Movie City News Archive for April, 2019
$$ changes everything
Family wealth is a key factor in the likelihood of uptaking and sustaining an artistic profession. https://t.co/TftDQeAbHN — hyperallergic (@hyperallergic) April 28, 2019
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View this post on Instagram I Will Forever Miss My Brother John Singleton. We Met While He Was A Film Student At USC. Over Many Years People Have Told Me “I’m Going To Be A Filmmaker”, When John Said That To Me The 1st Time We Met, I Believed Him Right Away. It Was No…
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Thank you John. — Gina Prince-Bythewood (@GPBmadeit) April 29, 2019
Read the full article »When Kenny Apocalypse now
Okay it’s 9 and I can say it: “Apocalypse Now: Final Cut” is a remarkable experience. See it in the most up-to-date movie house you can when it comes out in August. — Glenn Kenny (@Glenn__Kenny) April 29, 2019
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A brilliant man, so creative, loving and kind. This is a sad, sad day… https://t.co/35YQv1vgXJ — Frank Marshall (@LeDoctor) April 29, 2019
Read the full article »Cannes jury 2019
Discover the Jury of the 72nd Festival de Cannes! Under the first ever presidence of a Latino-American filmmaker, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu, #Cannes2019 Jury welcomes this year 4 women and 4 men, from 4 continents and from 7 different nationalities: https://t.co/z63j5JvkRq pic.twitter.com/RWHZFcNjR5 — Festival de Cannes (@Festival_Cannes) April 29, 2019
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“It is with heavy hearts we announce that our beloved son, father and friend, John Daniel Singleton will be taken off of life support today,” a spokesperson for the family said in a statement to Deadline https://t.co/Xcy5fsrxrV — Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) April 29, 2019
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As it celebrates its 50th anniversary, the Film Society of Lincoln Center is changing its name to Film at Lincoln Center https://t.co/1lKGMgInSL — New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) April 28, 2019
Read the full article »Mike Nussbaum on Being The Oldest Performer In Actors Equity At The Age Of 95
Mike Nussbaum on Being The Oldest Performer In Actors Equity At The Age Of 95
Read the full article »Wamp Wamp
I see the Debbie Downering over ENDGAME’s box office success has begun. Maybe just let people who live within a constant nightmare enjoy a thing they really liked and are therefore kinda rooting for, even if it’s just for a day or two, I don’t know — Scott Wampler™ (@ScottWamplerBMD) April 28, 2019
Read the full article »“The push toward buying out ownership and backend may ultimately be not a great thing for the community longterm, The downside, of course, is if you create ‘Friends’ and sell it to Netflix and never have the opportunity to sell it into syndication. Those few precious home runs have been replaced with a bevy of singles, doubles and triples.”
“The push toward buying out ownership and backend may ultimately be not a great thing for the community longterm, The downside, of course, is if you create ‘Friends’ and sell it to Netflix and never have the opportunity to sell it into syndication. Those few precious home runs have been replaced with a bevy of singles,…
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After 18 years working with #Sundance, Caroline Libresco has left the organisation, @C21Media understands. Libresco was @SundanceFest’s senior programmer and director of the @SundanceOrg’s Catalyst and Women’s initiatives: https://t.co/oVIgu4TlON — Adam Benzine (@adambenzine) April 26, 2019
Read the full article »Theatrical originals
I just learned that WAR OF THE ROSES, a black comedy about divorce with a savagely bleak ending, cost $26 million to make and grossed $160 million. No way it could be released to theaters today. The entertainment industry has trained audiences not to leave their homes for that. — MZS (@mattzollerseitz) April 26, 2019
Read the full article »Harvey postponed
Harvey Weinstein: judge postpones sex crimes trial of disgraced movie mogul https://t.co/bHUA2RVoX5 — The Guardian (@guardian) April 27, 2019
Read the full article »That Sirkian Someone: An Extended Anecdote About Art, Politics, Melodrama and Movies On His 119th Birthday
Douglas Sirk was born April 26, 1900.
Read the full article »No Spoilers: Thinking About AVENGERS: ENDGAME
A consideration of the weight of Avengers: Endgame with no plot details whatsoever.
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(Excluding The Walt Disney Co. & Fox Corp. which have not yet reported the figures.) — Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) April 26, 2019
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Stanley Kubrick: film's obsessive genius rendered more human https://t.co/Bniq0xlOSQ — The Guardian (@guardian) April 26, 2019
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becoming emotional while watching jack nicholson cry while talking about everything roger corman did for him pic.twitter.com/9yArsIzaJK — Nick Usen (@nickusen) April 26, 2019
Read the full article »“Fox News transformed American politics, shaping and motivating the voters that Trump stepped in to claim. Creating distance from Trump may be the necessary first step in a larger strategy. Some believe it’s inevitable that the Murdochs will sell Fox News. ‘Everyone thinks they’re going to sell it. It’s too small to be independent,’ an anchor told me.”
“Fox News transformed American politics, shaping and motivating the voters that Trump stepped in to claim. Creating distance from Trump may be the necessary first step in a larger strategy. Some believe it’s inevitable that the Murdochs will sell Fox News. ‘Everyone thinks they’re going to sell it. It’s too small to be independent,’ an…
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