When Film Critics Get Erased, Part 2
"Fewer movie critics means fewer voices shouting against the noise of Hollywood's hype machine, fewer champions for the small, interesting films struggling to break out amid the blockbusters," says Sean Means of the Salt Lake Tribune [via Romenesko]
Distressing news from the Atlanta Journal Constitution, where longtime film critic Eleanor Ringel Gillespie will be replaced by "the wires" next month. "The wires" - thanks, we can read that stuff anywhere. Atlanta is no small city: The wires won't tell you what's going on in your hometown. Read what the Alliance of Women Film Journalists has to say about her departure here.