If it took some effort to see old movies, we might try to find out which were the good ones, and if people saw only the good ones maybe they would still respect old movies. As it is, people sit and watch movies that audiences walked out on thirty years ago.
Pauline KaelMovies are so rarely great art that if we cannot appreciate great trash we have very little reason to be interested in them.
Pauline KaelIn the arts, the critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising.
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