Category: media

Screenwriter: “‘We thought about it when we made the movie! Are you kidding?’ he says. ‘You watch Part II again and there’s a scene where Marty confronts Biff in his office and there’s a huge portrait of Biff on the wall behind Biff, and there’s one moment where Biff kind of stands up and he takes exactly the same pose as the portrait? Yeah.'”

“In his latest film, director Michael Almereyda draws comparisons between Stanley Milgram and cinematic auteurs. There’s some research to back this analogy.”

“Yeah, so the movie’s on iTunes. It was shot over a period of twenty-five days in 4K digital in a 2.35 aspect ratio and has a 5.1 Dolby Surround mix, and now you can watch it on your fucking phone. I am somewhat ambivalent about your ease of access, dear consumer.”

“Over the years, Gross has done some 13,000 interviews, and the sheer range of people she has spoken to, coupled with her intelligence and empathy, has given her the status of national interviewer. Think of it as a symbolic role, like the poet laureate – someone whose job it is to ask the questions, with a degree of art and honor. Barbara Walters was once our national interviewer, in a flashier style defined by a desire for spectacle. Gross is an interviewer defined by a longing for intimacy. In a culture in which we are all talking about ourselves more than ever, Gross is not only listening intently; she’s asking just the right questions.”

The films propelling his swift ascent – Jaws (1975), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), or E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982) – were free of anything resembling politics or ideology. But over the course of his career, Spielberg’s cinema has become increasingly self-aware and culturally engaged. His latest movie, Bridge of Spies, is a Cold War spy drama that’s interested not so much in the cloak-and-dagger espionage stuff, but rather in the moral and political issues at stake, both within its narrative and in present-day America. This is a fascinating reversal from earlier in the director’s career.”

“The intent of the company’s foray into the original-content space in the first place was to compete with other streamers, such as Netflix. But now: ‘As we move into 2016, we will work to narrow our strategy, focusing on fewer products.'”

“The suit alleges that films advertised by the studios with the option of captions or subtitles are incomplete as song lyrics are not included.”

“While Apple’s total user base of 15 million users is impressive, it pales in comparison to Spotify’s 75 million, the vast majority of which are using the free ad-supported service.”

“‘We had expectations for Netflix to be doing slightly better, but the broadcasting landscape is very locally oriented,’ David Sidebottom, an analyst at Futuresource Consultancy, said in reference to Netflix’s international reach. ‘People are also more reluctant to pay for a monthly subscription to a video service in France and Germany.'”