Links: Korean Actors, Fun Director Interviews, etc...
Monday, July 12, 2021 at 2:31PM • Observer a strong piece on the pros and con for both movie theaters and streaming at this juncture
• Variety has a piece up asking if the $60 million Black Widow made on premiere streaming (at $30 a pop) is good or not. And why is Disney being "transparent" about something so vague and impossible to confirm?
• The Actor is Present The Korean Film Council has a huge guide to current Korean actors (200 of them!) so I'd check it out if you're into Korean cinema or television
More after the jump including Zola, Catherine Zeta Jones...
• Coming Soon stepping away from streaming sitcoms for a moment, Anna Kendrick to lead a psychological thriller called Alice, Darling
• Empire has interviewed Taika Waititi on "the craziest film I've ever done"... aka Thor: Love and Thunder
• Boy Culture looks back at Vito Russo of The Celluloid Closet fame for what would have been his 75th birthday
• Vulture an excellent interview with Janicza Bravo on her long road to directing Zola
• MNPP Jake Lacy six times
• Just Jared Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas are selling their NYC apartment. For $21 million. Good lord, it's massive. My entire apartment could fit into just one of the 10ish rooms.
• Variety Jodie Turner Smith had jewelry stolen at Cannes
Reader Comments (4)
"The Celluloid Closet", that was an excellent piece, never originally caught the potential gay vibes in "Red River" - 2 cowpokes comparing pistols ("There are only two things more beautiful than a good gun: a Swiss watch or a woman from anywhere. Ever had a good... Swiss watch?") and "Ben-Hur" (2 gladiators hurling spears that land next to each other, then drinking wine, arm in arm). Great stuff.
I went to see Black Widow yesterday in the theaters as I think it's meant to be seen in the theaters. I liked the film but... that was a terrible theatrical experience as the project went black not once but.... 3 times. For myself and the audience, it killed the experience of enjoying the film for us as it was also not good for my bladder towards the end as I waited to see the post-credits scene.
I still prefer the theatrical experience but if shit like this continues to happen, then I might have to stay home for good.
We owe Vito Russo so much.
Vito Russo and his book are landmarks in gay culture, history and cinema studies- do not really understand these "woke" gays who don't appreciate his work how daring it was. The documentary is a also a must watch.