Movie City News Archive for January, 2019
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Bravo!!! That makes 37 individuals taking the #4percentChallenge. Who will be next? @TessaThompson_x @franklinleonard @ninajacobson @paulfeig https://t.co/CLzOLpnMTP — Annenberg Inclusion Initiative (@Inclusionists) January 27, 2019
Read the full article »Has @TheAcademy considered that people at the Oscar show, backstage and in the house, can tweet the winners being taped during the commercials before they have time to edit their wins into the broadcast? — Anne Thompson (@akstanwyck) January 27, 2019
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Alan Canter, owner of Los Angeles landmark Canter's Deli, dies at 82 https://t.co/y720wfF5vF — L.A. Times: L.A. Now (@LANow) January 26, 2019
Read the full article »Decker
So many great women-directed movies came out this year… Relieved that @sundancefest celebrates female directors! And honored that @tnyfrontrow gave #madelinesmadeline 5 Oscars!!! https://t.co/c1JmEuFUcM — Josephine Decker (@JosephineJambox) January 27, 2019
Read the full article »Amazon Studios Fronts $13 Million For U. S.-Only For Nisha Gantara and Mindy Kaling’s Last Night
Amazon Studios Fronts $13 Million For U. S.-Only For Nisha Gantara and Mindy Kaling’s Last Night
Read the full article »Desiree Akhavan Regrets Rhinoplasty
“The nose job is a problematic Iranian rite of passage I had spent years successfully dodging, but my defenses were down. I probably would have undergone a lobotomy if someone told me it would turn me into a muse.” Desiree Akhavan Regrets Rhinoplasty
Read the full article »Godard’s Only Interview For Image Book, Translated
“Every film is subtitled because the images are not interesting. And a story has to be followed. It’s always a story about a man who meets a lady and then there are problems… So, you need subtitles. And then, you read the text but if the text and the image are interesting at the same…
Read the full article »“In this moment of women rising up to the challenges and the potential of claiming our power together, Roma is a must-see movie for women from all walks of life.”
“In this moment of women rising up to the challenges and the potential of claiming our power together, Roma is a must-see movie for women from all walks of life.”
Read the full article »Eug On Agent Hugs
Just ran into an agent from LA. Haven’t seen him in awhile and I went in for a hug. He pushed back immediately, saying, “No hugs at Sundance!” He paused a beat and then added, “But I love you very much…” #Sundance #NoHugsAtSundance #ButILoveYouVeryMuch pic.twitter.com/QDeDmZyuwp — eugene hernandez (@eug) January 26, 2019
Read the full article »Amber Tamblyn
“What we must build next has to be built together, equally, across industries and job titles. A system that will allow all of our voices to prosper and succeed.” Amber Tamblyn
Read the full article »Facebook Panopticon
They will build the largest surveillance system ever conceived and will sell it under the banner of consumer encryption. — Sarah Jamie Lewis (@SarahJamieLewis) January 25, 2019
Read the full article »AOC Elevates D.C. Above P.C.; Job Before Doc
AOC Elevates D.C. Above P.C.; Job Before Doc This clip was made at the very beginning of our journey – before anyone knew what was happening. It’s wild to see now. cc: @jubileefilms pic.twitter.com/Djp9Vo2Y8m — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 26, 2019
Read the full article »Academy Reacts To Brit Protests Over True-Crime Short About Children Who Murder A Toddler
“Detainment was voted on by Academy members. When making their choices, each individual applies their own judgment regarding the films’ creative, artistic and technical merits. We understand that this will not alleviate the pain experienced by the family; however we hope it clarifies the Academy’s neutral role in the voting process.” Academy Reacts To Brit Protests…
Read the full article »Festspeak
“I think when we’re looking at these multiverses, we have to be very careful about who is not included in those worlds.” – @scarahnellis #NewFrontier #PowerOfStory — SundanceFilmFestival (@sundancefest) January 26, 2019
Read the full article »Brit Cinemas Have Best Year Since 1970
Brit Cinemas Have Best Year Since 1970
Read the full article »Has Sony Stemmed Slowdown?
“Tom has been able to build franchises for the studio with the bits and pieces that Sony has and launch them out of thin air.” Has Sony Stemmed Slowdown?
Read the full article »Nomo PC Fomo
Don’t have Fomo looking at all those people dressed nicely in the snow, all of that is bullshit that surrounds the real purpose, making risky and challenging film. Focus on making movies with your friends in blue jeans, everything else is silly. pic.twitter.com/xiHdcxyCLV — Jim Cummings (@jimmycthatsme) January 26, 2019
Read the full article »Abbey Bender Revisits Emmanuelle: “What’s Wrong With Being Sexy?”
Abbey Bender Revisits Emmanuelle: “What’s Wrong With Being Sexy?”
Read the full article »“At 86, Legrand continues to live up to the saying that if you want something done, ask a busy person. He is a little frail now, and occasionally he has trouble remembering the name of a friend or a film from long ago. But nothing – not even an illness that struck him during a flight on a Russian airliner, putting him in a coma – will make him pause to rest on the laurels amassed, in particular, from writing the scores for more than 200 films, winning Oscars and Grammys.”
“At 86, Legrand continues to live up to the saying that if you want something done, ask a busy person. He is a little frail now, and occasionally he has trouble remembering the name of a friend or a film from long ago. But nothing – not even an illness that struck him during a…
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