MCN Curated Headlines Archive for December, 2015
“Are we going to see them meddle with results or let it make the money it should make?”
So How Does An American Movie, Even Star Wars, Make Money From China With Its Market Manipulations?
“This is Harvey’s studio, and the buck stops with him, and he still works from a gut. He has that old mogul aspect about him that is romantic because you are dealing with somebody. It’s a double-edged sword, you know. He can get the wrong thing in his mind and just be on the wrong road, and it takes a Herculean effort to get him on the right road. But in its own way, over a course of a long period of time, that is preferable to somebody just trying to keep their job and is trying to back up anything they’re saying with statistics and market research about this or that or the other.”
Tarantino Talks Family
“We must now hurry. If the media criticizes our changes, we have to stop it. Public media are not involved in party political disputes, they should just accurately inform the public.”
Newly-Elected Polish Gov’t Cracks Down On Public Media
“I relate to her deeply. She manages a lot of bare-knuckled commerce that’s unforgiving and nasty. You will lose it in the blink of an eye. It will be taken from you. You gotta be able to roll off it and move on. I just dig that in her.”
David O. Russell Furthers Argument That Joy Is Veiled Indie Film Self-Portrait
“I misspoke and used a very inappropriate analogy and for that I apologize. I have been working with Disney for 40 years and chose them as the custodians of Star Wars because of my great respect for the company and Bob Iger’s leadership. Disney is doing an incredible job of taking care of and expanding the franchise. I rarely go out with statements to clarify my feelings but I feel it is important to make it clear that I am thrilled that Disney has the franchise and is moving it in such exciting directions in film, television and the parks. Most of all I’m blown away with the record breaking blockbuster success of the new movie and am very proud of JJ and Kathy.”
Disney Issues Statement From George Lucas Regarding “White Slavers”
“For Oscar-humping banality and excruciating politesse, this film was hard to beat.”
Six Variety Critics Ding Their Least Favorite Of 2015
“When I focus too much on the awards talk, I find myself stifled, creatively. To be nominated for an Oscar would be the most wonderful thing in the world, but if you hinge your self-esteem on that, you’re really setting yourself up to feel bad about something you shouldn’t feel bad about it.”
Jason Segel Takes Awards Talk As An Opportunity To Talk About Awards Talk
“Gifts and pledges from the foundation have included $175 million to the USC film school and $25 million to the University of Chicago Laboratory schools to create an arts building. Skywalker Ranch, Mr. Lucas’s postproduction facility, declined to provide information about his personal philanthropic work.”
In Light Of George Lucas’ “Charlie Rose” Comments About Disney, What’s The Status Of His Charity Efforts And Those Of Other Star Wars Creators?
“My job as an actor is not to elucidate the script—it is to be compellingly present. When I do a movie and I don’t know why I’m saying something is when I’m truly happy.”
What Happened Was, A Younger Charlie Kaufman Dropped A Line To Tom “Everyone Else” Noonan
“Pacino’s is a shameless piece of acting, but it’s driven by so much confidence, so much sexiness, that all that’s really embarrassing is how you ever doubted that he could still teem with this much louche charisma.”
Wesley Morris Predicts Who Oscar Will Overlook
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NYDN On Cosby Arrest
“The bearing of witness lends Nemes’ distinctive aesthetic its greatest power.”
Richard Brody Puts Son Of Saul Up Against “The Ungraspable Horrors Of Auschwitz”
“Snow is cold! It’s the complete opposite of Jakku!”
Force Awakens Novel Fills In At Least 27 Plot Holes
“I sold them to the white slavers that takes these things, and…” Lucas said before laughing and deciding it better not to finish. “They looked at the stories, and they said, ‘We want to make something for the fans.’ They decided they didn’t want to use those stories, they decided they were going to do their own thing… They weren’t that keen to have me involved anyway—but if I get in there, I’m just going to cause trouble, because they’re not going to do what I want them to do. And I don’t have the control to do that anymore, and all I would do is muck everything up.”
George Lucas Strikes Back Again
“‘We are trying to be the light in the darkness of Hollywood,’ says Chloe Sebest, 14, at a seminar hosted by Actors, Models & Talent for Christ.”
Redefining “Faith-Based”: Acting Seminars Seek Christian Cash
“The part that had my heart in my teeth was when Rey, the techie scavenger girl, picks up the lightsaber to fight the bad guy as an equal. And the music swells. The same old theme and a new kind of hero on a new kind of journey. The same old story made stunning in its sudden familiarity for every girl who ever dreamed of being more than a princess. Rey picks up her weapon, and everything changes.”
Laurie Penny On Why The Force Awakens Matters
“For A Better Tomorrow we were lucky because we got to work with the original camera negative. I wouldn’t say the condition was good—there were tears, and scratches, and dirt, and mold—but it’s about standard for a film that turns 30 next year.”
Hong Kong Movies, Even From As Recently As The ’90s, Are Disappearing
