MCN Curated Headlines Archive for November, 2018
There’s a movie called HEAD FULL OF HONEY opening today, and it might legitimately be one of the worst films I’ve ever seen. https://t.co/cle4aY9xDK
— Bilge Ebiri (@BilgeEbiri) November 30, 2018
I’ve found that the explosion of prognosticators has changed the race in the way the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle operates- disturbing what it is observing. I think the branches may rebel a bit against determined consensus & everything is thrown into chaotic array. 😄
— Lynda Obst (@LyndaObst) November 30, 2018
I was on @FilmStruck tonight watching my last movie–It ended up being Vera Chytilová’s Daisies plus a Harold Lloyd short–& got sad all over again. There was so much there still to explore. If only they cared about film & film lovers. @WarnerMediaGrp @ATT
— Dana Stevens (@thehighsign) November 30, 2018
Tavi Gavinson’s Essential, 5,800-Word Closing Editor’s Letter: “22-year-old me has enough”
“One woman venture capitalist told us, after hearing my very nervous pitch, “I hate to say this because I hate that it’s true, but men who come in here pitch the company they’re going to build, while women pitch the company they’ve already built.” The men could sound delusional, but they could also sound visionary; women felt the need to show their work, to prove themselves.”
Today is the last day of Rookie and this is my last Editor’s Letter. Thank you for seven very special years. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️https://t.co/1iE7G7QESs
— Tavi Gevinson (@tavitulle) November 30, 2018
Let’s just say I notice when screeners/posters/ads only feature quotes from male critics
— Lindsey Bahr (@ldbahr) November 30, 2018
This is cute… to emphasize the love story of IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, they’re throwing a special screening hosted by Hollywood couples pic.twitter.com/ZzSlTrvHsK
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) November 30, 2018
NYFCC: Roma: Film, Director, Cinematography
Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
Regina Hall, Support The Girls
Supporting: Richard E. Grant, Regina King
Best Nonfiction Film: Minding the Gap
Best Foreign-Language: Cold War
Animated: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
“Bertolucci was an extremely curious man, sweet and sincere, cultured and unpredictable, and, I repeat, frighteningly intelligent. His was a free and razor-sharp intelligence, like that of a great jazz musician. He knew how to make people feel welcome, even the silly and the indolent. He would not fight them, but would study them. After a night out surrounded by fools he would sometimes phone me and, with a liberating laugh, tell me about their idiocy. But not in a way that was spiteful. Instead, he would describe how they might bend to his eventual, future, entirely artistic advantage.”
Sorrentino On Bertolucci

Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia “can take command; she doesn’t take any shit instead of just a beautiful woman that schlepped along to be saved.”
Gloria Katz, American Graffiti Co-Writer, Star Wars Script Doctor, Was 76
“I’ve often tried to put into words what I felt after that initial viewing, and I’ve come up with some different formulations over the years. But recently it occurred to me that the answer is quite simple: The Conformist was the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen in my life. It was beautiful not just in the sense that it was gorgeous, though it certainly was gorgeous. No, this was a different, more fearsome beauty — one whose surfaces only hinted at something far more complex and enthralling.”
Bilge Ebiri On The Conformist
forever inspired by how much everyone on the @FilmStruck + @criterionchannl teams accomplished in just a couple years. it’s been a thrill to help share their vision. https://t.co/Mm0vGd3br6
— Hillary Weston (@hillcake) November 29, 2018
ABC strong-armed the Academy into changing the Oscarcast to lure “mainstream” viewers, yet when it comes to selecting the host — something that could actually move the needle — they’ve got nothin’ https://t.co/dEGfaYsDiT
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) November 29, 2018
From New York Film Critics Circle release announcing their award winners for this year: "The Circle's awards are also viewed… as a principled alternative to the Oscars, honoring aesthetic merit in a forum that is immune to commercial and political pressures."
— Ben Fritz (@benfritz) November 29, 2018
Hear him. I was rejected from Sundance six times. For the festival in three different years. The labs in four different seasons. It is what it is. Keep making your stuff. Stay focused on what you want to say and make it and keep going. You’re okay. Keep going. https://t.co/00xFzd6aTt
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) November 29, 2018
Best Supporting Actor could use some shaking up this year. May I suggest Josh Hamilton (Eighth Grade), Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther), Hugh Grant (Paddington 2), Steve Buscemi (Death of Stalin), Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman), Alex Wolff (Hereditary), Bill Heck (Buster Scruggs)?
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) November 29, 2018
The film biz has gotten more bifurcated –very big and very small. And the Academy has leaned one way. I’m not sure that's a bad thing. A Moonlight or a Spotlight needs awards attention to breathe—prizes are its oxygen. A superhero movie needs an Oscar like a moose needs an iPad.
— Steven Zeitchik (@ZeitchikWaPo) November 28, 2018
I enjoyed everybsecond I spent with him. One of the last mavericks. https://t.co/vBKxpYE0MG
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) November 28, 2018
“A surprising dose of children in violent jeopardy, which is always a welcome addition to any film.”
QT’s 350-Word Review Of Henry Hathaway’s Shoot Out May Or May Not Have Had An Editor (Hi, Peter “Bogdonovich”!)
Sad to hear @SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg has lost his brave fight to ALS. His wonderful creation led to the popular @Nickelodeon series, movies, a Tony Award winning Broadway musical, and charmed the hearts of young and old alike. RIP. https://t.co/CpTJXGYsPb
— Charles H. Rivkin (@CharlieRivkin) November 28, 2018
“Une soirée avec Béla Tarr.”
Isabelle Huppert: https://t.co/58bGkAFcnr pic.twitter.com/2FqWf7VIxc
— The Daily (@CriterionDaily) November 27, 2018
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“We are living in a time void of political and spiritual leadership. In that kind of time period, a heavy burden falls upon the arts. We must not give in to tribal thinking. We are the great generators of empathy and compassion.” – #EthanHawke
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) November 27, 2018
The Mysterious Old Board Of Review And Its Mystery Crew Say:
Green Book
Best Director: Bradley Cooper
Best Actor: Viggo Mortensen
Best Actress: Lady Gaga
Best Supporting Actor: Sam Elliott
Best Supporting Actress: Regina King
Best Original Screenplay: Paul Schrader
Best Adapted Screenplay: Barry Jenkins
Best Animated: Incredibles 2
Best Directorial Debut: Bo Burnham
Best Foreign Language: Cold War
Best Documentary: RBG
Best Ensemble: Crazy Rich Asians
William K. Everson Film History Award: The Other Side of the Wind and They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead
GOTHAMS
The Rider
Doc: Hale County This Morning This Evening
Toni Colette; Ethan Hawke
Screenplay: Paul Schrader
“This is really just another award for Elsie Fisher.”
Breakthrough Director: Bo Burnham
Breakthrough Actor: Elsie Fisher
Ensemble Special Prize: The Favourite
Audience Award: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?