Movie City News Archive for October, 2017
Producers Guild Bans Harvey Weinstein For The Rest Of His Life
Producers Guild, In Unanimous, Unprecedented Move, Bans Harvey Weinstein For The Rest Of His Life
Read the full article »“The picture is very long. It must have been cuttable and should have been. They can’t do better because they can’t play it more than three times a day because it’s just too long, which is of course self-indulgent at the very least, arrogant probably. It’s criminal.” Blade Runner Co-Producer Michael Deeley
“The picture is very long. It must have been cuttable and should have been. They can’t do better because they can’t play it more than three times a day because it’s just too long, which is of course self-indulgent at the very least, arrogant probably. It’s criminal.” Blade Runner Co-Producer Michael Deeley
Read the full article »On The Edit Process Of Getting Blade Runner 2049 Down To 164 Minutes From Four Hours And Two Parts
“Late in the process, I was sitting next to the producer, Andrew Kosove, and he made a comment which I thought was brilliant about the opening line of the film, K saying ‘I hope you don’t mind me taking the liberty. I tried not to drag in any dirt.’ Andrew said it’s a kind of…
Read the full article »Protesters Whisked Away From Polanski Cinémathèque Retrospective
Protesters Whisked Away From Polanski Cinémathèque Retrospective
Read the full article »“How We Made Hellraiser”
“Pinhead represents the Faustian bargain: the things we desire will come at a price.” “How We Made Hellraiser“
Read the full article »Producer Peter Macgregor-Scott Was 69; Films Include The Fugitive, Best Little Whorehouse, The Jerk, Revenge Of The Nerds, Death To Smoochy
“PMS was the total filmmaker. He knew every aspect of production and postproduction. Peter knew everyone’s job and what they needed to execute their craft with finesse. He cared for the well-being of the stars and the craft service personnel with equal concern.” Producer Peter Macgregor-Scott Was 69; Films Include The Fugitive, Best Little Whorehouse, The…
Read the full article »Filmmaker Nina Menkes
“Pretty much everyone within a 1,000-mile radius of the biz is well aware that Sex-for-Work is Standard Operating Procedure in Hollywood. As Quentin Tarantino recently explained, in its treatment of women, Hollywood has been “operating under an almost Jim Crow-like system.” Precisely. Within this system, men are subjects and young women are objects for gratification/consumption.”…
Read the full article »20 Weeks To Oscar: The Known Unknown
I see no rhyme nor reason to hang onto trying to figure out which of this group will be The Ones. I think I can guess 6 with pretty high assurance. But others would intensely disagree. It gets more complicated because many people will get excited about more than 10 of these titles. And there aren’t enough slots.
Read the full article » 9 Comments »Gawker-Defamer Reported On Spacey In 2015
Gawker-Defamer Reported On Kevin Spacey Rumors In 2015
Read the full article »Facebook: We Served Russia-Backed Content To 126,000,000 Americans During The Election, Or One-Third Of The U.S. Population
Facebook: We Served Russia-Backed Content To 126,000,000 Americans During The Election, Or One-Third Of The U.S. Population
Read the full article »Marshall Curry’s A Night At The Garden Is Seven Horrifying Minutes Of One American Moment In The Face Of Nazism
Marshall Curry’s A Night At The Garden Is Seven Horrifying Minutes Of One American Moment In The Face Of Nazism
Read the full article »Victoria Featherstone, Artistic Director, Royal Court Theatre
“I think that many people in the theatre and in the creative industries have been aware of many stories of many people over a lot of years, and Kevin Spacey would be one of the people that people have had concerns about, yes.” Victoria Featherstone, Artistic Director, Royal Court Theatre
Read the full article »Dana Stevens Profiles Indefatigable Producer Christine Vachon
“Figuring out how to work within your resources and still be true to the story, still be true to the vision, it’s a trick, and it’s something a producer and a director really have to do together at some level.” Dana Stevens Profiles Indefatigable Producer Christine Vachon
Read the full article »Amazon Studios, IMDb, Amazon Video Moving To Culver Studios
Amazon Studios, IMDb, Amazon Video Moving To Culver Studios
Read the full article »“To use an allegation of attempted sexual assault against a child as an opportunity to come out? How dare you, Kevin Spacey. When celebrities respond to scandals, they have a team of experienced PR representatives to help craft statements. And what do PR representatives try to do in these circumstances? They try to deflect attention by introducing a new story. In this case, it was their client coming out. Spacey has injured a minority he has publicly refused to associate with until a few hours ago.”
“To use an allegation of attempted sexual assault against a child as an opportunity to come out? How dare you, Kevin Spacey. When celebrities respond to scandals, they have a team of experienced PR representatives to help craft statements. And what do PR representatives try to do in these circumstances? They try to deflect attention by…
Read the full article »“I am sorry that Kevin only saw fit to acknowledge his truth when he thought it would serve him, just as denial served him for so many years.” Zachary Quinto
“I am sorry that Kevin only saw fit to acknowledge his truth when he thought it would serve him, just as denial served him for so many years.” Zachary Quinto
Read the full article »Corey Feldman Says He Will Release Names Of Hw’d Offenders In Crowd-Funded $10 Million Feature
“Believe me, I would love the pain to stop today. This is about creating a cycle of awareness, this is about opening people’s eyes and minds that this is a problem that exists. The soonest that I can have protection, I don’t have to wait until the film is done… the most important thing now…
Read the full article »“Kremlin steps up online crackdown with VPN law”
“Kremlin steps up online crackdown with VPN law”
Read the full article »Netflix Won’t Produce More “House of Cards” After 2018 Binge
“Media Rights Capital and Netflix are deeply troubled by last night’s news concerning Kevin Spacey. In response to last night’s revelations, executives from both of our companies arrived in Baltimore this afternoon to meet with our cast and crew to ensure that they continue to feel safe and supported.” Netflix Won’t Produce More “House of…
Read the full article »“We’ll drag you through the mud by your hair.”New Harvey Weinstein Accusations Reach Back To 1970s
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