Movie City News Archive for February, 2019
Spirits
I love the Spirit nominees this year, even more so after what’s turned out to be a fairly brutal awards season. — Dylan Marchetti (@dylanmarchetti) February 23, 2019 This year the Spirit Awards are The Oscars and the Oscars are The Razzies. — Chris Kelly (@imchriskelly) February 23, 2019
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Aubrey Plaza takes a dig at the #oscars while hosting the #SpiritAwards: "Their first choice to host was no one, but they're booked for tomorrow." https://t.co/HmtM7FQuwZ pic.twitter.com/Eq8RCaohWR — Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 23, 2019
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First Reformed is in some respects the significant American film event of 2018. That Paul Schrader made his strongest, purest and most complete film after 40 years of accomplishment is reason to rejoice. — larryagross (@larryagross) February 23, 2019
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Vanity Fair Party 2018. pic.twitter.com/txG2OAFgCA — Ava DuVernay (@ava) February 23, 2019
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Gene Kelly performing "Singin' in the Rain" in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952) dir. Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly [1/2] #RIPStanleyDonen pic.twitter.com/2I4ZvV366Q — Dancer on Film (@DancerOnFilm) February 23, 2019
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Everything that is uniquely great and wonderful about cinema fills Singin' in the Rain to the brim. That's why for me it's the greatest film ever made. RIP Stanley Donen, the man who made it possible, along with so much more. pic.twitter.com/Az1gVwUmAa — Robbie Collin (@robbiereviews) February 23, 2019
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Just totally, gobsmackingly glorious. https://t.co/eWvEzTq0pK — Stephen Cone (@stephendcone) February 23, 2019
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builders of Titanic say vessel is “unsinkable” https://t.co/6hUPufNQQ7 — Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) February 22, 2019
Read the full article »The Gurus o’ Gold Oscar Blowout – Part 1
The Gurus make their final estimations of the field as seen by the Academy… no huge surprises, but Vice tumbled in almost all categories, with a few stray hopes for an editing nod.
Read the full article » 3 Comments »Jackson Estate
“Michael Jackson’s estate is suing HBO over plans to air a documentary alleging the singer sexually abused two young boys (claiming) HBO is violating a non-disparagement clause from a 1992 contract (from) when HBO aired ‘Michael Jackson in Concert in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour,’ the clause precluded them from disparaging the singer in future works.”
Read the full article »SCMP Reports Allegations Against Director Rob Cohen Via Reporter Who Went to University with Cohen’s Daughter Valkyrie Weather
SCMP Reports Allegations Against Director Rob Cohen Via Reporter Who Went to University with Cohen’s Daughter Valkyrie Weather
Read the full article »“We’re good! We’re good!” Donna Gigliotti said, laughing, Thursday afternoon. “Did we look like cadavers yesterday?”
“We’re good! We’re good!” Donna Gigliotti said, laughing, Thursday afternoon. “Did we look like cadavers yesterday?”
Read the full article »Kenneth Turan Marshals Mixed-Cliché Academy Defense That Somehow Invokes The Eating Of Irish Babies In The Second Sentence
“I come not to bury the academy, but not necessarily to praise it either. Rather I come, with a nod to Jonathan Swift, with a modest proposal for people to cut it a little slack.” Kenneth Turan Marshals Mixed-Cliché Academy Defense That Somehow Invokes The Eating Of Irish Babies In The Second Sentence
Read the full article »TIFF Programmers 2019
Say hi to the next generation of Festival Programmers who will curate #TIFF19. 👋 pic.twitter.com/gAWBar5LRE — TIFF (@TIFF_NET) February 21, 2019
Read the full article »Cold War To Skip Physical Media in U.S. And Go Directly To Amazon Prime On March 22?
Cold War To Skip Physical Media in U.S. And Go Directly To Amazon Prime On March 22?
Read the full article »The Gurus o’ Gold Oscar Blowout – Part 2
First (and final) surmises of the shorts categories, and a few familiar crafts staying about the same from recent weeks.
Read the full article »What’s Up At Annapurna?
“People cannot stand that she is powerful and doesn’t need to return your phone calls. She just doesn’t need you. But the woman has great taste and is making movies that no one else is making.” What’s Up At Annapurna?
Read the full article »The DVD Wrap: Robin Hood, Overlord, Alexanderplatz, Rodrigo D., Happy Hour, Moko Jumbie, Last Race, Joseph H. Lewis, Backtrace, Backbeat … More
Not surprisingly, perhaps, the geniuses decided that a Robin Hood that borrowed liberally from the Wachowskis’ V for Vendetta (2005) and Baz Luhrmann and DiCaprio’s Romeo + Juliet (1996) could pump fresh blood into a character whose cinematic career began in… 1908.
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Many of us owe a great deal to James Wolcott’s advice, encouragement, and mentions. He has always been extraordinarily generous that way. https://t.co/6fH0DD26s4 — Farran Nehme (@selfstyledsiren) February 21, 2019
Read the full article »Star Wars’ JJ Abrams Fundraising For Kamala Harris
Star Wars’ JJ Abrams Fundraising For Kamala Harris
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