Movie City News Archive for June, 2018
“There is a moment in Ocean’s 8 when Anne Hathaway throws up. Just full-on vomits. Her character, movie star and Met Gala co-chair, is poised and unattainable, but it’s in the moment that she throws up that she becomes the standout character in a film of all-star actresses. The comedy up to that point is all one-liners and snark. But it’s Anne Hathaway’s full-body convulsions in a floor length gown that remind you that while Hathaway isn’t the first to throw up for comedic effect, she might be the funniest person to ever do it. It’s a small moment, but it counts.”
“There is a moment in Ocean’s 8 when Anne Hathaway throws up. Just full-on vomits. Her character, movie star and Met Gala co-chair, is poised and unattainable, but it’s in the moment that she throws up that she becomes the standout character in a film of all-star actresses. The comedy up to that point is all one-liners and…
Read the full article »Alison Steadman
“As an actor, I have periods of intense work and then a break. As you get older, learning lines gets harder, since your brain is slower. I have a little office space at home where I often stare out the window at the bird feeders in the garden.” Alison Steadman
Read the full article »Morgan Neville on making a movie about Fred Rogers’s “radical kindness”
Morgan Neville on Documenting Fred Rogers’ “Radical Kindness”
Read the full article »“Anthony Bourdain was a modern Mister Rogers, encouraging viewers to expand their horizons”
“Anthony Bourdain was a modern Mister Rogers, encouraging viewers to expand their horizons”
Read the full article »The True Man’s World: The Men of Michael Mann
“The True Man’s World”: The Men of Michael Mann
Read the full article »A Diary Of Two Weeks in the Peruvian Jungle At Werner Herzog’s Filmmaking Workshop
A Diary Of Two Weeks in the Peruvian Jungle At Werner Herzog’s Filmmaking Workshop
Read the full article »Writer David Simon Banned From Twitter for Cursing Trolls With Death By Boils
Writer David Simon Banned From Twitter for Cursing Trolls With Death By Boils
Read the full article »The Weekend Report
The girls were back in town as the debut of Ocean’s 8 topped weekend moviegoing with an estimated $41.5 million. Shocker Hereditary exceeded expectations with $12.9 million to rank fourth and dystopian Hotel Artemis opened to a blah $3.1 million. All three new releases were propelled by female performers.
Read the full article »Greg Berlanti Signs “Massive” Six-Year Renewal With WB TV Valued at $300 Million-Plus
Greg Berlanti Signs “Massive” Six-Year Renewal With WB TV Valued at $300 Million-Plus
Read the full article »“The Complete Conceptual History of The Millennium Falcon or How I Started Worrying and Lost My Mind Completely Over a Fictional Spaceship Someone Please Do Something Send Help Why Are You Still Reading Someone Do Something”
“The Complete Conceptual History of The Millennium Falcon or How I Started Worrying and Lost My Mind Completely Over a Fictional Spaceship Someone Please Do Something Send Help Why Are You Still Reading Someone Do Something”
Read the full article »Horror 2018: a Family Affair
Horror 2018: a Family Affair
Read the full article »“Good food, good eating, is all about blood and organs, cruelty and decay. It’s about sodium-loaded pork fat, stinky triple-cream cheeses, the tender thymus glands and distended livers of young animals. It’s about danger – risking the dark, bacterial forces of beef, chicken, cheese, and shellfish.”
“Good food, good eating, is all about blood and organs, cruelty and decay. It’s about sodium-loaded pork fat, stinky triple-cream cheeses, the tender thymus glands and distended livers of young animals. It’s about danger – risking the dark, bacterial forces of beef, chicken, cheese, and shellfish.”
Read the full article »“Those whisper campaigns where you can anonymously ruin someone’s Hollywood career forever need to stop. Now,” Writes Lexi Alexander
“Those whisper campaigns where you can anonymously ruin someone’s Hw’d career forever need to stop. Now,” Writes Lexi Alexander
Read the full article »John Lasseter Out At Disney and Pixar At End Of Year; Consultant Until Then
John Lasseter Out At Disney and Pixar At End Of Year; Consultant Until Then
Read the full article »Bourdain
I wrote about my pal Tony https://t.co/4STkQsUxVV — your friend Helen (@hels) June 8, 2018
Read the full article »Ray Pride Talks To Dan Mirvish About Unearthing Jules Feiffer’s Bernard and Huey
Ray Pride Talks To Dan Mirvish About Unearthing Jules Feiffer’s Bernard and Huey
Read the full article »“Three Top 42West Publicists Depart to Start Own Company”
“Three Top 42West Publicists Depart to Start Own Company”
Read the full article »New Yorker on Bourdain
News of Anthony Bourdain’s death, reportedly by suicide, did not compute. Who was more volcanically alive? https://t.co/7anIEwa3io — TNY Culture Desk (@CultureDesk) June 8, 2018
Read the full article »New Yorker Editor David Remnick on Anthony Bourdain
New Yorker Editor David Remnick on Anthony Bourdain
Read the full article »Wells on Bourdain
Here's @Pete_Wells with a first cut on Bourdain. https://t.co/W4AzTJWE3h — Sam Sifton (@SamSifton) June 8, 2018
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