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Monthly Archives: July 2006

War and film

When it comes to war, film and literature can get us where it counts more than statistics and photos can.

Can “entertainment guilt” breed better discussions?

Do “difficult” films spur better discussion than purely entertaining films, or can we have the best of both worlds?

The Number-One-Slot effect

Is there anything wrong with presenting box office receipts to the general public?

Entertainment Guilt: True Confessions

What’s the definition of a “spontaneous” movie pick these days? Is this redefinition yet another Long Tail side effect?

For the sake of Art or The Cause?

When a film is made to carry a torch for a noble cause, should the cause trump the art? It’s tough to know where to draw that line.

Entertainment guilt

Feeling guilty about which films we do and don’t watch is apprently prevelant enough to deserve its own term: “Netflix guilt.” How sad is that?