Saturday, January 06, 2007

The state of the film industry debate

David Denby of the New Yorker just did a long and thoughtful (but not perfect) piece on the future of the film industry; You should definitely read it here.

The Hollywood Reporter has a blog that basically dismisses Denby as outdated here.

David Carr (NY Times) also makes some strong points critical of Denby here.

A.O. Scott (also NY Times) wrote a piece on Denby's piece, which I thought was very smart. It also has genre application in talking about his concern over the dominance of the "family films." and how we shouldn't limit our kids to that programmed pablum. His best line is his last: "Moviegoing, though unlikely to disappear, will probably never again be the universal rite it once was. This is not a catastrophe, just a change of habit. Going to the movies may survive as an acquired taste, and also, therefore, as an activity through which taste is acquired." Nicely said. Click here.

I can't stress how important I think it is for y'all to be reading this kind of stuff. For an overview of the whole debate on Denby's article, check out this blog.

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