Movie City News Archive for November, 2017
Rogers Media Cuts Off Money To Viceland Channel
Rogers Media Cuts Off Money To Viceland Channel
Read the full article »AT&T Stephenson To Trump, Sessions: Concessions, But Not Asset Sales Possible Over Time Warner Merger
AT&T Stephenson To Trump, Sessions: Concessions, But Not Asset Sales Possible Over Time Warner Merger
Read the full article »Lasseter versus the fairies
“Two sources recounted Lasseter’s obsession with the young character actresses portraying Disney’s Fairies, a product line built around Tinker Bell. At the animator’s insistence, Disney flew the women to a New York event. One Pixar employee became the designated escort as Lasseter took the young women out drinking one night, and to a party the following…
Read the full article »ESPN layoffs
ESPN’s Latest Firings Total 150
Read the full article »BuzzFeed layoffs
BuzzFeed Layoffs Total 100
Read the full article »Heidi Moore
Possibly the least constructive, least helpful, most weak-minded argument is “what about innocent men?” No innocent men have been accused. — Heidi N Moore (@moorehn) November 29, 2017
Read the full article »Garrison Keillor Breaks Out His Trademark Wit
“Getting fired is a real distinction in broadcasting and I’ve waited fifty years for the honor. All of my heroes got fired. I only wish it could’ve been for something more heroic… If I had a dollar for every woman who asked to take a selfie with me and who slipped an arm around me…
Read the full article »Garrison Keillor Fired
Garrison Keillor Fired From 2011, Keillor Pens And Croons A Love Song From Sally Hemings To Thomas Jefferson From 2007, Dan Savage on The Serial Hypocrisy Of Thrice-Married Keillor
Read the full article »Trump Tweets Snuff Film
Trump Tweets Snuff Film
Read the full article »Slow News Day
A day where a war criminal drinking poison on live television isn't even close to the biggest story of the day. — Oliver Griswold (@originalgriz) November 29, 2017
Read the full article »NBC Fires Matt Lauer
“How do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelation that they have behaved badly? I don’t know the answer to that. But I do know that this reckoning that so many organizations have been going through is important, it’s long overdue and it must result in workplaces where all women, all people, feel…
Read the full article »“‘Let us make this perfectly clear: The tape is very real,’ Natalie Morales, an ‘Access Hollywood’ host, said during Monday’s broadcast. ‘Remember his excuse at the time was “locker room talk.” He said every one of those words.'”
“‘Let us make this perfectly clear: The tape is very real,’ Natalie Morales, an ‘Access Hollywood’ host, said during Monday’s broadcast. ‘Remember his excuse at the time was “locker room talk.” He said every one of those words.’”
Read the full article »Jennifer Lawrence
“Darren just had these ideas and these metaphors. I thought it was amazing, and I trusted him. If he’s got some bombastic idea, like writing God as a narcissistic artist, it’s going to be pretty cool. So I was in before I read anything. The first time I read the script, I threw it across…
Read the full article »“Facebook may soon ask you to ‘upload a photo of yourself that clearly shows your face,’ to prove you’re not a bot.”
“Facebook may soon ask you to ‘upload a photo of yourself that clearly shows your face,’ to prove you’re not a bot.”
Read the full article »Director David Yates On Not Recasting Johnny Depp
“Honestly, there’s an issue at the moment where there’s a lot of people being accused of things, they’re being accused by multiple victims, and it’s compelling and frightening. With Johnny, it seems to me there was one person who took a pop at him and claimed something. I can only tell you about the man…
Read the full article »Rodriguez and his filmmakers will have just two weeks to shoot their new features, and Rodriguez is apparently still eager to see if he’s got what it takes to make it work. So are we! The finished series will air on Verizon Media’s go90 (their “premium mobile entertainment destination”) and the Rodriguez-led El Rey Network.” Indiewire Promotes New Robert Rodriguez TV Series (And Verizon)
“Rodriguez and his filmmakers will have just two weeks to shoot their new features, and Rodriguez is apparently still eager to see if he’s got what it takes to make it work. So are we! The finished series will air on Verizon Media’s go90 (their “premium mobile entertainment destination”) and the Rodriguez-led El Rey Network.”…
Read the full article »Slamdance Slates 18-Title Competition Lineup
Slamdance Slates Eighteen-Title Competition Lineup
Read the full article »For Your Consideration Screenplays Add Beguiled, Last Flag Flying, Wonderstruck
For Your Consideration Screenplays Add Beguiled, Last Flag Flying, Logan, Wonderstruck
Read the full article »Joanna Robinson VF Cover-Stories Ten Years Of Marvel Studios
Joanna Robinson VF Cover-Stories Ten Years Of Marvel Studios
Read the full article »Bilge Ebiri On “Citizen Wiseau” And Capturing The Immigrant Experience
Bilge Ebiri On “Citizen Wiseau” And Capturing The Immigrant Experience
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