NEW YORK TIMES WON'T REVIEW ALL N.Y. FILM FESTIVAL ENTREES
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NEW YORK TIMES WON'T REVIEW ALL N.Y. FILM FESTIVAL ENTREES
The New York Times has decided that, for the first time, it will not review every film being screened at the New York Film Festival, which opens Sept. 29, Daily Variety reported on its website Monday. The trade publication quoted a spokeswoman for the newspaper as saying that it wants to allow its "critics more flexibility to write about what they believe deserves attention." However, Variety observed, the "decision is likely to make producers of unsold films -- for which the certainty of a Times review at the fest has served as a springboard for other coverage -- a little nervous." However, the policy received the approval of Jeanne Berney of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, which presents the festival, who said, "We welcome the opportunity for critics and feature writers to champion films that they like through a comprehensive series of articles vs. two or three paragraphs in a roundup of reviews."
19/09/2006
