Author: Michael Cieply

What Do Words Cost? For ‘First Man,’ Perhaps, Quite A Lot

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  1. ‘First Man’ Director Damien Chazelle & Neil Armstrong’s Family On Flag Flap: It’s Not A Political Statement
  2. Ryan Gosling Addresses ‘First Man’ Critics Upset the Film Leaves Out American Flag Being Planted on the Moon
  3. Universal’s Damien Chazelle-Ryan Gosling Moon Landing Pic ‘First Man’ To Set Down In Fall 2018
  4. ‘Last Flag Flying’ Review: Richard Linklater Enlists Superb Ensemble In Dramedy Of War And Words

Tipping Point Or Turning Point? The Next Oscar Producer Will Tell

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  1. Damn it, tech bros, don’t try to “disrupt” tipping
  2. Sky To Close In-House Production Division; Danny Tipping To Join Sky-Backed Znak & Co
  3. ‘La La Land’ producer on handing over the best picture Oscar — ‘I just righted a wrong’
  4. Oscar-Winning Producer Dan Jinks Says Let’s Snub The Snubs – Guest Column

As Los Angeles Disappears, All Those Stubborn Movie Ghosts Linger

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  1. Nun Involved in Katy Perry Convent Lawsuit Suddenly Dies in Court
  2. Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom spread holiday cheer at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
  3. Quentin Tarantino’s Charles Manson Movie: How the Stars Compare to Real-Life Characters (Photos)
  4. The Backpack Kid: Who Is Katy Perry’s ‘SNL’ Scene-Stealing Dancer?

Should The Academy Go Ahead With That “Pop” Oscar? Let The Members Decide

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  1. Film Academy Paid Its Governors $1M For Work On Oscars, Museum & Governors Awards In Past Decade-Plus
  2. Peter Bart: Academy Pushed The Envelope Too Far, Scratches Oscar Popularity Contest
  3. Academy Board Approves “Standards Of Conduct” For Members: Read The Letter
  4. Movie Academy Confirms Exit Of Bill Mechanic From Board Of Governors

In A Wave Of Documentaries, Here Comes The Ghost Of Hal Ashby

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  1. Hal Ashby Documentary ‘Hal’ Will Get Theatrical Bow Via Oscilloscope
  2. ‘Hal’: Watch The First Three Minutes Of Sundance-Bound Hal Ashby Documentary
  3. Orion Classics Acquires ‘Clara’s Ghost’ For Fall Bow
  4. Review: PBS spotlights documentaries on baseball legend Ted Williams and top Pakistani squash player Maria Toorpakai

Welcome To The Permanent, ‘Popular’ Oscar Campaign

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  1. Devil Is In The Details, Or Deviled Eggs, When Planning Oscar Campaign Events
  2. Oscar Nominations Live Stream – Watch
  3. Oscar Nominees Lunch: The Class Photo
  4. Oscars To Speed Up, Add Popular Movie Category, Won’t Air All Awards Live

“Imagineering” A Disney Takeover Of The Academy Museum

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  1. Dick Van Dyke, Hayley Mills & Others Celebrate Disney Musical Legends Sherman Brothers At Joyous Motion Picture Academy Tribute
  2. Disney Announces New Marvel Experiences For Theme Parks
  3. Disney’s Bob Iger Sees “Opportunities To Expand” Its Parks In China
  4. Disney Imagineering Legend Marty Sklar Dies at 83

Film Documentary Resurgence Relieves Political Exhaustion

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  1. Imax’s ‘Pandas’ tracks China’s efforts to release pandas back in to the wild
  2. ‘The China Hustle’ Trailer: Wall Street Crime Documentary From ‘Enron’ Team
  3. Box Office: ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ Shaping Up to Be Documentary Hit
  4. Cannes Notices Indonesian Film Resurgence

Make Way, Or Rather Don’t, For The Recessive Movie Male Of 2018

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  1. Watch the 2018 BAFTA Awards: Live Stream Online
  2. 2018 AACTA Awards: ‘Three Billboards’ Takes Home Top Prizes From Aussie Oscars
  3. ‘Darkest Hour’ Crosses $45M; ‘Lady Bird’ Tops $41M; Met Opera Screen’s ‘Tosca’ Hits $2M: Specialty Box Office
  4. Movie Critics Are Largely White & Male, New Study Finds

Back To The Box-Office Future, As The Top Ten Films Eat Market Share

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  1. ‘Black Panther’ Hits $1 Billion at Global Box Office
  2. February Box Office Hits All-Time Record Of $1 Billion Fueled By ‘Black Panther’
  3. ‘Black Panther’ Tops $500M Overseas, $1B WW With $67M China Bow; ‘Tomb Raider’ Kicks Off – International Box Office
  4. Marvel Now Holds the Top 3 Films on 2018’s Box Office Charts

A Trip To The Archive Confirms It: The New Film Academy Is Very Large

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  1. Film Academy Invites Record 774 New Members, From Gal Gadot To Betty White
  2. Oscars Academy Has Doubled Non-White Members Since 2016, on Track to Double Women Too
  3. The academy isn’t lowering its standards with its biggest membership class — it’s raising them
  4. This Year’s Invitees To The Film Academy May Want To Conduct A Risk Assessment

A Caution For Politically Inflamed Hollywood: Revolutions Eat Their Own

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  1. China & Hollywood: After A Topsy-Turvy 2017, What’s In Store For The Year Ahead
  2. U.S.-China Hollywood Panel: Without Chinese Elements “It Does Not Meet Our Standards”
  3. Chinese Companies Are Still Taking Hollywood’s Calls, but With Caution
  4. Hollywood Agencies Vie for Trump-Era Bragging Rights: Who’s Most Politically Engaged?

Michael Ovitz Has A Memoir, But Will We Ever Again See A Great Hollywood Book?

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  1. ‘Blue Book’: Michael Malarkey Joins Robert Zemeckis-Produced UFO Series At History
  2. Anita Busch Settles Longtime Legal Battle With Michael Ovitz
  3. ‘Blue Book’: Michael Harney & Ksenia Solo Join Robert Zemeckis-Produced UFO Series At History
  4. Michael Ovitz Suing Insurer Over His Anita Busch Lawsuit Settlement

Latest Screen Queen Saoirse Ronan Promises Heady Sexual Politics In ‘Mary, Queen Of Scots’

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  1. Saoirse Ronan-Margot Robbie’s ‘Mary, Queen of Scots’ Pushed Back to December
  2. David Tennant, Guy Pearce Join Saoirse Ronan’s ‘Mary, Queen of Scots’
  3. Focus Features’ ‘Mary, Queen Of Scots’ Scoots To December
  4. ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ Gets Early December Release From Focus Features

Guns On The Playbill? Every Major Studio Has Them This Season

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  1. Disney Crosses $3 Billion At Domestic B.O., First Time Ever For Major Studio; Global Now At Industry Record Of $7.6B
  2. Four Major Studios Join U.S. Launch Of Disney’s Movies Anywhere Digital Service
  3. ‘Wild Wild Country’ Duo On Dissecting Real-Life Mix Of Guns, Gurus, Right And Wrong – Sundance Studio
  4. Period Drama ‘On Chesil Beach’ Offers Antidote To “Toxic Nostalgia” In The Age Of Trump and Brexit – Toronto Studio

The Roundup Begins, As More Than 180 Vie For 17 Film Academy Board Seats

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  1. Academy Board Of Governors Candidates Set; Ted Sarandos Doesn’t Make The Cut
  2. The Academy Board of Governors Is Now Majority Female
  3. ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Producer Bill Mechanic Resigns From Film Academy Board
  4. Movie Academy Confirms Exit Of Bill Mechanic From Board Of Governors

As Cosby And Polanski Exit The Film Academy, Memories Of A Past Oscar Linger

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  1. Film Academy Expels Roman Polanski, Bill Cosby
  2. Movie Academy Expels Bill Cosby And Roman Polanski
  3. Film academy expels Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski
  4. Oscars Academy Board Bypassed New Grievance Procedures to Expel Polanski, Cosby

Like Hayrides And Landlines, The Ratings System, For Many Films, Is History

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  1. New Year, Old Story: Gun Violence Still Rising In PG-13 Films, Report Says
  2. ‘SMILF’ Premiere & ‘Shameless’ Return Set Live+Same Day Ratings Highs For Showtime
  3. ‘Shameless’ Renewed For Season 9 By Showtime
  4. Gun Violence in PG-13 Films Has Tripled Since 1985 — Report

Mechanic’s Resignation Letter Sets The Agenda For An Academy Board Election That Starts Monday

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  1. Academy Board Member Bill Mechanic Quit With a Scorched-Earth Letter, and Hollywood’s Paying Attention
  2. Exclusive: Producer Bill Mechanic on his scorched-earth resignation from the motion picture academy’s board of governors
  3. Movie Academy Confirms Exit Of Bill Mechanic From Board Of Governors
  4. Does Bill Mechanic’s angry resignation reflect a deeper schism in the film academy?

On The Anniversary Of Stanley Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, A Film That Made Us Feel Wonderfully Small

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  1. ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Returning to Theaters on ‘Unrestored’ 70mm Print
  2. ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Returns to Theaters in May With ‘Unrestored’ 70mm Print
  3. Christopher Nolan Headed to Cannes for the First Time With ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Unrestored 70mm Print
  4. Stanley Kubrick Films Ranked, From ‘The Shining’ to ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’

This Year’s Invitees To The Film Academy May Want To Conduct A Risk Assessment

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  1. Film Academy Affirms ‘Standards of Conduct’ for Members
  2. Television Academy Revises Its Code of Conduct For #MeToo Era
  3. Film Academy to Establish ‘Code of Conduct’ Following Harvey Weinstein Scandal
  4. Film Academy Sets Claims Process for ‘Standards of Conduct’ Violations