Monday, August 10, 2015

Nicolas Cage Talks Decline of Film Criticism

Nicolas Cage recently sat down for an interview with Time Magazine, where he talked about the decline of film criticism. The magazine quotes him as follows:

"I think that there was a period in film commentary where it was like the gold standard — I would cite someone like Pauline Kael or Roger Ebert or Paul Schrader — where they were really determining based on the work itself, the film itself, the performance itself. And now, with the advent of this kind of TMZ culture, it sadly seems to have infiltrated the vanguard of film commentary. I see these reviews sometimes where I think, well, you have a right to say whatever you want about my work, and I will listen whether it’s good or bad and see if there’s something that I might work with, but personal issues don’t have a place in film commentary."

Read Cage's full interview at Time.

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