To put it crudely (and I admit there are many exceptions), we now have a spectacular mall cinema that favors sensation over emotion, and a small, intense art cinema, for the remaining art houses (and, more recently, cable and the Internet), centered on intimate relations and difficult, crabby, even painful themes. As for myself, I’m still trying to bridge the gap, looking for art that speaks to a sizable audience, the dream community of our national theatre.
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| — | David Denby (who I’m seeing tonight) |
