Mark Medoff

Mark Medoff, the brilliant mind behind the Tony Award winning play, “Children Of A Lesser God,” has passed at 79. He insisted and fought the studio that the role be played by a deaf actor; I would not be here as an Oscar winner if it weren’t for him. RIP Dear Mark. pic.twitter.com/wpIJJqW00x — Marlee…

Mankiewicz Milch

Deadwood is the finest Western I’ve ever seen. 36 hours of time and place like no other. This piece is a big deal to read. It’s beautiful and sad and heartbreaking and inspiring. Thanks, @mattzollerseitz. https://t.co/Ti0d39SZys — Ben Mankiewicz (@BenMank77) April 24, 2019

“I’d measure the golden age as: Are working artists making a living? Are people making and distributing documentaries able to have a livelihood? Do we see a diverse array of work being produced? And I think the answer is: no. There are ever only four or five films which have breakout success, and they’re great films but not illustrative of the different kind of amazing work that gets created under the mantle of documentary. And the more those films dominate the landscape, the more difficult it becomes for people making work outside a specific set of conventions.”

“I’d measure the golden age as: Are working artists making a living? Are people making and distributing documentaries able to have a livelihood? Do we see a diverse array of work being produced? And I think the answer is: no. There are ever only four or five films which have breakout success, and they’re great…

Fox Star

Disney's Kevin Mayer: India's STAR TV "the crown jewel in the Fox acquisition" @starindia #MPAAPOS — Variety Asia (@VarietyAsia) April 24, 2019

Hollywood Dems Love Pete

“In the massive Democratic fundraising world of Hollywood, plans for an upcoming visit started a tug-of-war between major entertainment industry figures, including movie mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, over who would get to host an upcoming Buttigieg fundraiser.” — Brian Slodysko (@BrianSlodysko) April 23, 2019

Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi

Today, @idfa & @iffr released a joint statement that calls for the immediate release of imprisoned Myanmar filmmaker & festival director Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi. We urge you to read their statement and add your name below! https://t.co/20V5koWUKu — The IDA (@IDAorg) April 23, 2019

Rawlings

RIP Legendary editor Terry Rawlings – Alien, Chariots of Fire, Blade Runner, Legend, Alien 3, Goldeneye and more. https://t.co/1LvrC9EAM1 — Steve Hughes (@moviegoblin) April 23, 2019

Milch

“Sundown on ‘Deadwood’: David Milch, Battling Alzheimer’s, Finishes His Western”

Rocky

https://twitter.com/thathagengrrl/status/1120740374849265671?s=21

Innumeracy

1/x The "thought leaders" in the music business are so stupid. Been watching this article passed around for a little while now. While in some ways I get the former Sony executives point, there is so much innumeracy here I have to comment. https://t.co/8orLiq59IB — David C Lowery (@davidclowery) April 22, 2019

“Roughly a dozen Academy governors have prior or ongoing business relationships with Netflix.”

“Roughly a dozen Academy governors have prior or ongoing business relationships with Netflix.”

Tom Ford In A Land Of Overhead Lighting

Tom Ford In A Land Of Overhead Lighting

Further Disney Theatrical Retrenchment

Further Disney Theatrical Retrenchment Just Announced: Disneynature's "Dolphin Reef," narrated by Natalie Portman, will debut on Disney+, the new streaming service that launches in the US on November 12, 2019. pic.twitter.com/A33bGWStC4 — Disneynature (@Disneynature) April 22, 2019

Steve Golin

A giant of the music video/commercial industry. Propaganda Films was like the Beatles to me as a kid. https://t.co/bgBGgzSKuJ — Joseph Kahn (@JosephKahn) April 22, 2019

Disney Fox

Someone just told me that Fox has stopped accepting repertory screening bookings. Just like Disney, they will flat out refuse to return calls to people that want to pay them money to play their films. Goodbye screenings of HOME ALONE, DIE HARD, and all the ALIEN movies. pic.twitter.com/uwintnF13J — Justin Decloux (@DeclouxJ) April 22, 2019…

“If you’re somewhere between David Hogg and Omar Sanchez’s ages, aka Generation Columbine, you know from the point the gun appears that Heathers has a big red date-stamp on it, ironic or not. Today they’d expel JD and throw him in jail forever. The school would have gone into a total lockdown, followed by weeks of crisis counselors roaming the halls. Local news crews would be parked out front. We’d see survivor kids hugging their crying parents. It’s one thing to take a detached cruel, funny view of an awful social condition, but it’s another for a movie’s response to no longer have any basis in reality. It even feels dated that he pulls a Colt Python, a Magnum Force-era bad ass weapon of choice. Today kids bring AR-15s or they’re not even trying.”

“If you’re somewhere between David Hogg and Omar Sanchez’s ages, aka Generation Columbine, you know from the point the gun appears that Heathers has a big red date-stamp on it, ironic or not. Today they’d expel JD and throw him in jail forever. The school would have gone into a total lockdown, followed by weeks of…

Disney minimum wage

We can rightly applaud Disney for donating money to conservation charities, to the Notre Dame rebuilding effort, etc. That's because they have the money to give. Which means they have the money to raise their hourly employees' salaries, and then some. — Josh Spiegel (@mousterpiece) April 22, 2019

Blocking

Seeing people in international media suggesting the Sri Lankan government was justified in blocking Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube & other platforms over misinformation fears. This is super problematic. And I say this as someone who's written a lot about misinfo on FB. Here's why. — Megha Rajagopalan (@meghara) April 22, 2019

Hawkeye

Finally bought my tickets for "Avengers 4: The Return of Hawkeye." I've lost track of any news not specifically related to the 2020 primary so I should be able to avoid spoilers. — Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) April 22, 2019

if it's about you kicking it in the studio with the artist it's not criticism — PAPPADEMAS (@PAPPADEMAS) April 22, 2019