tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627038.post1918065552865086017..comments2023-10-22T09:15:07.925-04:00Comments on 64th and Broadway, Barcelona: David Denby @ the New Yorkerscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721020673597941254noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627038.post-38241812569851855392007-01-20T00:52:00.000-05:002007-01-20T00:52:00.000-05:00I read the article, and I think Denby's got some t...I read the article, and I think Denby's got some things right (I'm shocked that I agree with Denby about anything), but he's totally wrong about how crap is made every year. While he's right, yes, lots of crap was being made in the 1950s (really, one of the greatest decades in cinema history, if not the greatest), but the studios were making so many films of all kinds that the number of great films to come out of Hollywood completely negated the number of terrible ones. <br /><br />This is in contrast with today, wherein maybe two or three bona fide masterpieces emerge from the American cinema every year (and that's a nice estimate). While most critics are creaming their pants over movies like Babel or even The Departed (which I liked, but which pales next to many of Scorsese's other films), they neglect great genre pictures like Deja Vu (one of the best films of the year). While Children of Men is a magnificently made picture, no one will consider it a masterpiece on par with Cuaron's Y Tu Mama Tambien in a few year's time. <br /><br />As I've told you before, it's difficult for me to get excited about new American releases (and even the foreign films that receive American distribution, like Pan's Labyrinth), when the critical community itself can't see the forest from the trees.Tim Frohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15833418708042446803noreply@blogger.com