Month: June 2020

With readers turning to their home viewing options more than ever, this daily feature provides one new movie each day worth checking out on a major… 806 more words via Stream of the Day: As ‘Total Recall’ Turns 30, Corporations Still Want to Own Your Memories — IndieWire

From today’s perspective, United Artists’ 1963 release of “Dr. No” looks like pure sabotage. After screening the first James Bond film for three weeks across 450 theaters in the Midwest, it finally debuted in New York and Los Angeles on the week of Memorial Day 1963. 650 more words via How the Birth of James Bond… Continue reading How the Birth of James Bond and ‘Dr. No’ Created the Modern Blockbuster 57 Years Ago — IndieWire

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) has sent a 22-page back-to-work safety plan to the offices of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and California Gov. 436 more words via Read Hollywood’s 22-Page Back-to-Work Safety Plan Sent to NY, LA Governors — IndieWire

“We put our hands up and yelled, ‘We’re media!’” That’s what MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi said on the network in a broadcast after police shot a rubber bullet at him while he was reporting on a protest in Minneapolis, MN on Saturday. 2,084 more words via It’s Not a Coincidence That Journalists Covering Protests Are Being… Continue reading It’s Not a Coincidence That Journalists Covering Protests Are Being Attacked by Police — IndieWire

The existence of “Out,” an animated short film on Disney+ about a gay man’s coming-out story, might come as a shock given recent barbs thrown at the studio. 888 more words via Pixar Short ‘Out’ Proves Gay Stories Can Live on Family-Friendly Disney+ — IndieWire

Movement 4 Black Lives, a coalition of more than 100 black-rights organizations, has drafted an open letter amid the nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd calling for a stop on police budget increases. 468 more words via John Legend, Taraji P. Henson, and More Sign Open Letter to Stop Increasing Police Budgets — IndieWire

Warner Bros. has announced it is making its 2019 legal drama “Just Mercy” available for free on digital platforms such as Amazon and the… 360 more words via Warner Bros. Offers Free ‘Just Mercy’ Rentals to Help Educate on Systemic Racism — IndieWire

Seth Rogen isn’t mincing his words to Instagram users who are criticizing his support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Amid nationwide protests over the death of… 355 more words via Seth Rogen Tells All Lives Matter Supporters to ‘F*ck Off’ and ‘Stop Watching’ His Films — IndieWire