Movie City News Archive for April, 2018
Stacey Snider At CinemaCon
“We face a transition — a potential merger that will have lasting implications for the movie business. I have no more insight into this transaction than you do. But I am holding onto the very basics — what helped make The Greatest Showman a hit. Let’s stay dedicated to the future of cinema and passionate…
Read the full article »“I’ve gotta hand it to Mitch Lowe – he realized what its previous owners didn’t – that when you have a subscription business, only two things matter: subscriber acquisition rate (cost to get a new subscriber) and churn rate (how fast you lose them). Supposedly he’s gotten them both close to zero, and it has become the fastest-growing subscription service ever. MoviePass is a great idea that has a window of about 12-18 months to either become a colossus or disappear. In addition to adding subscribers, it needs to get serious and visionary.”
“I’ve gotta hand it to Mitch Lowe – he realized what its previous owners didn’t – that when you have a subscription business, only two things matter: subscriber acquisition rate (cost to get a new subscriber) and churn rate (how fast you lose them). Supposedly he’s gotten them both close to zero, and it has become the fastest-growing subscription…
Read the full article »Brad Pitt’s Plan B And Annapurna Moot Harvey Weinstein Downfall Fiction, “To Which No Stars Or Directors Are Yet Formally Attached,” Based On The Work Of Jodi Kantor And Megan Twohey
Brad Pitt’s Plan B And Annapurna Moot Harvey Weinstein Downfall Fiction, “To Which No Stars Or Directors Are Yet Formally Attached,” Based On The Work Of Jodi Kantor And Megan Twohey
Read the full article »Sandra Ignagni On Twenty-Five Years Of Documentaries At Hot Docs
Sandra Ignagni On Twenty-Five Years Of Documentaries At Hot Docs
Read the full article »“The classical part of the colorful spectacle of BraVo was a cross between the Oscars and Eurovision. ‘I went to the Bolshoi Theatre, and saw how officials and dilettantes, hidden behind the names of people with talent, amused themselves at the expense of state-owned companies,” wrote a theater blogger afterwards. ‘It would have been better if they’d shot the money from the Theater Square into the sky with a big cannon.'”
“The classical part of the colorful spectacle of BraVo was a cross between the Oscars and Eurovision. ‘I went to the Bolshoi Theatre, and saw how officials and dilettantes, hidden behind the names of people with talent, amused themselves at the expense of state-owned companies,” wrote a theater blogger afterwards. ‘It would have been better if they’d…
Read the full article »“Belgium’s prime minister has criticised one of the country’s leading universities over its plan to honour Ken Loach”
“Belgium’s prime minister has criticised one of the country’s leading universities over its plan to honour Ken Loach” “To portray myself as antisemitic simply because I add my voice to those who denounce the plight of Palestinians is grotesque.”
Read the full article »Lynne Ramsay Gives Plain, Good AMA
You can only find out the value of an idea by doing it… oh shit I am quoting Nick Cave here. You gotta trust your instinct if that idea feels right. “What little known or under-seen film would you recommend to any cinephile?” Morvern Callar. “Tips to a good screenplay?” Keep it tight, don’t over-describe,…
Read the full article »People Promotes Gwyneth’s GOOP By Reporting on GOOPcast Banter Of Her Mother Blythe Danner Turning Down Offer Of Tinder, Jdate Or A Vibrator
People Promotes Gwyneth’s GOOP By Reporting on GOOPcast Banter Of Her Mother Blythe Danner Turning Down Offer Of Tinder, Jdate Or A Vibrator
Read the full article »“The idea of Bill Cosby as network kingpin is greeted with enthusiasm by those who appreciate his creative genius and moral commitment. But it doesn’t sit well with some entertainment veterans who have worked with Cosby in a business capacity. The picture that emerges from these sources is of an ego out of control, someone who is not used to hearing ‘No.'” From 1993, Nikki Finke On Bill Cosby’s Hope To Buy All Of NBC
“The idea of Bill Cosby as network kingpin is greeted with enthusiasm by those who appreciate his creative genius and moral commitment. But it doesn’t sit well with some entertainment veterans who have worked with Cosby in a business capacity. The picture that emerges from these sources is of an ego out of control, someone…
Read the full article »“Here’s the 1969 Bill Cosby Routine About Wanting to Drug Women’s Drinks”
“Here’s the 1969 Bill Cosby Routine About Wanting to Drug Women’s Drinks” “Bill Cosby’s Lawyers: Every Woman Who Testified Is a Phony, Lying Slut Out for Money”
Read the full article »Film Finances, Inc. Acquires UK Distrib Signature Entertainment
FFI HOLDINGS PLC ACQUIRES UK’S LEADING FILM DISTRIBUTOR SIGNATURE ENTERTAINMENT LLC London, 26 April 2018 – FFI Holdings PLC (AIM: FFI), the holding company of Film Finances Inc., the world leader in the provision of completion contracts to the entertainment industry for films, television, mini-series and streaming product, announced today that it has acquired Signature Entertainment UK…
Read the full article »The DVD Wrapup: Hostiles, Moon Child, Violent Life, Backstabbing, Strings, Grease at 40, Joe, Ringo and more
It’s difficult to argue that Hostiles was snubbed by the Academy, but outstanding performances by Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike deserved more consideration than they got, as did cinematographer Masanobu “Masa” Takayanagi
Read the full article »Comcast Launches $30.5 Billion Sky Takeover Bid In War With Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox
Comcast Launches $30.5 Billion Sky Takeover Bid In War With Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox
Read the full article »Gawker Slayer Peter Thiel Promises Not To Buy, Scatter The Website’s Ashes
Gawker Slayer Peter Thiel Promises Not To Buy, Scatter The Website’s Ashes
Read the full article »Patton Oswalt on Capture of Golden State Killer Suspect: “I think you got him, Michelle”
Patton Oswalt on Capture of Golden State Killer Suspect: “I think you got him, Michelle”
Read the full article »Olivier Assayas On Cold Water And Career
“Ultimately, if you have to sum up exactly what filmmaking is about, it’s sculpting space.” Olivier Assayas On Cold Water And Career
Read the full article »“Over time, sources say, there were complaints to human resources at both Pixar and Disney Animation. (Disney declined to comment.) A former insider says the thinking was, ‘We have to do everything we can to protect John from himself and keep the truth from the public.’”
“Over time, sources say, there were complaints to human resources at both Pixar and Disney Animation. (Disney declined to comment.) A former insider says the thinking was, ‘We have to do everything we can to protect John from himself and keep the truth from the public.’”
Read the full article »Trailering Godard’s Le Livre de Image 74 sec
Trailering Godard’s Le Livre de Image 74 sec
Read the full article »Charlie Rose Intends To Host #CharlieRoseToo Series Featuring Other Men Who Have Also Hurt Women
Charlie Tina Brown Says Charlie Rose Intends To Host #CharlieRoseToo Series Featuring Other Men Who Have Also Hurt Women
Read the full article »SAG-AFTRA on Unanimous Passage of the Music Modernization Act by the U.S. House of Representatives
SAG-AFTRA Statement on Unanimous Passage of the Music Modernization Act by the U.S. House of Representatives LOS ANGELES (April 25, 2018) – SAG-AFTRA commends the U.S. House of Representatives for unanimously passing the Music Modernization Act [H.R. 5447] today. SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director David White said the following: “Today’s vote by the House is an…
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