MCN Curated Headlines Archive for October, 2019
I’ll say it again. A whole film studio’s archive shouldn’t be locked up in a vault. These films need to be available to see on the big screen. https://t.co/iJaQuB9Nmv
— edgarwright (@edgarwright) October 29, 2019
RIP blogging we all tried real hard to make the internet good and then corporations and rich idiots destroyed everything a generation of writers tried to build
— Molly Lambert 🦔 (@mollylambert) October 29, 2019
To all the aspiring media investors who have been playing footsie with the idea of starting something new—the editorial talent for what would be one of America’s best publications is just sitting on the curb right now.
— Hamilton Nolan (@hamiltonnolan) October 29, 2019
On the revolt going on inside Deadspin:
A senior editor fired, a stern warning from the union, and it could be the tip of the iceberg. https://t.co/Cbf2MoMJZq
— ((( Jacob Bogage ))) (@jacobbogage) October 29, 2019
Hi! I’ve just been fired from Deadspin for not sticking to sports.
— Barry Petchesky (@barry) October 29, 2019
Netflix has issued a blog post on its controversial plan to let viewers watch movies at faster speeds. It's not just faster speeds, it's a bunch of new ways to change your viewing experience on mobile (including slower speeds). CC @tnyfrontrow https://t.co/HHJA34CFBi
— Lucas Shaw (@Lucas_Shaw) October 29, 2019
Film makers went berserk awhile back when a company bought videotaped films, edited out the sex/profanity, and sold the videos to people who didn't want that stuff. Same issue: Who controls it? Seller or buyer? https://t.co/k37UiO8wyo
— Dan Gillmor (@dangillmor) October 29, 2019
Russell Means dies at 72; American Indian activist helped lead Wounded Knee uprising https://t.co/aE3V4zf5RL
— AprilYvette Thompson (@AprilYThompson) October 29, 2019
I prefer to have been too conservative in my estimate rather than the other way around. That really *is* tragic.
— Boyd van Hoeij (@filmboyd) October 29, 2019
‘Stargate’ at 25: How Roland Emmerich’s Sci-Fi Classic Overcame a Chaotic Birth https://t.co/p3FBEBcCvK pic.twitter.com/ha0HrUullJ
— Variety_Film (@Variety_Film) October 29, 2019
Unlikely Headlines On The March
Fun fact: Disney's then-CEO Michael Eisner apologized to China because this astonishing film didn't kindly depict Mao's death squads. https://t.co/OEQy8LT5Of
— Nick Newman (@Nick_Newman) October 29, 2019
Lina Wertmüller with her Oscar, which she’s decided to rename Anna. 📸 Daniele Venturelli pic.twitter.com/Cr4FJKbHys
— Kino Lorber (@KinoLorber) October 28, 2019
In his acceptance speech for the 2019 John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing presented by @cunardline at last week’s #Britannias @JordanPeele reminded us that, with just two films in the bag, he could still very much, um, mess this up. pic.twitter.com/hpYBSmC5Lg
— BAFTA Los Angeles (@BAFTALA) October 28, 2019
I bet your ass I’ve done more in the last month than you in your entire life.
— Robert Evans (@The_RobertEvans) July 31, 2019
Robert Evans’ Last Tweet
Bob Evans produced some of the greatest films of all time, but the greatest production of all, was his life.
When you were with Bob, there was nowhere else on Earth you’d rather be.
He was funnier, sweeter and more charming than the character he created. pic.twitter.com/aO7BjnayVp
— Brett Morgen (@brettmorgen) October 28, 2019
“We didn’t strive for commercial,” he told Variety in 2002, undoubtedly in his trademark gurgle-mumble. “We went for original. We fell on our asses on some of them, but we also touched magic.” @brooksbarnesNYT touches magic himself in this obit. https://t.co/YNn8eElsOE
— John Schwartz (@jswatz) October 28, 2019
seems like a fair time to remind that robert evans reading “the kid stays in the picture” is why audiobooks were invented
— Steve Kandell (@SteveKandell) October 28, 2019
Some of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers say they are being pressured by greedy lawyers to accept a low-ball deal that would give nearly a third of their settlement to Weinstein’s lawyers. https://t.co/WZrMXPi4qt
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 27, 2019
Saw “Pain And Glory” for a second time today. A genuinely profound picture about Being Alive and superbly acted at every turn. (Nothing comes close to it this year but “The Irishman.”) Banderas is amazing but so are Asier Etxeandia, Julietta Serrano, Penelope Cruz, Asier Flores.
— Glenn Kenny (@Glenn__Kenny) October 28, 2019
damn right it does. https://t.co/iD3VF4iz4q
— Joe Dante (@joe_dante) October 28, 2019
very charming! https://t.co/ceYt2pPP6s
— Hillary Weston (@hillcake) October 27, 2019
Also I'm boosting this tweet because come on, it's an 8mm movie shot on the set of McCabe & Mrs. Miller https://t.co/QYNJhlxLeS
— Aleš Kot (@ales_kot) October 27, 2019
Not surprising. These creeps run in packs. Remember this article where Avi Lerner defended Weinstein, Bryan Singer + Ratner and also said that women lie about being sexually assaulted to get money & publicity. 👉🏼 https://t.co/kvwCUSWSUF https://t.co/sfXlg5t0rz
— Olivia Munn (@oliviamunn) October 26, 2019
“Almost nobody dances sober, unless they happen to be insane.”
H.P. Lovecraft
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) Tobe Hooper
Ending pic.twitter.com/iaxsKN2swY— TATJANA SL (@TATJANASL) January 6, 2018
STAR WARS films ranked:
1. The Searchers
2. Hidden Fortress
3. Casablanca
4. The Wizard of Oz
5. Flash Gordon serials
6. Metropolis
7. The Dam Busters
8. Guns of Navarone
9. Ben Hur
10. Triumph of the Will— Greg "Fantomas" F. (@FantomasCinema) October 26, 2019
The Lighthouse: Edward Albee meets Samuel Beckett meets EC Comics. With fart jokes! It’s overly fucking precious, but also creepy and mesmerising. I enjoyed it, to a degree.
— Ali Arikan (@aliarikan) October 26, 2019
At my screening, people just started laughing uncomfortably once the credits rolled, because they didn't really know how else to react.
— Lennert Roobaert (@MonsieurMarlowe) October 26, 2019
Strolling down the High-Line in a Manhattan pic.twitter.com/WCg9WQoDQG
— Richard E. Grant (@RichardEGrant) October 26, 2019
Definitely a BAFTA first! Jane Fonda accepts BAFTA award while being arrested https://t.co/MsFFSQsfm9
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) October 26, 2019
End of an era. Ten years ago, @AFIFEST revolutionized film festival ticketing with free screenings. Students, low-income movie lovers flocked. Now, the festival is back to charging an average of 12 bucks a pop. Just when the cost of living in Los Angeles is turning brutal.
— Robert Koehler (@bhkoe) October 26, 2019
This is what it looks like when 43,867 people do "Baby Shark" at the #WorldSeries.@88_gparra // #STAYINTHEFIGHT pic.twitter.com/yT8el4GgUc
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) October 26, 2019
Margaret Atwood On Neil Gaiman
Chile! 🙌🏻 pic.twitter.com/L2ZEQAkG6L
— Sebastián Lelio (@Slelio) October 25, 2019
Bookshops are supposed to be places of knowledge and discovery. Most of them are places of ignorance about movies.
— mark cousins (@markcousinsfilm) October 25, 2019
“Deluxe is a huge international company with headquarters in Los Angeles and New York and operations in 38 media markets worldwide. It has a workforce of more than 7,500, offering services such as visual effects, post-production, cloud distribution and localisation.”
Deluxe Post House Gets Bankruptcy Approval