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Thierry Frémaux, head of the Cannes Film Festival and a vocal critic of streamers, understood this well when he presented the dilemma at a Cannes press conference in 2021. “What directors have been discovered by [streaming] platforms?” he asked. It wasn’t a rhetorical question. Frémaux began calling on journalists to name an auteur whose career had... See more
Will Tavlin • Casual Viewing | Will Tavlin
No one in Hollywood cares I was unfaithful to Oliver, but they’ll care I was unfaithful to the brand.”
Maggie Shipstead • Great Circle: the dazzling, instant New York Times bestseller
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Gilbert Adair • Love and Death on Long Island: A Novel
As Andre Bazin once said, all films are created equal. Whether they play at the Biograph (as will Violette) or the Chicago (as will Halloween), we owe them the same consideration, the same right to succeed or fail on their own terms.
Dave Kehr • When Movies Mattered: Reviews from a Transformative Decade
The editor steps back, views the work holistically, and supports its full potential. The editor is the professional in the poet.