Movie City News Archive for November, 2019
Martin Scorsese’s “Late Style” By Scout Tafoya
Martin Scorsese’s “Late Style” By Scout Tafoya
Read the full article »“I’ve been talking to Charlie about this novel for almost eight years and watching it change and recalibrate and grow. ‘Antkind’ is a hilarious, devastating, epic mindfuck. I’ve never read anything else like it.”
“I’ve been talking to Charlie about this novel for almost eight years and watching it change and recalibrate and grow. ‘Antkind’ is a hilarious, devastating, epic mindfuck. I’ve never read anything else like it.”
Read the full article »Writing Uncut Gems Across A Decade, With the Safdies And Ronald Bronstein
Writing Uncut Gems Across A Decade, With the Safdies And Ronald Bronstein
Read the full article »“As DirecTV tanks, AT&T says it will “re-bundle” TV with HBO Max”
“As DirecTV tanks, AT&T says it will “re-bundle” TV with HBO Max”
Read the full article »Terry Gilliam is 79
Happy Birthday @TerryGilliam – 79 years young today! pic.twitter.com/G2F6sgBQcu — Monty Python (@montypython) November 22, 2019
Read the full article »Binging Preventing Appointment TV Careers
Lost could NEVER have existed in a binge format, can you imagine? In fact Damon Lindelof, JJ Abrams, and Chris Carter might never have had careers if TV in their eras had come out a whole season at a time. — Ginny Brown (@lirelyn) November 22, 2019
Read the full article »Laemmle Shutters Beverly Hills Arthouse Music Hall After 82 Years
Laemmle Shutters Beverly Hills Music Hall After 82 Years
Read the full article »No Downtown Seattle Bookstores
On my post-movie walk home, learned the local Barnes & Noble is closing after Christmas. Leaving no bookstores in downtown Seattle. — Vince Keenan (@vpkeenan) November 22, 2019
Read the full article »Why You Should Be Afraid Of The End Of The Paramount Decree
hanges in the course of the last 70 years have put the studios in a better position to reinstate their cartel more than ever. Aside from Paramount, the other four surviving major theatrical distributors are owned by multinational conglomerates that do not rely on their theatrical business as their primary revenue source. Even Disney’s leading theatrical is dwarfed by other Disney divisions such as ABC, cable operations and theme parks.
Meanwhile, the exhibition business, which splintered in many directions after the Paramount Decree has consolidated dramatically. America has four chains that own almost half the total screens in the country. AMC (8,218 screens), Cinemark (4,566), Regal (7,308), and Marcus (1,098).
Read the full article » 3 Comments »“The Ticking Time Bomb That Could Blow Up Hollywood’s Streaming Era”
“The Ticking Time Bomb That Could Blow Up Hollywood’s Streaming Era”
Read the full article »Streaming Regulation?
Is streaming growing so big and out of control it should be regulated? A growing chorus says yes. https://t.co/qNYLPGTrJr — Steven Zeitchik (@ZeitchikWaPo) November 22, 2019
Read the full article »“”All this hate and violence is being facilitated by a handful of internet companies that amount to the greatest propaganda machine in history.”
“All this hate and violence is being facilitated by a handful of internet companies that amount to the greatest propaganda machine in history.”
Read the full article »“Hate crimes are surging, as are murderous attacks on religious and ethnic minorities. All this hate and violence is being facilitated by a handful of internet companies that amount to the greatest propaganda machine in history.”
“Hate crimes are surging, as are murderous attacks on religious and ethnic minorities. All this hate and violence is being facilitated by a handful of internet companies that amount to the greatest propaganda machine in history.”
Read the full article »Fox News Harvests Paul Schrader’s Facebook: “Taxi Driver screenwriter equates Trump supporters to Nazis who ‘lined the streets in Nuremberg'”
Fox News Harvests Paul Schrader’s Facebook: “Taxi Driver screenwriter equates Trump supporters to Nazis who ‘lined the streets in Nuremberg’”
Read the full article »Gahan Gaaaaah
RIP Gahan Wilson, genius. pic.twitter.com/E1wWjGIM1m — Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) November 22, 2019
Read the full article »Gahan Wilson
One of the great cartoonists of all time has died, Gahan Wilson. I especially loved his Nuts comic strip in National Lampoon. It was really ahead of its time in showing a real kid’s view of being a kid. pic.twitter.com/Uk9IVDdfjv — Tom the Dancing Bug (@RubenBolling) November 22, 2019
Read the full article »Michael Jackson biopic
No Studio Has Publicly Signed On For Graham King-Jackson Estate-John Logan Michael Jackson Feature
Read the full article »Sacha
Actor @SachaBaronCohen reflects on his work in exposing bigotry and prejudice. Thank you for your vision, your creativity, and commitment to making our world a better place. Full speech here: https://t.co/m3mVgPm84t #NeverIsNow pic.twitter.com/h8ckdVCVAE — ADL (@ADL) November 22, 2019
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