MCN Curated Headlines Archive for September, 2019
I have been hearing a lot of talk bemoaning the state of the big sales market festivals. Maybe I am stating the obvious here, but if you didn’t program films that were made by platforms and distributors, you’d, like, have more things to sell.
— Emily Best (@emilybest) September 15, 2019
Oleg is finally home. His reasoning, strength, care and love for life is magnetic. Can’t wait to see the great future ahead of him #FreeSentsov #OlegSentsov pic.twitter.com/qg5CoxTgzD
— Polina (@Polina_Kovaleva) September 15, 2019
Truly frightening for those of us who worry about the future of the theatrical experience. But oddly encouraging for those of us who worry about the future of critics’ influence. https://t.co/DuXpcMqIbS
— Steven Zeitchik (@ZeitchikWaPo) September 14, 2019
“It really feels like we are at the tipping point for cloud in media and entertainment.”
Microsoft To Move Many Disney Operations To “The Cloud”
Joaquin is the Sarah Paulson. De Niro is the Jessica Lange. Marc Maron is the Billy Eichner. Frances Conroy is the Frances Conroy
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) September 10, 2019
I fully understand @CondeNast lost $120 million last year, but it sure as hell wasn't because they were paying an expert a couple of c-notes.
— Virginia Willis (@virginiawillis) September 11, 2019
“The thing you have to remember is that entertainment is market-driven. Frankly audiences don’t want to hear about climate change,” says James Cameron, a longtime environmentalist. “We did a show called ‘Years of Living Dangerously.’ We won an Emmy and got canceled. You can insinuate these ideas into your storytelling. I’ve certainly done that with Avatar, but Avatar came out ten years ago. And in that time our population has grown by almost a billion, and the effects of that alone on our environment and climate change are devastating. Does storytelling do that much good?”
Variety Cover-Stories Climate Crisis
Vulture is pleased to announce that @BilgeEbiri and @alisonwillmore have joined the site as film critics. Bilge will also edit for @NYMag and Vulture. https://t.co/62dboa76G1
— NYMag Communications (@nymagPR) September 10, 2019
Joaquin Phoenix just appeared at #Toronto’s St. George station in support of the #BeFairBeVegan animal justice campaign #JoaquinPhoenix #TTC pic.twitter.com/pNJVPFY1Wx
— blogTO (@blogTO) September 9, 2019
Tonight @TIFF_NET will host a Tribute Gala for the first time. The honorees will include THE LAUNDROMAT’s Meryl Streep, JOKER’s Joaquin Phoenix and JOJO RABBIT’s Taika Waititi. The *new* first awards ceremony of the awards season. pic.twitter.com/eNcoedf6MX
— Scott Feinberg (@ScottFeinberg) September 9, 2019
“The ‘New’ First Awards Ceremony Of The Awards Season”
#BiennaleCinema2019 #Venezia76
LEONE D’ORO per il miglior film / GOLDEN LION for Best Film a / to:
Joker di/by Todd Phillips (USA) pic.twitter.com/46Fod6tZMe— Biennale di Venezia (@la_Biennale) September 7, 2019
todd phillips is hittin the canals tonight https://t.co/Ut4ZFnY9Dw
— David Sims (@davidlsims) September 7, 2019
“You want to know the moral of making a film like Crash?” asks Thomas, just as we’re leaving. “Wear a seatbelt.”
An Oral History Of Crash With David Cronenberg And Jeremy Thomas