Movie City News Archive for October, 2019
When You’re A Star
“When you are a star they let you do it!” A brilliant and brutal piece by @amandacarpenter @Timehttps://t.co/gqRabCYmUp — E. Jean Carroll (@ejeancarroll) October 30, 2019
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“Life is a racket,” he added. “Writing is a racket. Sincerity is a racket. Everything’s a racket.” https://t.co/nhU4GbfEnk — New York Times Music (@nytimesmusic) October 29, 2019
Read the full article »Lou Reed Mixtape for Drella
This is so exciting and cool: a recently discovered mixtape that Lou Reed made for Andy Warhol, in which Reed sings songs based on “The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again).” https://t.co/6RPAaShJhi — Sarah Larson (@asarahlarson) October 30, 2019
Read the full article »Strategy Session: Getting Out Of The Way
Playing from ahead can be even more difficult than playing from behind, especially if your goal is a win and not just a participation trophy.
Read the full article »Garrahan Star Wars
Thanks, but we’re not interested in making new Star Wars movies…we’ve got our Netflix deal instead https://t.co/WkcakxwHRn — Matthew Garrahan (@MattGarrahan) October 29, 2019
Read the full article »“Journalists and writers are prone to gauzy mythologizing, and a great publication — Gawker, The Awl, Splinter, The Village Voice, Pacific Standard, Topic, Mad, Racked, VICE media properties, not to mention all the glossy magazines that have abandoned print, publications that laid off their editorial staff as part of some desperate pivot, and the local papers that have shuttered completely — never seems more righteous or essential than in the immediate wake of its death. Sentimental hyperbole easily goes viral, and feels truest when everyone is still drunk on the memories, and indignant about what’s being lost. So I’m going to attempt avoiding gauzy mythologizing and sentimental hyperbole when I say that the sports blog Deadspin, which is not yet dead but hearing its own death rattle under its newest owners’ moronic leadership, has been the world’s best daily website at least since I started reading it about a decade ago. No other publication has turned such a consistently critical, interrogative, moral, and necessarily cynical eye toward an industry rotted through with bullshit, while also maintaining the levity and humor sometimes required to think seriously about what many people see as children’s games…”
“Journalists and writers are prone to gauzy mythologizing, and a great publication — Gawker, The Awl, Splinter, The Village Voice, Pacific Standard, Topic, Mad, Racked, VICE media properties, not to mention all the glossy magazines that have abandoned print, publications that laid off their editorial staff as part of some desperate pivot, and the local…
Read the full article »Meyer Ackerman
One of New York’s great art house titans, he was known for uncannily picking films that could play long runs. Held “La Cage au Folles” at the 68th St. Playhouse until its sequel was ready. Meyer Ackerman, 96, Whose Theaters Were Loved by Cinephiles, Dies https://t.co/4zL6nwJrgG — Janet Maslin (@JanetMaslin) October 29, 2019
Read the full article »Locationing 1970s Los Angeles For Dolemite Is My Name
Locationing 1970s Los Angeles For Dolemite Is My Name
Read the full article »Edgar Wright on Film LIbraries
I’ll say it again. A whole film studio’s archive shouldn’t be locked up in a vault. These films need to be available to see on the big screen. https://t.co/iJaQuB9Nmv — edgarwright (@edgarwright) October 29, 2019
Read the full article »Blog RIP
RIP blogging we all tried real hard to make the internet good and then corporations and rich idiots destroyed everything a generation of writers tried to build — Molly Lambert 🦔 (@mollylambert) October 29, 2019
Read the full article »Deadspin 3
To all the aspiring media investors who have been playing footsie with the idea of starting something new—the editorial talent for what would be one of America’s best publications is just sitting on the curb right now. — Hamilton Nolan (@hamiltonnolan) October 29, 2019
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On the revolt going on inside Deadspin: A senior editor fired, a stern warning from the union, and it could be the tip of the iceberg. https://t.co/Cbf2MoMJZq — ((( Jacob Bogage ))) (@jacobbogage) October 29, 2019
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Hi! I’ve just been fired from Deadspin for not sticking to sports. — Barry Petchesky (@barry) October 29, 2019
Read the full article »Netflix Speeds
Netflix has issued a blog post on its controversial plan to let viewers watch movies at faster speeds. It's not just faster speeds, it's a bunch of new ways to change your viewing experience on mobile (including slower speeds). CC @tnyfrontrow https://t.co/HHJA34CFBi — Lucas Shaw (@Lucas_Shaw) October 29, 2019
Read the full article »Who Owns, Buyer Or Seller
Film makers went berserk awhile back when a company bought videotaped films, edited out the sex/profanity, and sold the videos to people who didn't want that stuff. Same issue: Who controls it? Seller or buyer? https://t.co/k37UiO8wyo — Dan Gillmor (@dangillmor) October 29, 2019
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Russell Means dies at 72; American Indian activist helped lead Wounded Knee uprising https://t.co/aE3V4zf5RL — AprilYvette Thompson (@AprilYThompson) October 29, 2019
Read the full article »Chicago International Announces Audience Awards
JUST MERCY, AND THEN WE DANCED, AND READY FOR WAR TAKE TOP AUDIENCE AWARDS AT 55th CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Audience-Voted Awards Reflect Diversity and Excellence in Filmmaking CHICAGO – The Chicago International Film Festival announced the winners of the Festival Audience Awards. Voted by Festival-goers, the Audience Award for Best Feature goes to Just Mercy by director Destin Daniel Cretton. The Festival’s Gold Q-Hugo Award…
Read the full article »Boyd Estimates
I prefer to have been too conservative in my estimate rather than the other way around. That really *is* tragic. — Boyd van Hoeij (@filmboyd) October 29, 2019
Read the full article »Unlikely Headlines On The March
‘Stargate’ at 25: How Roland Emmerich’s Sci-Fi Classic Overcame a Chaotic Birth https://t.co/p3FBEBcCvK pic.twitter.com/ha0HrUullJ — Variety_Film (@Variety_Film) October 29, 2019 Unlikely Headlines On The March
Read the full article »Eisner Kundun
Fun fact: Disney's then-CEO Michael Eisner apologized to China because this astonishing film didn't kindly depict Mao's death squads. https://t.co/OEQy8LT5Of — Nick Newman (@Nick_Newman) October 29, 2019
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