Filmmakers Beg Unholy Demon to Save TCM

[lovelylaura23]

Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson have organized an emergency call to David Zaslav that will take place today to advocate for saving one of the greatest brands in cinephilia, TCM.https://t.co/gUqVemXJGH
- Cinephilia & Beyond (@CCinephilia) June 21, 2023

I swear the last dozen or so WB posts have involved them being dumb

Comments

[asnindie]

Zaslav is a complete bottom feeding troglodyte. Also an example of end stage capitalism. Burn everything down for short term profit.

[beaucadeau]

hello from holiday

okay, but TCM is amazing and a cultural institution, it should be protected at this point idgaf

[cassismagic]

[zibbydoo324]

Jesus Christ. I would have a heart attack at that calendar notification.

[cassismagic]

[lovelylaura23]

All 3 tried to save Filmstruck a few years ago....that didn't work either

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FilmStruck

On October 26, 2018, it was announced FilmStruck would shut down on November 29, 2018, due to WarnerMedia's restructuring.[6] In response, a group of film directors and actors signed a letter dated November 12, 2018, appealing directly to Warner Bros. Pictures Group chairman Toby Emmerich in an attempt to save the service. The letter was signed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Damien Chazelle, Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo del Toro, Leonardo DiCaprio, James Gray, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Barry Jenkins, Rian Johnson, Christopher Nolan, Barbra Streisand, and others. Previously, Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese had urged Warner Bros. to continue the service.[11]

[lovelylaura23]

I love how Spielberg joining Zaslav at some TCM "come back to theaters" ploy couldn't even save it.

Zaslav isn't pro-theater cuz he's pro-film, he's pro-theater cuz it'll make him more money.

[lieselmeminger]

i really miss filmstruck, it was such a wonderful service