Movie City News Archive for March, 2017
Kong China’s Second-Biggest 2017 Opener
Kong China’s Second-Biggest 2017 Opener
Read the full article »Alison Willmore On “The Rise Of The Flesh-Eating Feminist Female Lead”
Alison Willmore On “The Rise Of The Flesh-Eating Feminist Female Lead”
Read the full article »George Lucas Grants USC School of Cinematic Arts With Second $10 Million Endowment Toward Diversity
George Lucas Grants USC School of Cinematic Arts With Second $10 Million Endowment Toward Diversity
Read the full article »Report: Obama To Pen Memoir On Marlon Brando’s Tetiaroa
Report: Obama To Pen Memoir On Marlon Brando’s Tetiaroa
Read the full article »“The Writers Guild asserted that the studios have largely refused to respond to their efforts to address the financial strains that many TV writers in particular are facing amid broad changes in the industry.”
“The Writers Guild asserted that the studios have largely refused to respond to their efforts to address the financial strains that many TV writers in particular are facing amid broad changes in the industry.”
Read the full article »“Rock’s demographic crisis has been a concern for some time. But the spate of deaths over the past 18 months highlights the limited time frame the industry has to buttress its future and figure out how to better attract young audiences and develop young stars.”
“Rock’s demographic crisis has been a concern for some time. But the spate of deaths over the past 18 months highlights the limited time frame the industry has to buttress its future and figure out how to better attract young audiences and develop young stars.”
Read the full article »Academy Launches 2017 Student Academy Awards Competition
THE ACADEMY LAUNCHES 2017 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS® COMPETITION New Expanded International Eligibility: Winners Eligible for Oscars® LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy is now accepting entries for its 2017 Student Academy Awards® competition. All Student Academy Award® winners become eligible for Oscars® consideration. The entry deadline for submissions is Thursday, June 1. New this year, the…
Read the full article »“To Donald Trump, The American City Will Always Be A Dystopic, 1980s-Movie New York”
“To Donald Trump, The American City Will Always Be A Dystopic, 1980s-Movie New York”
Read the full article »Elon Musk Putting A Billion Dollars Toward Preempting An “Artificial Intelligence Apocalypse”
Elon Musk Putting A Billion Dollars Toward Preempting An “Artificial Intelligence Apocalypse”
Read the full article »Looking Back To Toronto’s Renegade UHF CITY-TV, Partial Inspiration For Videodrome
Looking Back To Toronto’s Renegade UHF CITY-TV, Partial Inspiration For Videodrome
Read the full article »Barry Jenkins’ Adaptation Of Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad” Confirmed In Development For Amazon Limited Series
Barry Jenkins’ Adaptation Of Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad” Confirmed In Development For Amazon Limited Series
Read the full article »Amazon Streaming Crackdown On “Extreme” Content
“Amazon might be getting rid of numerous ‘extreme’ indie horror titles from their free queue but the rent or buy option is still available to all filmmakers, and it means more revenue.” Amazon Streaming Cracks Down On “Extreme” Content “Included With Prime”
Read the full article »“TV industry executives and Wall Street skeptics question whether Netflix can add enough subscribers, especially in international markets, to support its breakneck spending pace and justify a $60 billion market capitalization that values Netflix at more than 300-times its 2016 earnings. Netflix’s overall subscriptions grew 25% in 2016 from the previous year to nearly 94 million. Netflix has financed the spending by borrowing money, increasing its debt burden more than seventeen-fold since 2012 from $195.8 million to $3.4 billion.”
“TV industry executives and Wall Street skeptics question whether Netflix can add enough subscribers, especially in international markets, to support its breakneck spending pace and justify a $60 billion market capitalization that values Netflix at more than 300-times its 2016 earnings. Netflix’s overall subscriptions grew 25% in 2016 from the previous year to nearly 94…
Read the full article »Richard Brody On A “Whimsical Yet Impassioned” Installation By Agnès Varda
Richard Brody On A “Whimsical Yet Impassioned” Installation By Agnès Varda
Read the full article »So Sez Phil Clapp, Chief Exec, UK Cinema Association
“Both UK and US box office reached record levels. This year already promises to be even better. 2016 saw a record 900 titles arrive in UK cinemas. If Netflix poses any threat (and we’d be hard pressed to know, given its unwillingness to publish revenue figures), it is to the rest of the home entertainment sector…
Read the full article »“Get Out and I Am Not Your Negro, in their different ways, mock and cheer the death of white racial innocence.”
“Get Out and I Am Not Your Negro, in their different ways, mock and cheer the death of white racial innocence.”
Read the full article »Billionaire Investor Demands Access To Records Of tronc, Free-Spending Publisher Of Los Angeles Times, Over “Poor Corporate Governance”
Billionaire Investor Demands Access To Records Of tronc, Free-Spending Publisher Of Los Angeles Times, Over “Poor Corporate Governance” And – “Ferro has upped the ante. Using shareholders’ money, the company has spent $56 million buying Oaktree’s shares in tronc at $15 each, a 12% premium. This exercise has cost fronc nearly a third of its…
Read the full article »David Milch Boards Possible “True Detective” Third Season, Inspires Peak Blogginess At EW
“At any rate, adding at least some of Milch’s voice into the ‘True Detective’ universe could be very cool for fans of both franchises if this newfound alliance between two strong voices works out.” David Milch Boards Possible “True Detective” Third Season, Inspires Peak Blogginess At EW
Read the full article »Annapurna Pictures Partners With MGM For Some Int’l Distribution Of Theatrical Slate
ANNAPURNA PICTURES PARTNERS WITH METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER ON SELECT INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF FILM SLATE Los Angeles, CA (March 27, 2017) – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) is partnering with Annapurna to distribute all of Annapurna Pictures’ films in select international territories, it was announced today. The multi-year partnership is set to begin this year with Annapurna’s first distribution title, Kathryn…
Read the full article »Rumor: Sony Even Interviewed Warner’s Tsujihara To Replace Michael Lynton
Rumor: Sony Even Interviewed Warner’s Tsujihara To Replace Michael Lynton
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