Movie City News Archive for May, 2019
Duckface
In defence of duckface! Neither basic, nor narcissistic, the selfie is a mirror of identity. In this excerpt from The Social Photo, @nathanjurgenson defends the selfie from its critics https://t.co/UsJ8GlB4Fa pic.twitter.com/pMNDdH7A6U — Verso Books (@VersoBooks) May 20, 2019
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#NoSpoilersInHollywood pic.twitter.com/d2cZcNfibh — Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (@OnceInHollywood) May 20, 2019
Read the full article »Malick Returns To Searchlight In Eight-Figure Deal
“The film was in post-production for almost three years.” Malick Returns To Searchlight In $12-$14 Million Deal
Read the full article »Essaying Olivier Assayas’ Non-Fiction
“Assayas’ concerns about his attractive but mixed-up women and men remain: but do the hurts and hopes of these bourgeois merchants of art and culture remain of interest now that they are no longer bright-faced newcomers? They think so, in their bruise-tender vanity; so does Assayas.” Essaying Olivier Assayas’ Non-Fiction
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If there were a review/social media embargo put in place that lasted until release? Or a call to not discuss the film, period? I, too, would be like WTF. But I read that open letter and it sounds like Tarantino's just asking for critics to play it cool on the details. Seems fair. — Scott…
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Why isn’t this titled: THE FIFTH LETTER ADDRESSED TO CANNES BY QUENTIN TARANTINO? https://t.co/2FgZz0573C — gary graham (@thegarygraham) May 20, 2019
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I demand that a critic at Cannes spoil this movie for me immediately — Katie Walsh (@katiewalshstx) May 20, 2019
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Column: The @TucsonStar's last building had big windows that let passersby downtown look in at the churning of the massive printing presses. That era ends today. The newspaper will go on, but Tucson won't be the same when printing moves to Phoenix Monday. https://t.co/apEW5hKRxP — Tim Steller (@senyorreporter) May 19, 2019
Read the full article »CANNES PRICES
“The market has adjusted, prices are way more reasonable. We’re hearing it from everybody. People are saying: ‘If I buy a movie priced in the $400,000-$600,000 range, if it works, it’s great. If it doesn’t work, it won’t kill me.’”
Read the full article »Werner Katz
Werner Herzog with @KBAndersen on cats is everything https://t.co/AEDSENQcoJ — Regina Schrambling (@gastropoda) May 19, 2019
Read the full article »“Having been sentenced to death for failing to pledge allegiance to the Führer, Franz is told by his priest that God does not judge a man by what he says but what is in his heart. Hitler believed that the atrocities committed by the Nazis were justified because he was being guided by a higher power. But while he may have claimed to love another human being and evidently enjoyed his downtime, his heart was irrefutably filled with hate. Malick’s message is clear: vanquishing evil requires individuals to take a stand, to recognise what is right and what is wrong. So beware of false prophets; never stop holding on to love and hope; above all, don’t let hate in.
“Having been sentenced to death for failing to pledge allegiance to the Führer, Franz is told by his priest that God does not judge a man by what he says but what is in his heart. Hitler believed that the atrocities committed by the Nazis were justified because he was being guided by a higher…
Read the full article »Sight & Sound’s Nick James Sighs Also
“Malick, eschewing dialogue for the banal questioning voiceover he must consider his contribution to today’s cinema, concentrates on the clichés: “How simple life was then. No trouble could reach our valley. We lived above the clouds. What’s happened to our country?” I’d estimate there are more clichés per minute than in The Sound of Music.”…
Read the full article »Breaking: Todd McCarthy Loathes Malick’s Latest
Breaking: 69-Year-Old Todd McCarthy Loathes 75-Year-Old Terrence Malick’s Latest
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My #Cannes2019 diary, Day 5: Terrence Malick is back, in every sense, and his A HIDDEN LIFE pretty much wrecked me. https://t.co/LNh68qjuCj — Justin Chang (@JustinCChang) May 19, 2019
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'A Hidden Life' #Cannes2019 Review: 'Terrence Malick attacks his usual themes from a rewardingly timely and urgent perspective' https://t.co/rdLMe5Kue0 pic.twitter.com/J46mCFNVX6 — Screen International at #Cannes2019 (@Screendaily) May 19, 2019
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It's shameful that Ken Loach is the only Brit in the Cannes competitions https://t.co/BsGKZtBlQj — The Guardian (@guardian) May 19, 2019
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“About #花木兰#: The Chinese name of the character was confirmed for the first time: #仙狼# . The characters are specially designed for the movie… she will become such a big villain, the energy is very big, can be transformed in a few moments. Thousands of hawks. The biggest investment movie in Disney history, more than $US300…
Read the full article »Cassian Carlton posters
Looking at the front of the Carlton says everything about what’s happening here. It used to be covered in movie posters. Now it’s 2 small ads for jewelry. It’s really tragic. — cassian elwes (@cassianelwes) May 19, 2019
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But it takes money to make them and whoever invested in them is hoping to make a profit. It’s still a business. https://t.co/aH3M7sn76M — cassian elwes (@cassianelwes) May 19, 2019
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If Sciamma’s latest has any scene half as unforgettable as the “Diamonds” one in GIRLHOOD I’ll be happy — Alissa Wilkinson (@alissamarie) May 19, 2019
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