MCN Curated Headlines Archive for July, 2015
“He loved the movies, he loved the paper and he loved his friends.”
Car Crash On Way To The Starlite Drive-In Takes St. Louis Post-Dispatch Film Critic Joe Williams, 56
“If someone’s going to pay $20 to go on opening weekend to see this movie, they want to know that they are making a pretty good investment.”
Why Do Trailer-Makers Choose To Spoil Major Plot Points?
“They were on the set and involved in production, postproduction, marketing, everything. They wanted to learn how we do what we do.”
Southpaw Leads Charge Of China-Financed American Pictures, Many Under Supervision Of Former Studio Heads Like Robinov And Schamus
“When you go to the movies and you watch [digital projection], it feels like you’re watching TV at your house. It’s almost impossible to watch something that was shot on film projected on film.”
Trainwreck DP Jody Lee Lipes On His First Studio Picture
“There are now 46 women who have come forward publicly to accuse Cosby of rape or sexual assault; the women here are the accusers who were willing to be photographed and interviewed. Many of the women say they know of others still out there who’ve chosen to remain silent.”
NYMag Goes Megamultimedia With “‘I’m No Longer Afraid’: 35 Women Tell Their Stories About Being Assaulted By Bill Cosby, And The Culture That Wouldn’t Listen“
“While I have no doubt of the wonders of the Internet revolution, I think it’s time to take stock of where this stream is carrying us.”
Producer Jonathan Taplin Pens A Suggestive “Letter To Millennials”
“Unlike so many film critics who lost their jobs in recent years and wrote sad farewell columns, I’m leaving voluntarily, and I wouldn’t say this is necessarily the best gig in the world. ‘King’ for example, might be better, so long as you could still see free movies when you wanted, but not have to write an overnight review of Grown Ups 2.”
Liam Lacey Reflects On Leaving The Globe & Mail After Nearly Four Decades
“A composition in hot magenta, ultra-turquoise and neon yellow, filled with sight gags and non sequiturs, as well as a fiery switchblade Armageddon, the movie is in every sense too much.”
J. Hoberman On Julien Temple’s Absolute Beginners, New To Blu-ray
“I believe, with all my heart, that if you have the citizens who are well trained, and particularly in these places that are considered to be gun-free zones, that we can stop that type of activity, or stop it before there’s as many people that are impacted as what we saw in Lafayette.”
Perennial Presidential Aspirant Rick Perry Advocates Guns In Movie Theaters
The Great Writer Critic-Editor Ingrid Sichy Was 63; A Remembrance By Graydon Carter
With – Her Last Published Piece, For September’s VF
“They’re interested in taking chances on things, and they’re obsessed with giving customers the best experience possible. You let your taste guide you, that tells you what your brand is.”
Scott Foundas Tells Anne Thompson Why He’s Pitching In With Amazon Studios