Movie City News Archive for February, 2019
“Recollecting a brief youthful encounter with Joseph H. Lewis, as Blu-rays of My Name is Julia Ross and So Dark The Night are released”
“Recollecting a brief youthful encounter with Joseph H. Lewis, as Blu-rays of My Name is Julia Ross and So Dark The Night are released”
Read the full article »Hello, Oscar! Glenn Close Set For Rob Ashford “Sunset Blvd.” Musical
Hello, Oscar! Glenn Close Set For Rob Ashford “Sunset Blvd.” Musical
Read the full article »Nathaniel Taylor
R.I.P. Nathaniel Taylor – Rollo from “Sanford and Son”. pic.twitter.com/j7VRypW7oN — Larry Karaszewski (@Karaszewski) February 28, 2019
Read the full article »A Century of Musso & Frank
“I love the restaurant, the booths on the old side. It’s the real-deal Hollywood. The first time I went might’ve been in the ’70s. It’s true that I ate with Mark Frost in maybe 2012. That lunch at Musso’s started the 18 hours of ‘Twin Peaks: The Return.’” A Century of Musso & Frank
Read the full article »Gibney on Piepler
Richard Plepler to leave HBO. Dismaying. Richard is a great exec, powerful impresario and creative force. Great instinct for stories. Did “Going Clear” “Mea Maxima Culpa” and “The Inventor” with RP. https://t.co/Efk6DNiSlo — Alex Gibney (@alexgibneyfilm) February 28, 2019
Read the full article »HBO CEO Piepler Piped Out
“We’ve created a great and unique enterprise and I know that you will protect its legacy and do all to enhance its future in the years to come.” HBO CEO Piepler Piped Out
Read the full article »Andre Previn
André Previn, the jazz pianist who scored dozens of films and wrote musicals, chamber pieces, and two operas, has died. He was 89.@nytimes — https://t.co/JVRXJOyA53 pic.twitter.com/ua28T7gssl — The Daily (@CriterionDaily) February 28, 2019
Read the full article »Bones
This is just an absolutely huge legal ruling for the TV industry. An arbitrator says Fox and it’s top executives hid millions from BONES creators and committed fraud. https://t.co/50Tx0tEFAE — Matthew Belloni (@THRMattBelloni) February 27, 2019 Dem “Bones”
Read the full article »Bohemian Rhapsody VFX Freelancers Reportedly Owed Tens Of Thousands After Bankruptcy
Bohemian Rhapsody VFX Freelancers Reportedly Owed Tens Of Thousands After Bankruptcy
Read the full article »The Epic Dave Bautista-At-Home-In-Tampa Profile You Didn’t Know You Needed
“He loves America. Bautista’s fortress-like house — gray, split-block, with actual flaming torches on the outer walls — is in the blue-collar neighborhood of Port Tampa, close enough to MacDill Air Force Base to hear the trumpets playing reveille each morning and The Star-Spangled Banner at night. One of his latest tattoos is an American flag blowing…
Read the full article »Netflix Aligns Next Oscar Push
“Oscars matter to talent. Netflix is showing talent that you aren’t lost if you debut on Netflix. You win an Oscar. They’ll use that street cred to attract more talent, so success begets success.” Netflix Aligns Next Oscar Push
Read the full article »Mark Harris Green Book
those of us who are fascinated by and( intentionally or not) overinvest in the Oscars do so because we want the awards to be the most positive possible reflection of where we are now. And this year's awards, in their totality, do reflect our divided moment. I can't regret that,> — Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) February…
Read the full article »“Rotten Tomatoes is fighting back against online trolls, announcing that it will prevent users from commenting on a film before its release date, after a recent barrage of negative online comments targeting the forthcoming Captain Marvel.”
“Rotten Tomatoes is fighting back against online trolls, announcing that it will prevent users from commenting on a film before its release date, after a recent barrage of negative online comments targeting the forthcoming Captain Marvel.”
Read the full article »Oscar Winner And Inventor of Gaffer Tape Ross Howell Was 92
Oscar Winner And Inventor of Gaffer Tape Ross Howell Was 92
Read the full article »“National Geographic should assume a leadership position in documentary films. It is as much of a big brand play for us as it is a business opportunity. These big doc films enable you to work with incredible talent, and support filmmaking at the highest level and support theaters. But in the end, our core business is a television business. Ideally, I’d love to make two to four of these doc films a year. We’ve got some great stuff in development.”
“National Geographic should assume a leadership position in documentary films. It is as much of a big brand play for us as it is a business opportunity. These big doc films enable you to work with incredible talent, and support filmmaking at the highest level and support theaters. But in the end, our core business…
Read the full article »“There were so many great moments throughout the night, and it felt like they were able to shine brighter without a host, who often makes the audience feels like he’s pulling a train—and that train is huge, and the whole thing is exhausting, and all the while we’re supposed to find his frazzled nature endearing, but it’s really just tiring. I use the pronoun “he” here on purpose because, let’s be honest, the hosting thing is like the breaking-news thing—it’s a gig we don’t offer enough to the ladies, even though they are better at it.”
“There were so many great moments throughout the night, and it felt like they were able to shine brighter without a host, who often makes the audience feels like he’s pulling a train—and that train is huge, and the whole thing is exhausting, and all the while we’re supposed to find his frazzled nature endearing,…
Read the full article »“As Costume Designers we struggle with people in our own industry UNDERSTANDING our job, on this one night where the work is supposed to be elevated (look at the international ratings) this is perhaps the most egregious misrepresentation not only of taste (which is subjective) but of value to the film making process. We are not just ‘shoppers,’ as our job is so often misunderstood. We constantly have to explain our job this kind of mockery only underscores frustration. Feels like major steps backwards. SHAME on the Academy for allowing this to be broadcast.”
“As Costume Designers we struggle with people in our own industry UNDERSTANDING our job, on this one night where the work is supposed to be elevated (look at the international ratings) this is perhaps the most egregious misrepresentation not only of taste (which is subjective) but of value to the film making process. We are…
Read the full article »Errol Tatiana
Thank you, Tatiana. https://t.co/DyfgH2llg3 — errolmorris (@errolmorris) February 27, 2019
Read the full article »No Ryan on in Skydance
Thank fucking gods Emma Thompson called Skydance on what it *really* asked female employees: "Hey, you can tank your career by being excluded from this project–your choice! He's probably not harassing anymore?? Maybe/shrug? Anyway good talk!" Smdh that's not a fucking choice. — Mo Ryan (@moryan) February 26, 2019
Read the full article »Mark Cousins on Stanley Donen
“Is that the central theme in your work – the fun of Eden, the joy before the fall? Can we talk through your films to see if that’s true?” Mark Cousins on Stanley Donen
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