MCN Curated Headlines Archive for January, 2017
“One of our friends said that going to the Royal back then felt like doing homework. It wasn’t fun. We wanted to reinvigorate it.”
Toronto Repertory Cinemas Get Feisty

“I really do think that right now, certainly advertisers and anyone who is involved in any part of the media really does have to question the results of the kind of decades, decades-long sleazy reality TV, radio talk show that goes so over the top, etcetera. I think it is worth thinking about that stuff right now.”
Fox Broadcasting Pioneer, Tinder Mogul Billionaire Barry Diller Takes Some Time Out To Trash Modern Media

“I’m a dirty hippie. I love patchouli; I just love it straight. Give me Venice Beach, 1982. I love cedar wood, too. I love woody accords — sandalwood, Nag Champa.”
Drew Barrymore Remains Dishy About Beauty
“You bowl, then turn with great joy to your husband, and say: ‘Strike!’”
Filmmaker Anna Broinowski On Being An Extra In A North Korean Propaganda Film

“Like Thalberg, they knew there was a bottom line; but like him, they were sometimes willing to defy it for the love of the movies.”
Stephen Galloway Deifies Irving Thalberg, Craving A Latter-Day Successor

“How is it that JohnMalkovich.com is taken?”
John Malkovich Plays Fashion Designer John Malkovich In Super Bowl Ad, Railing Against Other Johns Malkovich

“There are just too many dead blondes to fit into one season!”
Karina Longworth On What’s Next For “You Must Remember This”
“The model here is Senator Martin in The Silence of the Lambs, pleading for the life of her kidnapped child.”
Slate Tells Oscar Winners What To Do: Have An Ex-Refugee Tucked Under Your Arm, Despite Academy Rules


Affleck Out As “Batman” Director
Earlier – “Affleck’s Live By Night Flop Results In $75 Million Loss”
“I’m a filmmaker and an artist and I take this to heart. I come from a war-torn country that no longer exists. I’ve been an immigrant in multiple countries since my birth country dissolved in 1992. After 17 years in the U.S., I’m now an American. The ink is still wet on my Naturalization Certificate. I’m excited about the future and I’m excited about whatever small contribution I can make to its betterment.”
Filmmaker Iva Radivojevic On An Era Of Opportunity