Movie City News Archive for February, 2018
Spin Puts Its 1993 “SNL Takeover” Issue Online, With Contributions From Adam Sandler, Julia Sweeney, Tim Meadows, David Spade, Dan Aykroyd, Todd Rundgren And Dana Carvey.
Spin Puts Its 1993 “SNL Takeover” Issue Online, With Contributions From Adam Sandler, Julia Sweeney, Tim Meadows, David Spade, Dan Aykroyd, Todd Rundgren And Dana Carvey.
Read the full article »“Hw’d Film Industry Insider Franklin Leonard Threatens Georgia If Anti-LGBTQ Bill Passes”
“Hw’d Film Industry Insider Franklin Leonard Threatens Georgia If Anti-LGBTQ Bill Passes”
Read the full article »“U.S. cable powerhouse and NBCUniversal owner Comcast’s $31 billion bid for European pay TV giant Sky would significantly expand the company’s international reach and revenue abroad, something observers say Wall Street has increasingly been expecting the company to do.”
“U.S. cable powerhouse and NBCUniversal owner Comcast’s $31 billion bid for European pay TV giant Sky would significantly expand the company’s international reach and revenue abroad, something observers say Wall Street has increasingly been expecting the company to do.”
Read the full article »Writer Cynthia Heimel Was 70
“You must just acknowledge deep in your heart of hearts that people are supposed to fuck. It is our main purpose in life, and all those other activities — playing the trumpet, vacuuming carpets, reading mystery novels, eating chocolate mousse — are just ways of passing the time until you can fuck again. Well, maybe not eating chocolate…
Read the full article »Kevin Smith On Near-Death
Kevin Smith On Near-Death
Read the full article »“Hulu Puts Up A Fight”
“Hulu Puts Up A Fight”
Read the full article »German Director Christian Petzold On “A Citizen Without Civilization”
German Director Christian Petzold On “A Citizen Without Civilization”
Read the full article »Pico Iyer Revels In Satyajit Ray’s The Hero
Pico Iyer Revels In Satyajit Ray’s The Hero
Read the full article »Indexing Richard Ayoade
Indexing Richard Ayoade
Read the full article »Alec Baldwin Brings Podcast To ABC Teevee, Debuting Post-Oscar With Jerry Seinfeld
Alec Baldwin Brings Podcast To ABC Teevee, Debuting Post-Oscar With Jerry Seinfeld
Read the full article »Groot
The internet is like Groundhog Day every time I point out first Groot died. Baby Groot has a different personality, a different body, no memories of adult Groot & adult Groot’s sacrifice actually meant something. New round of news stories & collective gasping again & again. https://t.co/gvx7c0g2fF — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) February 27, 2018
Read the full article »Lewis Gilbert, 97, Directed Alfie, Educating Rita, You Only Live Twice, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, Shirley Valentine
Lewis Gilbert, 97, Directed Alfie, Educating Rita, You Only Live Twice, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, Shirley Valentine
Read the full article »Points Made In Twitter Thread About Faraci “Buddhist” Film Criticism Site
Points Made In Twitter Thread About Faraci “Buddhist” Film Criticism Site
Read the full article »“The New York Times is in favor of capitalism because it has been the greatest engine of, it’s been the greatest anti-poverty program and engine of progress that we’ve seen.”
“The New York Times is in favor of capitalism because it has been the greatest engine of, it’s been the greatest anti-poverty program and engine of progress that we’ve seen.”
Read the full article »Disney To Stop Filming in Georgia If Anti-Gay Bill Becomes Law
Disney To Stop Filming in Georgia If Anti-Gay Bill Becomes Law
Read the full article »“What A Wrinkle in Time will offer young girls is an opportunity to finally see herself celebrated onscreen, an opportunity to feel normalized, an opportunity to have and feel a sense of community. This is why representation matters and, most importantly, why audiences should continue to support stories featuring these black girl nerds, and demand that they become an impactful part of the pop culture spectrum.”
“What A Wrinkle in Time will offer young girls is an opportunity to finally see herself celebrated onscreen, an opportunity to feel normalized, an opportunity to have and feel a sense of community. This is why representation matters and, most importantly, why audiences should continue to support stories featuring these black girl nerds, and demand that they…
Read the full article »“Comcast attempting to gatecrash Murdoch takeover of Sky, submitting rival offer to UK broadcaster shareholders of $30.76 Billion”
“Comcast attempting to gatecrash Murdoch takeover of Sky, submitting rival offer to UK broadcaster shareholders of $30.76 Billion”
Read the full article »“Of course, the obvious failures of the Berlinale have their roots in the ossified structure of Germany’s cultural bureaucracy, which also accounts for the dismal state of the country’s filmmaking industry, wherein lifelong—or otherwise contractually inflated—jobs are rewarded through nepotism, rather than for talent and vision… exposing the provincialism that is an enduring trait of the Prussian character.”
“Of course, the obvious failures of the Berlinale have their roots in the ossified structure of Germany’s cultural bureaucracy, which also accounts for the dismal state of the country’s filmmaking industry, wherein lifelong—or otherwise contractually inflated—jobs are rewarded through nepotism, rather than for talent and vision… exposing the provincialism that is an enduring trait of…
Read the full article »20 Weeks To Oscar: A Week To Go
Every one of the five films that is considered to have a real chance of winning Best Picture has a position of strength and a soft underbelly.
Do you want to go through them all again?
I don’t either.
Read the full article » 8 Comments »“The important thing in the case of [WeinsteinCo] is that bankruptcy allows assets to be sold free of liability.”
“The important thing in the case of [WeinsteinCo] is that bankruptcy allows assets to be sold free of liability.”
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