Movie City News Archive for February, 2019
Anthony Lane Does Not Suffer Oscar
“If you want to see worthy winners, go to a racetrack… For bonus points, add a stream-of-consciousness yammer or an invocation to your chosen deity… The stage was an agora of diversity from first to last, and I would wager that more Spanish was uttered than on any previous Oscars night… The usual tossed salad, I would…
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Fuck 'em. I will distribute the movie myself. — errolmorris (@errolmorris) February 26, 2019
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Magnum Photographer Chien-Chi Chang On The Set of Roma
Read the full article »Smell while Framing Roma
“In many ways, being my own cinematographer was a shortcut, because there were images springing directly out of my memory,” says Cuarón. “I’ve always been involved with the framing and composition for all of my films. It’s something that I design by the inch and discuss with Chivo. Sometimes when I was framing during the…
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In a major change, Rotten Tomatoes will no longer allow users to post audience reviews before a film hits theaters. https://t.co/3ImrFhCMj5 — Los Angeles Times (@latimes) February 26, 2019
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Every contribution counts, but this is absolutely massive. Thanks, #EmmaThompson. pic.twitter.com/NU3EiY2X9l — Tomris Laffly (@TomiLaffly) February 26, 2019
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A big loss for L.A.: Samuel French Bookshop is closing at the end of the month. The store had been in operation since 1947. https://t.co/jfAxKElYhh — Laila Lalami (@LailaLalami) February 26, 2019
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Hi guys! 31 years ago today, ‘Bloodsport’ was released and my Hollywood dream began! What’s your favourite moment from the movie?#JCVD #Bloodsport pic.twitter.com/VYsaSCFeBb — JCVD Official (@JCVD) February 26, 2019
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I, and others, missed some talented people in last night’s #Oscar In Memoriam, so I whipped this up over lunch today. Apologies if I, too, missed anyone. pic.twitter.com/nKNpVY3Jee — Charles de Lauzirika (@Lauzirika) February 25, 2019
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Interviewer: is there something about Green Book that offends you? Spike Lee: pic.twitter.com/fXy2TLM7yc — old two yards (@mxr_ly_) February 25, 2019
Read the full article »History of the Green Book
You can watch the ACTUAL story of the Green Book, which black ppl used to travel safely during Jim Crow, online if you don’t have The Smithsonian chnnel. Check out the full episode of The Green Book: Guide to Freedom on Smithsonian Channel Plus @SCPlus https://t.co/CA17dl69WQ # — Naima Cochrane (@naima) February 25, 2019
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In loving memory of the actors and filmmakers who have passed away in 2018. We will remember you for all time. #TCMRemembers 🎶 “When The Night Is Over" by @LordHuron 🎶 pic.twitter.com/jXp0lYyWeD — TCM (@tcm) December 14, 2018
Read the full article »Rachel Syme on Gaga
gaga is always in character + modes of fame; her public life is more or less unbroken performance; that’s the art (and joyful artifice) of it. currently she’s playing an ingenue enamored w/a co-star, in dialogue w/old school hollywood tropes. whatever she’s doing it’s a Work — rachel syme (@rachsyme) February 25, 2019
Read the full article »Dog Outwits
I have discovered the greatest film of 1908, the greatest film of the 20th century and possibly the greatest film in history.https://t.co/HMJNPdqoPy — Movies Silently (@MoviesSilently) February 25, 2019
Read the full article »Mark Harris
Okay, I REALLY will let this go after today, but this "virtue signaler" shit is snapping me. No, you superannuated Bill Maher fetishists. Every white person to the left of you on any issue of race, culture, and/or representative is not performatively faking it for the crowd.> — Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) February 26, 2019
Read the full article »Lord Sugar Salty
“Britain’s host of ‘The Apprentice’ has called for himself to be given his own special award in recognition of the reality show’s success, after revealing that his wife is upset that he has never been allowed to keep a Bafta statuette. Lord Sugar said it was ‘unbelievable’ that the show had won two Bafta TV awards but…
Read the full article »The Gurus Weigh In, Post-Oscar
Not quite round-ups, but a jolt or three.
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Pc nonsense that Green Book is “racist”. I reported from all over South in fifties and movie is fair picture of both indignities inflicted on black men and women and v moral intentions of the defamed “do gooders” — Harold Evans (@sirharryevans) February 25, 2019
Read the full article »Oscar bump?
Preliminary Nielsen estimates have Oscars viewership at just under 30 million. I wrote about how the number would likely go up from 2017 given how many people had seen the movies, but the increase was *way* below what the trend would suggest.https://t.co/ezqMgX4Xkw pic.twitter.com/5XeGJlOazQ — Philip Bump (@pbump) February 25, 2019
Read the full article »Los Angeles Samuel French Bookstore Closing
Los Angeles Samuel French Bookstore Closing
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