“I went to the Vista a couple of weeks ago, with my kids to see the new Star Wars. J.J. Abrams insisted they have a 35mm print and it looked absolutely stunning. It was thrilling. It took me back to watching the original. And—by the way—the place was packed.”
“Oscar’s Best Directors Say You’re Getting Ripped Off at the Movie Theater” Sez John Anderson
MCN Curated Headlines Archive for February, 2016
Spirits By The Sea
Spotlight, Directing, Editing, Robert Altman Award Best Ensemble; Brie Larson, Abraham Atta; Mya Taylor, Idris Elba; Son Of Saul; Ed Lachman, Carol; The Look Of Silence; Best First Screenplay, Emma Donoghue; Diary Of A Teenage Girl, Best First Feature; Krisha, Cassavetes Award
“Our experience was so long ago, and it was kind of sad. So younger women may think, ‘Let’s not talk to them. Let’s just move forward.'”
Rachel Syme Searches For “The Original Six,” Women Directors Who Banded To Challenge The Studio System In 1979
And – Carrie Rickey On The Handful Of Women Directors, Including Elaine May, Who Began In The 1970s
Adweek On The “Relentless Marketing Push” Behind Oscar Nominees
And – The Advertisers Paying Record Prices For The Broadcast
“The films’ only theatrical showings have come at off-the-radar festivals or on screens he himself rented. Vampire will receive its Canadian premiere at a Cineplex in Vaughan, north of Toronto. The theatre sits just off a major highway and is shaped like a spaceship. His latest film required four drones, three jibs and eight cameras, he says. “
Maclean’s On Writer-Director-Star Of Sicilian Vampire Frank D’Angelo
Earlier – “That guy’s a piece of shit. Every critic we’ve encountered, it seems like they have an agenda.”
Vadim Rizov Takes Measure Of The Four-Walling Canuck Entrepreneur For Vanity Fair
Crouching Tiger Sequel-In-Name Debuts At AMC Jersey Gardens IMAX In Elizabeth, NJ
And – “From my Miramax era until now, I’ve released about 200 hundred Chinese films, including many of Master Yuen’s classics.”
“Ridley Scott’s backlot Mars offers a parable for New Yorkers considering the move to LA. Once you relocate, you’re stranded, and the chances of getting home are remote. Yes, you’ll have a vegetable garden you can sit near and watch the beautiful sunsets, but you’ll be alone, 50 million miles from your loved ones.”
A. S. Hamrah Surveys The Field
“I don’t really know if they’re terrified of the Oscars, we don’t have an opening musical number called ‘Fuck the Oscars’ or anything. You know what? Maybe we just gave ourselves a great idea.”
Previewing Saturday’s Spirits