MCN Curated Headlines Archive for November, 2011
Mr. Payne—immeasurably aided by a dazzlingly gifted, doggedly disciplined cast—nimbly sidesteps the sentimental traps that lurk within the film’s premise. He somehow achieves the emotional impact of good melodrama and the hectic absurdity of classic farce without ever seeming to exaggerate. Every moment of the movie feels utterly and unaffectedly true.”
Scott Nails Much Of The Beauty Of The Descendants, Describing Some Delights Maybe Just A Little Too Fully
Judy Greer On The Descendants As Change Of Pace lotsa spoilers
“I’ve known about this warring for months (as far back as April) but hesitated to make it public because a) I hoped the two guys would work things out, and b) it’s so damaging to a Hollywood agency—and an article about it even more so.”
Soldja! Nikki Openly States She Sits On Stories About Subjects Like ICM To Protect Them
“Nothing but a pack of louts, thieves, and rapists, an unruly mob, fed by Woodstock-era nostalgia and putrid false righteousness. These clowns can do nothing but harm America… An ugly fashion statement by a bunch of iPhone-, iPad-wielding spoiled brats who should stop getting in the way of working people and find jobs.”
Skint City: Frank Miller Looks Down On Occupy Wall Street
“Gay roles can win Oscars, but only if portrayed by straight people who die hideous deaths.”
O’Neil Gelds His Derby With Slideshow Of Movie Deaths Of Gay Characters
Turning The Front Page
UK Sun “Editor tries to reassure staff amid concerns that journalists are being scapegoated”
“I’m in my prime right now. I still have energy and some degree of youth, which is what a filmmaker needs. You look at how many years you have left, and you start to think: How many more films do I have in me?”
Bruni Profiles Alexander Payne