The Carpetbagger I'm Trying to See All These Movies. You Want to Talk? Go Home!
By DAVID CARR The New York Times January 2, 2009 There are seven weeks to go before the Academy Awards ceremony, and for those who claim to follow such things - would-be experts who pontificate about which movie will win best picture or who seems like a lock for best supporting actor - peer pressure is mounting to have seen all the movies that could be in contention. But Hollywood and the people who show its films to the world seem to be doing everything in their power to make sure that it's difficult. Seeing all the films that may receive Oscar nods this season requires a single-mindedness bordering on mania, while getting a seat in the front of a theater is akin to an assault of Tora Bora. And then there's the talking, and the menace of those who dislike it. At a Christmas Day screening of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," The Philadelphia Inquirer reported last week, a man became so enraged at a fellow audience member who was talking to his son that he pulled out a pistol and shot him in the arm. As patrons fled the theater, the newspaper reported, the gunman settled back into his seat to watch Brad Pitt in, well, peace. But we should begin with the glut of movies that open in December. Where is it written that nearly every serious, good film should come crashing into one another in the last few days of the year? And really, how can that be good for business? ... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/02/movies/awardsseason/02bagg.html *********************************** * POST TO [email protected] * *********************************** Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
