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Cinema is art married to capitalism & it's a stunningly dysfunctional toxic mess of a marriage.
Worst yet. They ain't getting divorced.
They may move neighborhoods (Theaters-DVD-Streaming) but they're stuck together & there's nothing we (or even Scorcese) else can do about it.
Worst yet. They ain't getting divorced.
They may move neighborhoods (Theaters-DVD-Streaming) but they're stuck together & there's nothing we (or even Scorcese) else can do about it.
I agree with the point and loved reading the essay but I just don't see how you put the toothpaste back in the tube?
The same people who own TCM and WB pictures also own HBOMAX.
I think we all know which one they value more.
#RIPFILMSTRUCK
The same people who own TCM and WB pictures also own HBOMAX.
I think we all know which one they value more.
#RIPFILMSTRUCK
Also, cinema as 'content' is the only business model that will get a movie like THE IRISHMAN made in 2020.
Curation should be expanded & touted more on streaming services but the exec that called your 'art' 'content' is the same one who greenlit your 200 million $ movie.
Curation should be expanded & touted more on streaming services but the exec that called your 'art' 'content' is the same one who greenlit your 200 million $ movie.
Last point I swear - but praising TCM and calling 'streamers' a devaluation of art despite the fact they have the same 'daddy' and live in the same house is like boycotting Facebook while you still have an active IG account.
