RE: Another film critic bites the dust

Jim Walker

January 05, 2008 by Jim Walker in response to Another film critic bites ...

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Coverage decisions in newspapers are based on what the readers want. The same is true for what's screened at movie theaters. It's all about demand. If I think Key should be running only silent films because that's what I like best, Ron will most likely say that's not what his audience wants. So he'll say no. He might screen a silent film here and there. He might not. Nobody but me will complain if he doesn't. The same is true for newspapers (which I no longer work for, by the way). They have to go where the audience is because newspapers are a business not a public entity. And I know the audience for short-run independent films is pretty small because I'm part of it. And I can also find reviews of those films online very easily. So I don't need or look to the Star for this kind of arts coverage. I never have. Also, you can look at it this way: I'm part of a small art gallery in Fountain Square. Should our little, independent and low-budget gallery with a relatively small audience receive the same coverage as the IMA? We don't expect that. So -- instead of griping -- we work harder to promote what we do in other creative ways and see any media coverage as gravy.

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