Showing posts with label Covid-19; Covid-Cinema; AMC Theaters; Hot Ones; Call of the Wild; movies; television; safety-on-set; AMPTP; Unions; Hollywood; Independent Filmmaking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Covid-19; Covid-Cinema; AMC Theaters; Hot Ones; Call of the Wild; movies; television; safety-on-set; AMPTP; Unions; Hollywood; Independent Filmmaking. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Covid-Cinema: Part I, an Overview

I have been thinking about what I call Covid-Cinema, a term to define all that the entertainment industry has faced for the last eight months or so: postponed releases, production shutdowns, theater closings, the new safety protocol before starting/resuming, and of course what movies and shows that have been released – whether completed prior to covid or inspired by covid.

To best comprehend the bigger picture, I’d like to first share my story. It’s only one example out of the millions of others who have also experienced transitioning from the before normality to the current strangeness, and I won’t usually be this personal in future posts, but hoping this can serve as a starting point.

The Golden Compass - Winter 2007

The Golden Compass – Winter 2007 Review originally published in Stony Brook Univerisity's  The Statesman (This review has been updated w...