MCN Curated Headlines Archive for February, 2014
Grauniad Concerned Sex “Too Real” In New Releases
And – “Rosamund Urwin drags along her mother, co-workers and a couple on a blind date to see Lars von Trier’s sexfest”
“Of all the things that have been parsed by total strangers about what went on in that family, no one has ever dared to consider the sibling rivalry issues in there. It’s just too much to think about.”
NYTimes Book Critic Maslin Highly Critical Of NYTimes Columnist Kristof’s Dylan Farrow Column And Blog
“I felt that jittery adrenaline rush that comes from glimpsing something you’re not supposed to—like still-hidden Christmas presents, stars without makeup, porn. But I read and couldn’t bear the idea that the screenplay might fade from sight unrealized.”
Sharkey Reads Tarantino’s Purloined Script And Pre-Plaudits Its Potential Production
“They’re trying to make a Zero fighter story based on a fictional war account that is a pack of lies. They’re just continuing a phony myth, saying, ‘Take pride in the Zero fighter.’ I’ve hated that sort of thing ever since I was a kid.”
Miyazaki Attacks Japan’s Hit Kamikaze Suicide Pilot Drama, Eternal Zero
“Entertainment media types continue, with smiles and rank condescension, to label Ms. Lawrence ‘awkwardly charming’ which suggests how anomalous she registers, how confusing and unclassifiable she is amid the bland and the blonde.”
Dargis On Jim-Dandy Jennifer Lawrence
“The lack of a tangible payoff may be weighing on Hollywood the most.”
Barnes Exhausts, Confuses And Frustrates As He Asserts Oscar Has Made Industry “Exhausted, Confused And Frustrated”
A Lovingly Detailed Feat Of Reporting On The Amazing Origins Of WhatsApp And New Facebook Multibillionaire Jan Koum
And – A Longread On The 24-Year-Old Who Saved eBay
“The automation of violence opens the door for fascism. Very good sci-fi makes you think about a possible future, and makes you really wonder what’s going to happen.”
José Padilha On The Ideas Of RoboCop
“The diversity movement has given us a rainbow coalition of cranks and charlatans.”
Brit Crit Julie Burchill Unleashes One Of Her Patented Dreadnought Salvos Against Cultural Contretemps