Excerpts: ““The director as a concept, as a cultural phenomenon, is dying,” he said. “Coppola of ‘The Godfather,’ Scorsese of ‘Taxi Driver,’ Tarantino of ‘Pulp Fiction’—these figures are not going to emerge in the way they did in the twentieth century. The figures who are going to emerge will come out of long-form television.” He continued, Continue reading
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Showman: New Yorker Profile of Sam Mendes
Posted in the good with tags Hollywood, John Lahr, New Yorker, profile, Sam Mendes, The Ferryman, The New Yorker, theater on October 14, 2018 by QalandarNewYorker.Com Review: Richard Brody on The First Man
Posted in the good with tags culture wars, Damien Chazelle, Hollywood, New Yorker, Richard Brody, Ryan Gosling, The New Yorker on October 11, 2018 by Qalandar“The one scene that embodies the sixties onscreen is, to my mind, among the most contemptible scenes in recent movies. It takes place midway through the action, when Congress begins to question the value of the space program. Neil is dispatched to represent nasa in a meeting at the White House, where senators fret about “taxpayer dollars,” and while there he is summoned to the phone and informed of the deaths of three astronauts in an Apollo test. The point is clear: that the astronauts are risking their lives while Congress is counting beans and playing politics. Continue reading