Movie City News Archive for September, 2017
More Tales From Texas On Harry Knowles And His Influence
“Ain’t It Cool isn’t as relevant as it once was, but it’s still weird, you see him around town and he has these screenings and stuff, and he acts like… he rolls up and he acts like he’s the king of Austin. And I’ve seen many people who continue to be very friendly to him,…
Read the full article »Nayantara Roy On How Journalistic Documentaries Check Facts
Nayantara Roy On How Journalistic Documentaries Check Facts
Read the full article »China Yanks Youth, China-Vietnam Border War Pic As Part Of National Day Holiday Crackdown
“Discussions with the film administration bureau and other relevant parties” China Yanks Youth, China-Vietnam Border War Pic As Part Of National Day Holiday Crackdown
Read the full article »Mel Gibson’s Oxford English Dictionary Picture Still Stalled In Post
Mel Gibson’s Unfinished Oxford English Dictionary Picture Still Stalled In Post
Read the full article »“Pivot” To Video Costing Sites As Much As Sixty Percent Of Traffic
“Pivot” To Video Costing Sites At Least Sixty Percent Of Traffic
Read the full article »Tim League Publishes Statement On Behalf Of Fantastic Fest
“We’re now a big company with over 4,500 employees. We have over a million guests come through our doors every month… the most important thing I can do right now is to travel to all of our theaters, talk with our staff and listen… we have taken some first steps on the path to listening and ensuring…
Read the full article »Austin Film Critics Boot Harry Knowles
“After obtaining a substantial majority vote from membership, we have made the decision to remove Harry Knowles from our group. We feel this is the best choice for our organization and for the future of the Austin film community.” Austin Film Critics Boot Harry Knowles
Read the full article »“Christopher Nolan’s epic movie about the rescue of the British army from the beaches of northeastern France in May 1940 has become a worldwide box office success. This is splendid news for its makers, and can do no harm to American, Taiwanese, or for that matter Rajput audiences. In the eyes of some of us, however, its impact upon the British people is calamitous at this moment in our fortunes.”
“Christopher Nolan’s epic movie about the rescue of the British army from the beaches of northeastern France in May 1940 has become a worldwide box office success. This is splendid news for its makers, and can do no harm to American, Taiwanese, or for that matter Rajput audiences. In the eyes of some of us,…
Read the full article »Placing Mother! In The Lineage Of Artaud’s Theater Of Cruelty
Placing Mother! In The Lineage Of Artaud’s Theater Of Cruelty
Read the full article »Czech Actor Jan Tříska, 80, Falls From Prague Bridge; Movies Include Ragtime, The Karate Kid Part III, People vs. Larry Flynt
Czech Actor Jan Tříska, 80; Movies Include Ragtime, The Karate Kid Part III, People vs. Larry Flynt
Read the full article »The Josie And The Pussycats Reevaluation Continues
The Josie And The Pussycats Reevaluation Continues
Read the full article »“Even with Carrie, my feeling was, ‘They’re gonna make this movie. If it’s a success, it will help me do what I want to do, which is to write books.’ James M. Cain did an interview near the end of his life where the reporter said, ‘They ruined your books for the movies,’ and Cain snapped his head around and pointed at the bookshelf and said, ‘No they didn’t, they’re all right there.'”
“Even with Carrie, my feeling was, ‘They’re gonna make this movie. If it’s a success, it will help me do what I want to do, which is to write books.’ James M. Cain did an interview near the end of his life where the reporter said, ‘They ruined your books for the movies,’ and Cain snapped his…
Read the full article »“For the first time in Disneyland’s 62-year history, the entertainment giant is facing serious opposition from Anaheim politicians.”
“For the first time in Disneyland’s 62-year history, the entertainment giant is facing serious opposition from Anaheim politicians.”
Read the full article »“Dabney had this corner booth where he always liked to sit. Whenever Harry Dean got to Dan Tana’s first, he made a point of taking that corner booth so Dabney couldn’t sit there. Harry thought that mocking someone for the things they thought were important was good for your soul.”
“Dabney had this corner booth where he always liked to sit. Whenever Harry Dean got to Dan Tana’s first, he made a point of taking that corner booth so Dabney couldn’t sit there. Harry thought that mocking someone for the things they thought were important was good for your soul.”
Read the full article »1. Scooplet: 6 months after being pushed out of Fox News, Bill O’Reilly will return to the network + appear on Hannity’s program as a guest
1. Scooplet: 6 months after being pushed out of Fox News, Bill O’Reilly will return to the network + appear on Hannity’s program as a guest — Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) September 25, 2017
Read the full article »“I cannot imagine that any woman who has read the perverse, drooling-fanboy shit that passes for film criticism in Knowles’ head hadn’t long ago come to the conclusion that he is a mega creep. This is not some anonymous fanboy writing on a blog that no one reads. Hollywood has courted this guy, feted him. He’s made a lot of money off this junk, and he’s made it more difficult for other critics to be taken seriously. And Ain’t It Cool News is still an extremely popular site. t won’t make a lick of difference. Knowles’ career will barely be impacted by it.”
“I cannot imagine that any woman who has read the perverse, drooling-fanboy shit that passes for film criticism in Knowles’ head hadn’t long ago come to the conclusion that he is a mega creep. This is not some anonymous fanboy writing a blog that no one reads. Hollywood has courted this guy, feted him. He’s…
Read the full article »“Given the recent allegations against Harry Knowles of behavior impossible to defend I can not, in good conscience, continue to contribute to the brand I helped build over the last 20 years.”
“Given the recent allegations against Harry Knowles of behavior impossible to defend I can not, in good conscience, continue to contribute to the brand I helped build over the last 20 years.”
Read the full article »Staff Deserts Ain’t-It-Cool News
Staff Deserts Ain’t-It-Cool News
Read the full article »David Lynch’s Cinematographer Peter Deming
“There’s no real explaining of narrative at all. You don’t really go out of your way stylistically to make connections between scenes, unless there was something David consciously wanted to connect.” David Lynch’s Cinematographer Peter Deming (In Arri-Partnered Post)
Read the full article »The Wrap Leads With Harry Knowles Denial Of Sexual Assault Claims, Adding No New Material Beyond Basic Social Media Trawl
“Neither the Leagues nor Knowles responded to The Wrap’s requests for comment; Baker could not be reached for comment.” Wrap Leads With Harry Knowles Denial Of Sexual Assault Claims, Adding No New Material Beyond Basic Social Media Trawl
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