Everything is entertainment; criticism is now entertainment and it seems that the French directors have woken up one day and suddenly realised that they were not backed up any more.

Ibrahim tells his story without a grain of complaint, and this was true for all of the band members. This is very much part of the Cuban spirit and soul.

Take opera for example - to go to the opera you have to dress up in a tuxedo and pay lots of money.

In books they don't have deleted scenes, like with DVDs. You could have your deleted scene in a book as well!

What is generally referred to as American-style films are, in fact, studio productions.

Final cut is overrated. Only fools keep insisting on always having the final word. The wise swallow their pride in order to get to the best possible cut.

Of course the French are making very credible movies and it is still one of the greatest nations in terms of world cinema but the real problem is the decay in film criticism.