Ok, if Jeffrey Lyons (see last post) is a typical example of Ray Carney's claim about almost all film critics buying into Hollywood's Lowest Common Denominator, then Leonard Maltin may be the emblem of that LCD! Granted, he seems like a nice guy, and he's not as obnoxious as a Michael Medved, but Jeez, is he LCD or what?
Here he 'interviews' Ebert:
I have to say it saddens me to see Ebert in such Stephen Hawking-like shape, but he's made millions doing what he loves to do, so he cannot have many regrets. As for Maltin? Reading his film review books is painful. He's not a good writer, and he makes Ebert look like an Auteurist by comparison. Oh well, he's still a nice guy, right?
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4/23/09
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Film Critics: Jeffrey Lyons
Jeffrey Lyons was one of the big tv-based film critics in NYC (Channel 11, WPIX), when I grew up in the 1970s. Over the years, though, I noticed that he's gotten more and more Lowest Common Denominator.
Here's his typical sort of tv gig, pimping bad movies:
Film critic Ray Carney has basically declared that critics that kow tow to Hollywood are always (whether giving a positive or negative review) part of the system. This includes not giving spoilers, etc., as if the end all and be all is to sell the art, rather than make good art.
Lyons seems to be a classic (if not the worst) example of Carney's Dictum.
Here's his typical sort of tv gig, pimping bad movies:
Film critic Ray Carney has basically declared that critics that kow tow to Hollywood are always (whether giving a positive or negative review) part of the system. This includes not giving spoilers, etc., as if the end all and be all is to sell the art, rather than make good art.
Lyons seems to be a classic (if not the worst) example of Carney's Dictum.
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