The World on Screen.
Despite harboring one of the more irritating crossword puzzles in recent months (it included characters like %,@,&, and *) and a breathless paean to the wildly overrated Julia Roberts, this week's special NYT Magazine on film and globalization included a number of interesting reads, including an overview of foreign film trends by A.O. Scott, a disquisition on the problems facing the US industry by Lynn Hirschberg, and an extended interview with Maggie Cheung (late of Hero and In the Mood for Love.)
What did you think about the article on DVD sales driving movies studios? Especially the Walmart vs. Best Buy market bit? I figured a fan-boy like you would have some reaction...
Yeah, that was a good one, too...I just felt it'd be bad form to throw the whole magazine up here. Here in NYC, I've missed out on Best Buy v. Wal Mart lately, but pre-New York I generally went Best Buy for new releases and only used Wal-Mart to pad my collection with their $10 choices.