Movie City News Archive for January, 2019
The DVD Wrapup: Nutcracker, Always Room For Giallo, Mondo, Hunter Killer, Slice, Night Is Short, Suburbia, Masanjia and more
Disney decided that “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” had a better ring to it than “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.” And, perhaps, that’s where the studio’s expectations for the holiday movie first hit a wall.
Read the full article »Roma Visa
'#Roma' star's petition for US visa ahead of #Oscars gathers pace https://t.co/plEHLKSyot — The National (@TheNationalUAE) February 1, 2019
Read the full article »Eric Idle on First Reformed
An excellent movie. Brilliant script, wonderful actors, directed superbly. https://t.co/bj9zt0Te5Q — Eric Idle (@EricIdle) February 1, 2019
Read the full article »Peter Jackson Wrestling Fifty-Five Hours Of Unseen Footage and 140 Hours Of Audio To Make A Movie About Creating “Let It Be.”
Peter Jackson Wrestling Fifty-Five Hours Of Unseen Footage and 140 Hours Of Audio To Make A Movie About Creating “Let It Be.”
Read the full article »PAPER Is On It: “Why Bing Liu’s Minding the Gap Might Be the Most Important Doc of 2019”
PAPER Is On It: “Why Bing Liu’s Minding the Gap Might Be the Most Important Doc of 2019″
Read the full article »Academy Restores Songs
To save time, all five songs will be squeezed into a two-minute medley called “The Shallow Place Where I’ll Fight All the Stars Who Trade Their Spurs for Wings.” https://t.co/9OMpbfTSel — Justin Chang (@JustinCChang) January 31, 2019
Read the full article »Movie Theater Overtime
Weird labor fact of the day: Movie theater employees don’t get overtime. https://t.co/HbkZJS07YM pic.twitter.com/b9jevblR6q — Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) January 31, 2019
Read the full article »“That night, a tornado rumbled through the nearby cornfields and suddenly upon the Webster, where the projected image dueled with the pressure growing in my ears and among those in the twenty or so other cars and the top of the concession stand blew and the not-so-tall screen arced lazily for only an instant and suddenly backwards onto the verge. All around, things tumbled and spun and then it was done.”
“That night, a tornado rumbled through the nearby cornfields and suddenly upon the Webster, where the projected image dueled with the pressure growing in my ears and among those in the twenty or so other cars and the top of the concession stand blew and the not-so-tall screen arced lazily for only an instant and…
Read the full article »Penny Lane
.@jghorn: How do you get backers on board with your vision when your vision flies in the face of how it’s always done? @lennypane: “I feel like I’m starting over every time … My secret is that I’m a tenured college professor. I don’t need movies to be successful.” — SundanceFilmFestival (@sundancefest) January 31, 2019
Read the full article »Bezos Leaker
So it seems like the Bezos leaker is Michael Sanchez, the brother of Bezos mistress Lauren Sanchez and a personal and business associate of Trumpworld figures including Roger Stone, Carter Page, and Scottie Nell Hughes. https://t.co/xSNlYhPKEp — Gary Armstrong (@vanityman) January 31, 2019
Read the full article »“Google employees can no longer use their internal smartphone apps that run on Apple’s iOS, following a decision by Apple the company broke its rules”
“Google employees can no longer use their internal smartphone apps that run on Apple’s iOS, following a decision by Apple the company broke its rules”
Read the full article »Bilge Ebiri On Alison Klayman’s The Brink
“How do you make a movie about a horrible person without becoming a vessel by which he can broadcast his horrible ideas?” Bilge Ebiri On Alison Klayman’s The Brink
Read the full article »Composer Cliff Martinez On His Three-Decade Career
“The biggest change is just the endurance to do a 16-hour movie in the case of ‘Too Old To Die Young.’ It’s ten episodes around 90 minutes apiece. I warned Nic Winding Refn, you better drink a lot of coffee and get a lot of sleep. ‘Too Old To Die Young’ has gone on for a…
Read the full article »Ultraviolet “Movie Locker” Deep-Sixed
“The marketplace for collecting entertainment content was very small when Ultraviolet started. It was siloed into walled gardens at the time.” Ultraviolet “Movie Locker” Deep-Sixed
Read the full article »Stars Displeased With Distributor Failing To Put Cash Dollars Behind Serenity
“We tested and retested the film — with audiences and critics alike — and the data demonstrated that the film was not going to be able to perform at our initial expectations, so we adjusted our budget and marketing tactics accordingly. Regardless of the spend, it’s next to impossible for an adult-skewing drama to overcome…
Read the full article »Cummings Queries Keaton
Dear @MichaelKeaton, I'm making my new film in Utah in March and I wrote a part for you in it. You are one of the reasons why I make movies at all, I don't think it can be played by anyone else, and I would love for you to consider it. I hope you're well,…
Read the full article »Asghar Farhadi In The NYT Magazine
“I believe that art in the face of censorship is like water in the face of a stone. The water will find a way to flow around it.” Asghar Farhadi In The NYT Magazine
Read the full article »Anne Thompson Tots Up The Park City Millions
Anne Thompson Tots Up The Park City Millions
Read the full article »Saltz Saw
Jerry Saltz On Jake Gyllenhaal and “Velvet Buzzsaw”
Read the full article »Avi Lerner Avers All Of Hollywood Gets Behind His Bryan Singer Hire
“I have got a reason why I doubt that he has done it.” Avi Lerner Avers All Of Hollywood Gets Behind His Bryan Singer Hire
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