Movie City News Archive for June, 2018
China Online Companies Left To Translate Gov’t Censorship
China Online Companies Left To Translate Gov’t Censorship
Read the full article »Apple’s Latest Version Of Safari Will Stymie Facebook, Google Tracking
Apple’s Latest Version Of Safari Will Stymie Facebook, Google Tracking
Read the full article »Hulu Takes Sundance Award-Winning Minding The Gap With Day-And-Date Theatrical Via Magnolia
Hulu Takes Sundance Award-Winning Minding The Gap With Day-And-Date Theatrical Via Magnolia
Read the full article »SUNDANCE AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY ‘MINDING THE GAP’ ACQUIRED BY HULU
Santa Monica, CA (June 5, 2018) – Hulu today announced that the company has acquired the rights to MINDING THE GAP, a moving documentary from director Bing Liu about three young men who bond across racial lines to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. Ten years later, while facing adult responsibilities, unsettling revelations force them…
Read the full article »Jordan Peele First Look Goes To Amazon
Jordan Peele First Look For Series Goes To Amazon
Read the full article »Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty
Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty video
Read the full article »Harvey Weinstein Due Tuesday In NY Court On Rape Charge
Harvey Weinstein Due Tuesday In NY Court On Rape Charge
Read the full article »How The Truman Show Predicted Our Future
How The Truman Show Predicted Our Future
Read the full article »"Steven Soderbergh, a visual director? Are you kidding? Give me an example of a great, visually memorable scene at Soderbergh or a silent sequence based on the staging … I saw an episode of The Knick and there is nothing that really blushed me visually in." — Brian De Palma — Nick Newman (@Nick_Newman) June…
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Though, I will say that De Palma's simplistic hot take on Soderbergh's filmmaking makes me think he should sign up for an account here and join Film Twitter. — Steven Santos (@stevensantos) June 5, 2018
Read the full article »Divining The Historic Flameout Of Solo In China
“There is just no audience base for these movies.” Divining The Historic Flameout Of Solo In China
Read the full article »The “Countless Stories” Of Jennifer Jason Leigh
“A lot of my favorite films are Woody Allen films, but I wouldn’t work with him.” The “Countless Stories” Of Jennifer Jason Leigh
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“I feel when they find people who harass innocent women and men, it’s a good thing that they’re exposing them. But you know I, I should be the poster boy for the Me Too movement. Because I have worked in movies for 50 years. I’ve worked with hundreds of actresses and not a single one—big…
Read the full article »Turkish Documentarians Çayan Demirel and Ertuğrul Mavioğlu Accused of “Terrorist Offenses”
Turkish Documentarians Çayan Demirel and Ertuğrul Mavioğlu Accused of “Terrorist Offenses”
Read the full article »Motivating “NoBudge” And Microcinema Streamer Kentucker Audley
Motivating “NoBudge” And Microcinema Streamer Kentucker Audley
Read the full article »Wesley Morris Queries “Canon”
Wesley Morris Queries “Canon”
Read the full article »“The document is being treated by Chinese internet firms as a mandate from the Cyberspace Administration. As such, it constitutes a blueprint for censorship that underscores the fine-grained control authorities have exerted over public expression under President Xi Jinping, who has overseen a broad reinvigoration of the Communist Party’s supervision over Chinese life.”
“A window into the government’s paranoid fears” “The document is being treated by Chinese internet firms as a mandate from the Cyberspace Administration. As such, it constitutes a blueprint for censorship that underscores the fine-grained control authorities have exerted over public expression under President Xi Jinping, who has overseen a broad reinvigoration of the Communist…
Read the full article »The Weekend Report
Despite a sharp sophomore drop Solo: A Star Wars Story held the lead in weekend movie going with an estimated $29.5 million. A trio of new national releases failed to create more than a ripple with Adrift at least providing a respectable start with $11.5 million in third position. The paranoid thriller Upgrade actually exceeded expectations with a $4.4 million start while the stunt hijinx of Action Point pancaked with a grim $2.3 million debut.
Read the full article »$15 Million Syracuse “Film Hub” Built By “Frequent Donors” To Governor Cuomo Under Federal Corruption Charges Sold For $1
$15 Million Syracuse “Film Hub” Built By “Frequent Donors” To Governor Cuomo Under Federal Corruption Charges Sold For $1
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