie! It’s the same story! But there’s something different. I am really struck by this. We react to these formats differently on an emotional level.”
“You can get technical. You can talk about grain. But here’s the big mystery for me. There are films I’ve seen a dozen times that have always affected me emotionally, have devastated me, that just do not have the same effect on me when I see them projected digitally. I can’t explain that. It’s the…
Read the full article »Jordan Mintzer On The Bookends Of Emmanuelle Riva’s Long Career, Hiroshima mon Amour And Amour
Jordan Mintzer On The Bookends Of Emmanuelle Riva’s Long Career, Hiroshima mon Amour And Amour
Read the full article »Picturing When Paul Thomas Anderson Came To Whitby, Yorkshire
Picturing When Paul Thomas Anderson Came To Whitby, Yorkshire
Read the full article »“They’ve been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize — these people are the bravest humanitarians on the planet,” But Trump Ban Will Keep Syria’s White Helmets Away From Oscar
“They’ve been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize — these people are the bravest humanitarians on the planet,” But Trump Ban Will Keep Syria’s White Helmets Away From Oscar
Read the full article »“To Walk in Beauty”: Chris Ware On George Herriman and Krazy Kat
“To Walk in Beauty”: Chris Ware On George Herriman and Krazy Kat
Read the full article »Why Are Cinematic Dog Deaths So Schmaltzy?
Why Are Cinematic Dog Deaths So Schmaltzy?
Read the full article »Film Festivals And Other Artistic Exchanges In Limbo With Trump Immigration Ban
Film Festivals And Other Artistic Exchanges In Limbo With Trump Immigration Ban
Read the full article »Trump Flummoxes James Bond Writers
Trump Flummoxes James Bond Writers
Read the full article »Women In Film Lunch At Palatial Mansion During Sundance Grows Testy
“Right, but change your point of view,” Shirley MacLaine offered. “Change your point of view of being victimized. I’m saying: Find the democracy inside.” “I’m sorry,” Salma Hayek said, jumping in. “Can I ask you a question?” “Yes, ma’am,” Jessica Williams answered. “Who are you when you’re not black and you’re not a woman? Who…
Read the full article »Asghar Farhadi Will Boycott Oscar
Asghar Farhadi Will Boycott Oscar
Read the full article »Silicon Valley Co’s Offer Degrees Of Condemnation Of Trump Muslim Immigration Ban
Silicon Valley Co’s Offer Degrees Of Condemnation Of Trump Muslim Immigration Ban
Read the full article »Manohla Dargis On Sundance: Political Or Not?
“There’s no ready-made definition of political film, which, unlike, say, pornography (‘I know it when I see it,’ Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart memorably said), isn’t necessarily obvious. All the President’s Men, which gave Mr. Redford one of his most enduring roles, as Bob Woodward, is an openly and transparently political film because it concerns…
Read the full article »Jane Pauley On Mary Tyler Moore
Jane Pauley On Mary Tyler Moore
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