Movie City News Archive for January, 2018
“Majority” Shingle Launched For Female Filmmakers by Senain Kheshgi and Jonathan Ker
“We saw this as an opportunity to create a space for women directors to speak directly to consumers through their work and artistry.” “Majority” Shingle Launched To Nurture And Employ Female Filmmakers by Senain Kheshgi and Jonathan Ker
Read the full article »Cuaron On Escalante
A dos días de su estreno, @Cinemex eliminó de su programación LA REGION SALVAJE de Amat Escalante, ganador al mejor director en el Festival de Venecia 2016. La excusa, no tener espacio por la cantidad de títulos. Esto es ofensivo e indignante. Espero @Cinemex reconsidere. — Alfonso Cuaron (@alfonsocuaron) January 31, 2018 Alfonso Cuaron on…
Read the full article »“Starting with Gawker and L.A. Weekly, we’re backing up entire news sites that might be threatened by the ‘billionaire problem,’ in which wealthy buyers can erase coverage they dislike.” Freedom of the Press Foundation Announces
“Starting with Gawker and L.A. Weekly, we’re backing up entire news sites that might be threatened by the ‘billionaire problem,’ in which wealthy buyers can erase coverage they dislike.” Freedom of the Press Foundation Announces
Read the full article »Writers Guild Sets “Zero Tolerance” For Sexual Harassment
“Zero tolerance does not mean the absence of due process, or that there is a one-size-fits-all punishment for every incident. The WGAW supports a fair and legal process that is consistently and transparently applied.” Writers Guild Sets “Zero Tolerance” For Sexual Harassment
Read the full article »Ezra Swerdlow, 64, Producer On 21 Jump Street, Hannah and Her Sisters, Wag the Dog, Enchanted, Zombieland, Spaceballs
Ezra Swerdlow, 64, Producer On 21 Jump Street, Hannah and Her Sisters, Wag the Dog, Enchanted, Zombieland, Spaceballs
Read the full article »The New Passion Of The Mel
“The Resurrection. Big subject. Oh, my God.” The New Passion Of The Mel
Read the full article »“Money, until the festival approached its end, wasn’t doing much flowing toward films helmed by women directors. Films were being snapped up, but it was only in the second weekend that major deals were done for women-helmed scripted fare like Leave No Trace and The Tale. This may have been a female-driven Sundance, but the narrative that started a few days in and built to an apparently firm verdict by the end was that this year’s festival was a disappointment, a down cycle, devoid of any obvious breakouts. It’s hard not to see these two things as related, especially with unnamed but apparently powerful distributors tellingly grumbling to Variety, ‘Who are these movies for?'”
“Money, until the festival approached its end, wasn’t doing much flowing toward films helmed by women directors. Films were being snapped up, but it was only in the second weekend that major deals were done for women-helmed scripted fare like Leave No Trace and The Tale. This may have been a female-driven Sundance, but the narrative that started a few…
Read the full article »“The staff of Disney Animation Studios will gather on the lot for a ‘Day of Listening,’ with human-resources professionals present. The gathering, which Disney veterans say is unprecedented for the Burbank-based animation unit, comes as sources with ties to both Disney Animation and Pixar Animation Studios speculate that John Lasseter, who oversees both companies but has been on leave since November, will not return from what was characterized by Disney as a six-month ‘sabbatical.'”
“The staff of Disney Animation Studios will gather on the lot for a ‘Day of Listening,’ with human-resources professionals present. The gathering, which Disney veterans say is unprecedented for the Burbank-based animation unit, comes as sources with ties to both Disney Animation and Pixar Animation Studios speculate that John Lasseter, who oversees both companies but…
Read the full article »College Roommates Nellie Killian And Jennie Slate Talk About Programming Women’s Voices on Film
“The time is now to listen to these women’s stories and as I was putting it together I realized that that refrain of ‘listen to women’—people kept on saying it like it was a burden to bear. Like, ‘You have to listen to women, even though it’s a bummer,’ and I was like, ‘It’s not…
Read the full article »Trump Dept. of Commerce Paper Tariffs Could Cost Jobs at U.S. Publishers
“With all the issues that we have going on in the world and the country, to see [the government] focusing in one mill which has complained about unfair pricing seems ludicrous to me. It’s bizarre. I don’t understand it. I don’t agree with it. I think this is one of the things that makes people…
Read the full article »After Sexual Harassment Allegations, University of Iowa Removing Name Of Elderly Gambling Billionaire Steve Wynn From Institute
After Sexual Harassment Allegations, University of Iowa Removing Name Of Elderly Gambling Billionaire Steve Wynn From Institute
Read the full article »Rose McGowan To Weinstein: Don’t Try to “Slut-Shame” Me
Rose McGowan To Weinstein: Don’t Try to “Slut-Shame” Me
Read the full article »Connie Sawyer, 105, Film’s Oldest Working Actress
Connie Sawyer, 105, Film’s Oldest Working Actress
Read the full article »Anonymous Content
“Our collaboration will push New York Times stories onto new screens and new platforms.” Anonymous Content
Read the full article »Cesar Nominations Go To Au revoir là-haut, Barbara, C’est la Vie And A Record 13 For BPM
Cesar Nominations Go To Au revoir là-haut, Barbara, C’est la Vie And A Record 13 For BPM
Read the full article »Charting The Hit Trajectory Of The Greatest Showman
Charting The Hit Trajectory Of The Greatest Showman
Read the full article »True Gens
hahahaha 22 and under we know what to call you all now https://t.co/lpSEsMv7dA — NYT Styles (@NYTStyles) January 31, 2018
Read the full article »Alex Balk’s Fine, Fond Farewell To What The Awl Was And Now Is No More
Alex Balk‘s Fine, Fond Farewell To What The Awl Was And Now Is No More
Read the full article »Much Smaller Village Voice Staff Returning To Paper’s Longtime Cooper Square Haunt
Much Smaller Village Voice Staff Returning To Paper’s Longtime Cooper Square Haunt
Read the full article »“For years, predating the history of Marvel Studios itself, people asked me about superhero fatigue and if it was a fad or a phase. I say, if they’re all different, if they’re all special, nobody will get tired of these things before we at Marvel Studios will, since we live and breathe these things 24 hours a day. You make films like Thor: Ragnarok, like Homecoming, like Guardians of the Galaxy, certainly like Panther, and the upcoming Infinity War to keep it interesting and change it up. And we will continue to do that.”
“For years, predating the history of Marvel Studios itself, people asked me about superhero fatigue and if it was a fad or a phase. I say, if they’re all different, if they’re all special, nobody will get tired of these things before we at Marvel Studios will, since we live and breathe these things 24…
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