Movie City News Archive for February, 2017
adfadfs“As long as our relationship is good and strong and we do a good job, which we always do, the academy has been pleased I think with how we’ve been involved,” PwC’s Brian Cullinan said at the time. “It’s such a long-term relationship that we know intricately how everything works, the timing of it, the process that we use, and they have absolute trust in us and what we do.”
“As long as our relationship is good and strong and we do a good job, which we always do, the academy has been pleased I think with how we’ve been involved,” PwC’s Brian Cullinan said at the time. “It’s such a long-term relationship that we know intricately how everything works, the timing of it, the…
Read the full article »“Then I realize something has gone wrong. When you’re right there onstage, you don’t actually hear what’s happening. All you have is the visual clues. I look at the audience, and there’s this look of shock. I shoot them because it’s a much better picture. Then I’m looking for the Moonlight people. “
“Then I realize something has gone wrong. When you’re right there onstage, you don’t actually hear what’s happening. All you have is the visual clues. I look at the audience, and there’s this look of shock. I shoot them because it’s a much better picture. Then I’m looking for the Moonlight people.”
Read the full article »“There is simply no comparison between Iranian state television and Farhadi. They leave out all sorts of aspects of our lives, while he makes me feel close to his films. His movies are realistic and believable.”
“There is simply no comparison between Iranian state television and Farhadi. They leave out all sorts of aspects of our lives, while he makes me feel close to his films. His movies are realistic and believable.”
Read the full article »Kenneth Turan On Oscar Night
“Truly, if surrealist Luis Buñuel had had a writing credit on the program he could not have done it any better.” Kenneth Turan On Oscar Night
Read the full article »“He feels very, very terrible and horrible. He is very upset about this mistake. And it is also my mistake, our mistake, and we all feel very bad.”
“He feels very, very terrible and horrible. He is very upset about this mistake. And it is also my mistake, our mistake, and we all feel very bad.”
Read the full article »U.S. State Department Tweets, Then Goes Back On Congratulations To Asghar Farhadi
“A congratulatory tweet was posted. We later removed the post to avoid any misperception that the USG endorsed the comments made in the acceptance speech.” State Department Tweets, Then Goes Back On Congratulations To Asghar Farhadi
Read the full article »“Do the Oscars matter? Never more, or less, than when a president prevents your attendance. The great disappointment of the night was that after months of speculation over whether the ceremony would “get political.” Someone somewhere will inevitably speculate that Moonlight won for this reason, that it’s a corrective to the political revelations of the last year. The Oscars don’t matter, the theory goes, but they could — if Oscar voters back the right movies. Blacker and browner movies, more movies by women, more movies by and about the oppressed. I love that theory. And tonight, if only for a night, I’m willing to buy it.”
“Do the Oscars matter? Never more, or less, than when a president prevents your attendance. The great disappointment of the night was that after months of speculation over whether the ceremony would “get political.” Someone somewhere will inevitably speculate that Moonlight won for this reason, that it’s a corrective to the political revelations of the…
Read the full article »Lou Lumenick Thinks Beatty Was Masterfully “Playing Puzzlement”
“Watching videos of the biggest gaffe in Oscar history this morning, it seems to me that Warren Beatty not only realized he was handed the wrong envelope, but that he was delighted at being handed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. And decided to have a little fun with the people who snubbed him, as well as promoting…
Read the full article »A Rollcall Of Those Passed Over By Oscar “In Memoriam”
Guy Hamilton, Pierre Etaix, Don Ireland, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Gloria DeHaven, Robert Vaughn, Michele Morgan, Anne Jackson, Steven Hill, Marvin Kaplan, William Schallert, Burt Kwouk, Doris Roberts, Alec McCowen, Fyvush Finkel, Jon Polito, Garry Shandling, Miguel Ferrer, Alexis Arquette, Florence Henderson, Teresa Saldana… and many more A Rollcall Of Those Passed Over By Oscar “In Memoriam”
Read the full article » 1 Comment »PwC Partner Tweeted Backstage Minutes Before Oscar Best Picture Mix-Up
“On his Twitter bio, Mr. Cullinan describes himself as ‘Counting Oscar ballots and keeping secrets.’” PricewaterhouseCooper Managing Partner Was Backstage Tweeting Photos Of Emma Stone Before He Handed The Wrong Envelope To Warren Beatty
Read the full article »“I’m holding the envelope and the award, and I had just given my speech, and there are people on the stage with headsets, and I thought, ‘That doesn’t seem right.'”
“I’m holding the envelope and the award, and I had just given my speech, and there are people on the stage with headsets, and I thought, ‘That doesn’t seem right.’”
Read the full article »Bill Cosby Trial Moves Forward
Bill Cosby Trial Moves Forward
Read the full article »The Complete List Of Oscar Winners
The Complete List Of Oscar Winners
Read the full article »“We sincerely apologize to Moonlight, La La Land, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway and Oscar viewers for the error that was made during the award announcement for Best Picture. The presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered, was immediately corrected. We are currently investigating how this could have happened, and deeply regret that this occurred. We appreciate the grace with which the nominees, the Academy, ABC and Jimmy Kimmel handled the situation,” Says PwC
“We sincerely apologize to Moonlight, La La Land, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway and Oscar viewers for the error that was made during the award announcement for Best Picture. The presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered, was immediately corrected. We are currently investigating how this could have happened, and deeply…
Read the full article »Rules Don’t Apply (Complete Oscar Winners List)
Rules Don’t Apply (Complete Oscar Winners List)
Read the full article »James Cameron On Bill Paxton
James Cameron On His Friend, “Creative Dynamo” Bill Paxton
Read the full article »Judge Wapner Was 97
Purple Heart-Bronze Star Judge Wapner Was 97
Read the full article »Criterion Salutes Seijun Suzuki With A Raft Of Resources
Criterion Salutes Seijun Suzuki With A Raft Of Resources
Read the full article »
