Movie City News Archive for February, 2017
Page Six Hosannas “Return” Of Mel Gibson With Photo As Luciferian Madman
“Hollywood is so fickle. They don’t forgive you have life shit going on. They know addicts can make great artists. But can they make money? That’s the real question.” Page Six Hosannas “Return” Of Mel Gibson With Photo As Luciferian Madman
Read the full article »Young Visual Artists With Autism Nominated For VFX Oscar For Doctor Strange
Young Visual Artists With Autism Nominated For VFX Oscar For Doctor Strange
Read the full article »Covent Garden’s Family-Run Angels Costume, Founded In 1840, Has Worked On 36 Movies That Have Won Oscar For Costume Design
Covent Garden’s Family-Run Angels Costume, Founded In 1840, Has Worked On 36 Movies That Have Won Oscar For Costume Design
Read the full article »A Sentence Found Glittering In A Consideration Of Denis Villeneuve
“In our post-Christopher Nolan multiplex, pessimism, fatalism, nihilism, gloomy aesthetics, an absence of moral certainty, and perverse plot twists qualify as a popcorn-munching pastime of their own.” A Sentence Found Glittering In A Consideration Of Denis Villeneuve
Read the full article »Looking Upon The Old H’wd Cariacatures Of Jacques Kapralik
Looking Upon The Old H’wd Cariacatures Of Jacques Kapralik
Read the full article »2017 Césars Go To Elle For Best Film And Isabelle Huppert; Xavier Dolan Takes Three, Including Director
2017 Césars Go To Elle For Best Film And Isabelle Huppert; Xavier Dolan Takes Three, Including Director
Read the full article »Site Trawls Rotten Tomatoes User Reviews For Racist Accusations Against Get Out; Finds Racist Accusations Against Get Out
Site Trawls Rotten Tomatoes User Reviews For Racist Accusations Against Get Out; Finds Racist Accusations Against Get Out
Read the full article »Slate Is On It
“At the biggest red carpet of the year this weekend, keep your eyes peeled for the telltale signs of boob contouring.” Slate Is On It
Read the full article »Damien Chazelle Wanted To Be Walt Disney Or A Musician, But Then…Damien Chazelle Wanted To Be Walt Disney
Damien Chazelle Wanted To Be Walt Disney Or A Musician, But Then…
Read the full article »Friday Box Office Estimates
Get Out is an ironic hit on #OscarWeekendSoRacial. Will the trajectory of the film across the weekend be horror movie or comedy date film? Fifty Shades Darker continues to drop like a lead balloon, but will pass $100m domestic and $300m worldwide today as its producer prepares to present the Oscar telecast. Lion continues to expand, and Hidden Figures stays slightly ahead of La La Land at the domestic box office (but way behind internationally). Animated Feature nominee My Life As A Zucchini opens as the only $10k+ limited/exclusive.
Read the full article »“There’s never been a more appropriate film than Get Out to be released over Oscar weekend, the pinnacle and grand finale of awards season.”
“There’s never been a more appropriate film than Get Out to be released over Oscar weekend, the pinnacle and grand finale of awards season.”
Read the full article »Judge Rules Only One Of Thirteen Accusers Will Be Allowed To Testify At Bill Cosby Sexual Abuse Trial
Judge Rules Only One Of Thirteen Accusers Will Be Allowed To Testify At Bill Cosby Sexual Abuse Trial
Read the full article »Billions In Investments Throttled By China Via Capital Control Extend To Hw’d, Especially MGM
Billions In Investments Throttled By China Via Capital Control Extend To Hw’d, Especially MGM
Read the full article »Entertainment Writer Of Three Decades Amy Dawes Passes
Entertainment Writer Of Three Decades Amy Dawes Passes
Read the full article »Jodie Foster Leads UTA Rally
Jodie Foster Leads UTA Rally
Read the full article »“The Best Way To Please Is Not Please,” Isabelle Huppert Says
“The Best Way To Please Is Not Please,” Isabelle Huppert Says
Read the full article »“The composer of the Oscar-nominated score for “Jackie” makes music that refuses to accompany the action.”
“Mica Levi, the composer of the Oscar-nominated score for Jackie, makes music that refuses to accompany the action.”
Read the full article »“Since 2015, when the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag called out the industry’s woeful inclusivity, the show has been transformed—possibly against its will—from a sporadically ‘woke’ statuette dispensary to something bigger. The entire show is now political: The nominees, the winners, and the things they say (or don’t say) on stage. And at time when everyone’s mad as hell, and deservedly so, this year’s Oscars offer a rare chance for everybody to make a statement—even the viewers playing along at home.”
“Since 2015, when the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag called out the industry’s woeful inclusivity, the show has been transformed—possibly against its will—from a sporadically ‘woke’ statuette dispensary to something bigger. The entire show is now political: The nominees, the winners, and the things they say (or don’t say) on stage. And at time when everyone’s mad as hell, and…
Read the full article »David Thomson Recollects Richard Schickel
“Dick Schickel was the pro, and the reliable hack movies deserved. I do not use the word ‘hack’ with any distaste; it’s a badge of honour and I heard him use it on himself a few times.” David Thomson Recollects Richard Schickel
Read the full article »Weinstein Co Partners With Dalian Wanda For Lion China Release
Weinstein Co Partners With Dalian Wanda For Lion China Release
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