“This year, more and more films have been withheld from the press prior to opening day perhaps because studios have calculated that they can attract audiences regardless of whether the films have been reviewed beforehand. While it’s not unprecedented for film companies to nix such previews, the recent trend underscores the extent to which the industry’s changing business model relies less on critics for promoting certain types of mainstream fare.”
Tag: 04.21.06
A Gathering Of Dying Languages
“By the end of the century, linguists predict, half of the world’s languages will be dead, victims of globalization. English is the major culprit, slowly extinguishing the other tongues that lie in its path.”