Movie City News Archive for April, 2018
James Cameron Rejects 2001: A Space Odyssey
“I don’t like its sterility. I like a film with a little more emotional balls, just as a movie, to get involved in. But as a work of art, I love it. It had an had an enormous, enormous impact on me, at a certain point.” James Cameron Rejects 2001: A Space Odyssey
Read the full article »Brian Eno
“When I first came up with the idea of utilitarian music, it was very, very unpopular. It meant Muzak. It was music reduced, stripped of its fundamental cultural importance. And that was my biggest hurdle. Artists were supposed to want people’s 100 per cent attention. But what was the least that I could do with music;…
Read the full article »Peter Watkins Looks At “The Dark Side Of The Moon” At The Age Of Eighty-Two
“The global adoption of one language form – in effect a standardization of mass audiovisual media – is a central issue of the media crisis. It means, for example, that a documentary film can basically have much the same form and narrative structure as a Netflix drama series.” Peter Watkins Looks At “The Dark Side…
Read the full article »“For my money, the two smartest people in Auditorium 17 of the AMC Empire 25 in Times Square were Karina Aguilar Guerrero and Jaylin Lugardo. They had made a pallet on the floor between the front row and the screen, with blankets, pillows and stuffed animals. They had portable phone chargers, [food] and coffee. They were going to need every one of those supplies, and I should know — we were all there for the 31-hour “Avengers: Infinity War Marathon” held by AMC Theaters, 11 of the films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe being screened in a row.”
“For my money, the two smartest people in Auditorium 17 of the AMC Empire 25 in Times Square were Karina Aguilar Guerrero and Jaylin Lugardo. They had made a pallet on the floor between the front row and the screen, with blankets, pillows and stuffed animals. They had portable phone chargers, [food] and coffee. They were…
Read the full article »MoviePass Tightening Its Noose
MoviePass Tightening Its Noose
Read the full article »Retrospecting Alan Rudolph
“Alan Rudolph’s cinema became something that could make the medium, for a few moments at a time, a little larger and a little brighter. One now speaks of a Rudolph image as one might a Mizoguchi image, or one by Ford, or Borzage: overfull with emotion that disguises sophistication and cunning.” “Alan Rudolph is one…
Read the full article »Facebook Warns Investors Of Further Unpleasant Cambridge Analytica-Sized Data Leaks Yet To Be Disclosed
Facebook Warns Investors Of Further Unpleasant Cambridge Analytica-Sized Data Leaks Yet To Be Disclosed
Read the full article »Colleges And Universities Flock To Revoke Honorary Degrees To The Convict Bill Cosby
University of San Francisco, Fordham University, Oberlin College, Ohio State University, Tufts University, Brown University, Baylor University, Boston University, Carnegie Mellon, Temple University, Notre Dame University, Johns Hopkins University, Wesleyan University Colleges And Universities Flock To Revoke Honorary Degrees To The Convict Bill Cosby
Read the full article »Temple University Rescinds Bill Cosby Honorary Degree
Temple University Rescinds Bill Cosby Honorary Degree
Read the full article »“Time Warner chairman-CEO Jeff Bewkes received a windfall of stock awards in 2017, pushing his total compensation for the year to $49 million.”
“Time Warner chairman-CEO Jeff Bewkes received a windfall of stock awards in 2017, pushing his total compensation for the year to $49 million.”
Read the full article »“How Bill Cosby’s ‘Pound Cake’ Speech Helped Lead to His Downfall”
“How Bill Cosby’s ‘Pound Cake’ Speech Helped Lead to His Downfall”
Read the full article »Brokaw
"I am facing a long list of grievances from a former colleague who left NBC News angry that she had failed in her pursuit of stardom." Bad look, Brokaw. — Kristopher Tapley (@kristapley) April 27, 2018
Read the full article »“Why Women Never Expected Bill Cosby To Be Convicted”
“We’ve spent lifetimes trying to dismantle rape culture and an environment that protects rapists and abusers instead of their accusers.” “Why Women Never Expected Bill Cosby To Be Convicted”
Read the full article »“The old open Internet was a marvelous gift to readers, a vast cornucopia of great writing upon which we’ve been gorging for the past two decades. But there’s a limit to how long one can keep handing out gifts without some reciprocity. At the end of the day, however much information wants to be free, writers still want to get paid.”
“The old open Internet was a marvelous gift to readers, a vast cornucopia of great writing upon which we’ve been gorging for the past two decades. But there’s a limit to how long one can keep handing out gifts without some reciprocity. At the end of the day, however much information wants to be free,…
Read the full article »Washington Post: NBC News Faces Skepticism Over In-house Sexual Harassment Investigation With Fresh Accusations Against Tom Brokaw
“I don’t think that people who were victims would feel particularly supported by going to someone and asking for help, whether that person was in HR or that person was a colleague.” Washington Post: NBC News Faces Skepticism Over In-house Sexual Harassment Investigation With Fresh Accusations Against Tom Brokaw
Read the full article »First Female Director Boards A Star Trek Big-Screen Episode; S. J. Clarkson Credits Include “Dexter,” “Bates Motel,” “Orange is the New Black,” “Jessica Jones”
First Female Director Boards A Star Trek Big-Screen Episode; S. J. Clarkson Credits Include “Dexter,” “Bates Motel,” “Orange is the New Black,” “Jessica Jones”
Read the full article »New York’s 2015 Cover Story: “‘I’m No Longer Afraid’: 35 Women Tell Their Stories About Being Assaulted by Bill Cosby, and the Culture That Wouldn’t Listen”
New York’s 2015 Cover Story: “‘I’m No Longer Afraid’: 35 Women Tell Their Stories About Being Assaulted by Bill Cosby, and the Culture That Wouldn’t Listen”
Read the full article »Former NBC Anchor Accuses Tom Brokaw Of Sexual Impropriety
“I felt powerless to say no. He could ruin my career. I just remember being frozen.” “I met with Linda Vester on two occasions, both at her request, 23 years ago because she wanted advice with respect to her career at NBC. The meetings were brief, cordial and appropriate, and despite Linda’s allegations, I made…
Read the full article »Terry Gilliam’s Man Who Killed Don Quixote May Be Barred From Cannes By Writ From Producer Paolo Branco
If It’s Not One Thing, Well… Shit. Terry Gilliam’s Man Who Killed Don Quixote May Be Barred From Cannes By Writ From Producer Paolo Branco
Read the full article »Cosby
I’m sure it’s been said, but still: this is a proud day for @phillymag. They broke the Cosby story and rarely get the credit. https://t.co/wIRVN9nUOa — Elon Green (@elongreen) April 26, 2018 The first big story I ever worked on was a 2007 piece by @MarkEbner59 which tried to break the Bill Cosby story years…
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