Nell Minow's Blog, page 67
August 9, 2016
Florence Foster Jenkins: The Real Story
This week the second movie of the year based on the life of Florence Foster Jenkins opens in theaters with Meryl Streep as the woman whose love for music was almost as monumental as her lack of talent.
Florence Foster Jenkins was born in 1868, the daughter of a wealthy family who was a child prodigy on the piano and performed for President Rutherford B. Hayes. She wanted to study music but her father refused, and so she eloped with a man who gave her syphilis. This disease and the primitive...
Florence Foster Jenkins was born in 1868, the daughter of a wealthy family who was a child prodigy on the piano and performed for President Rutherford B. Hayes. She wanted to study music but her father refused, and so she eloped with a man who gave her syphilis. This disease and the primitive...
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From CNN: The Next Move To Keep Audiences in Theaters is 4D (Water on or Off?)
CNN has a story about a new innovation in movie theaters that seems to be more theme park ride than cinematic storytelling....
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Trailer: Moana
August 8, 2016
Surprising Facts about Ben-Hur
I had a lot of fun creating this gallery with nine surprising facts about the story of Ben-Hur, ranging from the youngest Union General in the Civil War to movie stars as extras, the US Supreme Court, and Charlton Heston returning to the role in his last performance as an actor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmXkN...
A new movie version of the story starring Jack Huston,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmXkN...
A new movie version of the story starring Jack Huston,...
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LAIKA on Display at Universal’s Globe Theater in LA
If you envied my magical visits to LAIKA's Portland studio, this is your chance to see the spectacular artwork of their characters and sets in person at Universal's Globe Theater in LA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P9ic......
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August 7, 2016
Interview: Jesse Harlin on Composing for “Mafia III” and “Star Wars: The Old Republic
More from Comic-Con: Jesse Harlin is a freelance composer who has been in the industry now for 17 years, 10 years with Lucasfilm, working on "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" games. "I just finished up working on Mafia III for 2K and I'm still working on Star Wars stuff. The way that we handle it is very much like scoring for film or TV in so far as a lot of what we do is about creating themes for characters and then you extrapolate different moods based on those sorts of themes."
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August 6, 2016
Alan Arkin Interview: Sam Fragoso’s Talk Easy Podcast
Sam Fragoso's new Talk Easy podcast series about movies is excellent, and his interview with Oscar-winner Alan Arkin is truly a gem.
Alan Arkin is one of the all-time greats. Here's the original trailer for the wild comedy, "The In-Laws."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aILH...
And in "Argo" as a cynical movie...
Alan Arkin is one of the all-time greats. Here's the original trailer for the wild comedy, "The In-Laws."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aILH...
And in "Argo" as a cynical movie...
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Trailer: Killing Reagan
Director Rod Lurie ("The Contender") brings us "Killing Reagan," the story of the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan On March 30, 1981. It is coming to the National Geographic Channel on October 16, 2016, with Tim Matheson and Cynthia Nixon as the Reagans.
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August 5, 2016
Gender Bias in Reading Box Office Returns
Bravo to Manfeels Park, for this outstanding Tumbler post that makes clear the gender bias in reporting on what should be straightforward box office numbers.
Today’s news: Ghostbusters ‘tanks’, ‘stumbles’ with 53% drop in its second week.
Presumably that’s a bad performance compared to other action movies in their second week then?
Let’s check…
Captain America: Civil War: -59.5%
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Today’s news: Ghostbusters ‘tanks’, ‘stumbles’ with 53% drop in its second week.
Presumably that’s a bad performance compared to other action movies in their second week then?
Let’s check…
Captain America: Civil War: -59.5%
Dark...
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Alice Through the Looking Glass — Coming on DVD/Blu-Ray October 18, 2016
Disney has announced that the Tim Burton "Alice Through the Looking Glass" will be released on DVD/Blu-Ray on October 18, 2016.
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