Links You Need To Read: Are There Too Many Film Festivals?
As time has passed, the fests have become more than venues for movie buyers and sellers to haggle over movies or arbiters of taste in the finest of arthouse flicks. Along the way, critics and journalists have gotten into the festival circuit, which is a win-win for the movies and the writers; small films get the buzz that's sometimes a good push for them to get picked up by distributors, and the writers get access to films before they get hot, making them tastemakers and generally ahead of the curve when it comes to Oscar season, film trends, and insider-y scoops that can only occur when you find yourself sharing an elevator with a Weinstein.
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But as the media churn speeds up and bigger movies like Jennifer's Body and Up in the Air (which both have distributors attached and plenty of star power to attract regular movie-goers) become showpieces and plenty of journalists are vying for five minutes with the biggest stars and the hottest directors, part of me is overwhelmed with the overexposure, especially since most of the same people are going to be doing more press for their movies once the release date looms closer. And let's be frank – a tired director or star who has already done a day or two of press does not give good interview.
I say, no. But then again, you should read and discuss for yourself.
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-John Lichman
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