Although a ‘reviewers’ embargo’ is technically in effect for ‘Macbeth’ until after Friday’s premiere screenings, in their festival kickoff piece the NY Times’ Tony Scott and Manohla Dargis dropped some favorable hints about what they thought of it; \u00a0it’s one of at least a dozen festival titles I’m eagerly looking forward to. There was also a line in their article I don’t ever recall reading in a NYFF preview: “Plenty of tickets are available…” \u00a0 Sell-out shows and stand-by lines have been the norm there for my whole adult life.\u00a0 But of course, we have clearly not yet returned to the ‘norm.’<\/p>\n
Since NYC cinemas began reopening in March I’ve been to ten screenings of films both new and old; one of New Plaza’s board members reported yesterday that he and wife have attended thirty! \u00a0 But much more often than not, whenever I now ask anyone if they’ve returned to moviegoing, the answer is ‘no.’<\/p>\n
The reasons vary: they’re still not comfortable venturing out, \u00a0the comforts of home theatre have become too seductive, there’s nothing in release that feels worth seeing… And I start to wonder what it will take to lure them back to what still seems like the essential urban communal experience – sitting in a dark room full of strangers: laughing, groaning, gasping, sighing.<\/p>\n
Will it be a strong fourth quarter of new films to finally capture our attention, to get us away from those 65-inch flatscreens, to lift our spirits?\u00a0 A worldwide industry is biting its nails to the quick, hoping for answers.<\/p>\n
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Gary Palmucci,\u00a0Film Curator
New Plaza Cinema<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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