Movie City News Archive for March, 2018
After 35-Year Ban, Saudi Arabia Hopes To Become One Of The World’s Top Ten Movie Exhibition Markets In A Decade
After 35-Year Ban, Saudi Arabia Hopes To Become One Of The World’s Top Ten Movie Exhibition Markets In A Decade
Read the full article »“The judge overseeing the government’s antitrust trial against AT&T and Time Warner warned both sides to speed things up.”
“The judge overseeing the government’s antitrust trial against AT&T and Time Warner warned both sides to speed things up.”
Read the full article »Scorsese Launches “The Story of Movies” Curriculum
Scorsese Launches “The Story of Movies” Curriculum
Read the full article »Landmark Theatres Team With MoviePass
Landmark Theatres Team With MoviePass
Read the full article »Richard Rushfield
“The fundamental imbalance here is that studios have to play by basic rules of economics, physics and acceptable cultural norms, while the tech giants can create havens for Nazi propaganda and teen-suicide boosterism; run ads around jokes about beating up Rhianna; blow tens of billions on unwatched misfires and call it all data collection. Not to mention compromise the American…
Read the full article »Amazon Valuation Drops 7%, Or $50 Billion, As Trump Begins Anti-Bezos Campaign
Amazon Valuation Drops 7%, Or $50 Billion, As Trump Begins Anti-Bezos Campaign
Read the full article »“We were brought into a room with Mr Weinstein. That was the first time my colleague had seen him again. He had a long conversation with us, trying to bring us back to the company, apologising for his behaviour. In fact, it was an admission, which my lawyer noted, but was not allowed to leave the room with that piece of paper.”
“We were brought into a room with Mr Weinstein. That was the first time my colleague had seen him again. He had a long conversation with us, trying to bring us back to the company, apologising for his behaviour. In fact, it was an admission, which my lawyer noted, but was not allowed to leave…
Read the full article »“The Diversity of ‘Anne Frank’: Grappling with complex issues of representation, a multiethnic staging offers a version for our fraught times.”
“The Diversity of ‘Anne Frank’: Grappling with complex issues of representation, a multiethnic staging offers a version for our fraught times.”
Read the full article »“I haven’t seen either People’s Light and Theatre’s or Drexel University’s multicultural productions of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank,’ it’s true. I’m sure the casts and teams did fine work. But even without seeing them, I know this much: Anne’s story isn’t multicultural; it’s Jewish.”
“I haven’t seen either People’s Light and Theatre’s or Drexel University’s multicultural productions of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank,’ it’s true. I’m sure the casts and teams did fine work. But even without seeing them, I know this much: Anne’s story isn’t multicultural; it’s Jewish.”
Read the full article »Gay Theatre Gets Hammered by the Canon, Again
“Gay Theatre Gets Hammered by the Canon, Again,” Writes Alisa Solomon
Read the full article »“Arts organisations will need to focus more on older audiences over the next 10 years to cater for England’s ageing population.”
“Arts organisations will need to focus more on older audiences over the next 10 years to cater for England’s ageing population.”
Read the full article »“Fire And Fury” Writer Michael Wolff Digs Deep Into Self For Alumni Mag
“I’ve been a freelance writer my entire career, and, in some sense, I’m the last freelance writer. And I go into this situation and–I know everyone on this beat–I’m the only person without a job. So I can go into these things. That’s how I get access: because I’m me. I make relationships and find…
Read the full article »Edgar Wright And Steven Spielberg Zoom Duel
Edgar Wright And Steven Spielberg Zoom Duel
Read the full article »VETERAN MEDIA & BRAND MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE LISA HALLIDAY JOINS ID AS CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Former Harpo Head of Comms Comes Aboard as ID Sets to Celebrate 25th Anniversary LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK, MARCH 27, 2018 – Respected media, entertainment and brand management executive Lisa Halliday is joining ID as Chief Communications Officer. Halliday brings with her extensive expertise in corporate and crisis communications, media strategy and branddevelopment as well as a long history…
Read the full article »“Sean Penn’s ‘Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff’ is an exercise in ass-showing, a 160-page self-own. We might call it needlessly cynical to promote such a garbage novel as the second coming of ‘The Crying of Lot 49’ just because it was written by a craggy white man with an unearned sense of intellectual superiority and a well-thumbed thesaurus. Nonetheless, Penn was allowed to publish this novel, and Salman Rushdie blurbed it.”
“Behind decorative gabion walls, an elderly neighbor sits centurion on his porch watching Bob with surreptitious soupçon.” “Sean Penn’s ‘Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff’ is an exercise in ass-showing, a 160-page self-own. We might call it needlessly cynical to promote such a garbage novel as the second coming of ‘The Crying of Lot 49’ just because it…
Read the full article »Domee Shi First Woman To Direct A Pixar Short
Domee Shi First Woman To Direct A Pixar Short
Read the full article »“Local News Is Turning Into Trump TV, Even Though Viewers Don’t Want It”
“Local News Is Turning Into Trump TV, Even Though Viewers Don’t Want It”
Read the full article »Trump Eager To Go After Perceived Political Enemy Jeff Bezos And Amazon, Hoping To Crash USPS Deal
“It’s been explained to him in multiple meetings that his perception is inaccurate and that the post office actually makes a ton of money from Amazon.” Trump Eager To Go After Perceived Political Enemy Jeff Bezos And Amazon, Hoping To Crash USPS Deal
Read the full article »Academy Clears President John Bailey of Allegations
Academy Clears President John Bailey of Allegations
Read the full article »Delores Taylor, 85, Co-Writer and Star in Billy Jack Series
Delores Taylor, 85, Co-Writer and Star in Billy Jack Series
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