From: Adam Hyman (email suppressed)
Date: Wed Nov 30 2005 - 12:59:35 PST
Manohla Dargis is a great supporter of alternative work. Back when she was
still at the LA Times, she wrote an article for the Calendar Weekend section
(which runs on Thursdays) about experimental film artists in Los Angeles,
and Pat OıNeill was actually on the cover of the section! I think that you
will continue to see articles from her in the NY Times about such work.
The L.A Weekly and the Village Voice both have cut their column inches for
reviews of alternative screenings. Scott Foundas is another great supporter
of the work, but the Weekly only has space for 1-3 events per week now, when
it used to have a page or so that could cover almost everything in town.
The ³alternative² ³weaklies² are more concerned with having full reviews of
the major Hollywood films instead of alternative events, But itıs clearly a
mandate from editors & business people higher up.
Kevin Thomas does occasional write-ups in the LA Times.
Otherwise, of course, coverage is dismal.
-- Adam
On 11/30/05 8:47 AM, "Sam Wells" <email suppressed> wrote:
>> By the way, do you think we'll ever see articles like that in the NY Times
>> again? I like to joke that it's All the News That's Fit to Print...as long
>> as the print fits the ad.
>
> Well OTOH Manola Dargis gave Phil Solomon quite a write-up recently.
> Apparently another Friday article resulted in great increase in attendance for
> the Beavers show at the Whitney. They did a piece on my friend Fred
> Szymanski's video installation last summer, Fred's not exactly at the Bill
> Viola fame level....
>
> Now the Voice has cut the space for writing in favor of ad sales for sure. But
> they seem to want to be Screw Magazine now.
>
> -Sam
>
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