The Hollywood Reporters says that Red Like the Sky, inspired by the true story of a blind sound editor, won Best Feature Film, and it also won Best Director, at the 13th Palm Beach International Flm Fest in Florida. With One Voice won Best Doc, and a special jury prize was awarded to Suzanne Chisholm and Michael Parfit’s “Saving Luna.” Lynn Roth’s “The Little Traitor” won the audience choice award; Jody Lambert’s “Of All the Things” was the audience’s choice for Best Doc.
Kung Fu Panda is said to be headed to Cannes (which means voicer Angelina Jolie may attend with Brad and set the whole thing on fire yet again), as well as the notorious Polanski doc, Wanted and Desired, and a Mike Tyson documentary.
Indiewire reports on a old/new media pow wow with bloggers and traditional journalists going head to head on various topics. Karina Longworth writes up her taking to task AO Scott. Gotta love Karina Longworth:
But then Scott noted a certain distaste for the proximity of the Reader Reviews to his own, which is apparently especially problematic when readers use that space to criticize Scott’s writing. “Plenty of people can call me an asshole, but I’d prefer they not do it in my house,” he said. Scott went on to express frustration with the “one-sided” nature of blogs: in his mind, bloggers have free reign to use his reviews as a jumping off point for attacks, against which he feels like he can’t defend himself.
I honestly wasn’t trying to be difficult or aggressive––I rarely try, it usually happens by accident––but that idea didn’t immediately make sense to me. I guess I’m just so used to the idea that the internet is a place where, for better or for worse, all conversations are open to whomever feels the need to participate, all but the most delicate flowers understand that anything they put out there is subject to argument, and we all eventually learn to give, when necessary, as good as we get. So I asked: “Why does it have to be one-sided? Can’t you leave a comment on a blog post?”
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So I asked: “Why does it have to be one-sided? Can’t you leave a comment on a blog post?”
Scott Foundas does. He’s responded to me twice here, and the second time I wanted to let him have the last word.
I wrote a rebuttal to his rebuttal, but didn’t feel like it was important to post it. I had other more enjoyable things going on, and there was no reason to prolong the friction until it got nasty.
I already made my point, and Scott made his. It was an interesting exchange, and I hope we have more. Because it’s not always about trying to win a bickering little debate, is it?
why doesn’t scott feel he can’t defend himself ????
oh defending himself would mean he’d have to acknowledge some ‘poor loser’ blogger ?? ha ha
but i could see if scott or whomever felt they were outnumbered/outgunned/and couldn’t keep up….
but sorry scott. things don’t exclusively belong to the ultra pros/any longer…
thank god or whomever.
and the snippet from the ny times or whatever reviewer section and the need for “require a primary text” (from the ‘pro’ critic)
really ??
not that a-list critics aren’t a wealth of cool info/getting me to see things i’d never notice or no of. not that/they’re not word mavens galore. and not that they’re not desreving of a-list status…
but i’m glad the article you ref used the phrase often before the “require a primary text” bit.
because i’m pretty certain things like imdb/amazon customer reviews are doing ok without the need of your ‘primary text’
*snicker/snicker*
listen “primary text” mavens one of you big advantages is your ability to access/see films before us mere fans.
but you know if the playing field was totally equal (you know some fantasy world with everything opening evrywhere the same day/no showings at fests/no previews for pros ) do you think the mere fans/bloggers would just sit around waiting for your ‘primary text’ mr/mrs a-list critic ??? ha ha ha…
and as far as “NYT promotes their “Reader Reviews” section with the same emphasis given to the reviews by Scott and his fellow A-list critics”
well what about it ??? as bizarre as they may seem to a-listers maybe fans are also interested in getting the slant/views from non pros. *gasp* *gulp*
and you want to know what’s even better ???? if it wasn’t for something like the movie fanatics that make the reader reviews thing of the nyt…..
you pro critics wouldn’t have a job. so just shut up.
who else do you think reads/follow your reviews ?? (people that only care about top five for weekend stuff ??? they don’t need reviewers, all they need is a trailer, a concept and who’s in the film… )
who do think the people are that know your name ???
who do think the people are that view critics like they’re rock stars ????
who do you think are the people that made it possible for a-listers to be seen in such a lofty position that we absorb or words of ‘primary text’ ? uh the fans. but yet when when mere fans. but yet when fans are seen as important/or given emphasis pros complain or question why.
look into my eyes shut the f**k up.
i know it’s cool for a-list critics to give their views/even if it’s bad review. but yet it’s cool for a-listers to have disdain for fans for giving their reviews or seemingly even just existing or even worse thinking our ‘nobody’ views could be important/worth something.
it’s ok for an a-lister to give a bad review of film. but lord knows we (fans/bloggers non pros) shouldn’t question the words of an a-lister. or maybe call them an asshole. but if they want to say something bad it’s ok….
sorry kids….i mean a-listers. the passivity era is over it.
and the silver lining/pot of gold is here. if you can’t handle the interactiveness/intermeshing the net provides. please get the f**k off the al gore created internet. the passivity era is over with.
(i’d like to send you a-listers back to 1982 or something. but i doubt you’d like that. you wouldn’t be read by as many people. and you wouldn’t have sexy dvd screeners months before retail either. ha ha…)
get it a-listers were not gonna be subservient to you. we’re not here to function as only a receptacle for your words.
we’re not going anywhere. and even better we’re digging in and honing our voices.
we want the people in the industry and a-listers to gather close. we’re gonna whisper in your ear so you can hear what we say/and than we’re gonna blow you away.
Kung Fu Panda is said to be headed to Cannes
Oh Cannes. God I wish I was going back.
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