"I spend the bulk of my time in September and October driving across Los Angeles to watch movies. It's not something I feel like I can complain about-I love the movies!!!-but it is a lot of work, particularly for someone who lives on the east side of the city. I've spent so many hours in the Wilshire Screening Room in Beverly Hills, and thus just as much time in my car to and from the location."
"For the most part, these small screening rooms buried in corporate office buildings are packed with critics and pundits, and the conversation before the films have lately have involved a lot of doom and gloom about various industry challenges (corporate contraction, mass layoffs, etc). One might have a brief chat afterward in the parking lot about the movie, but there's not a ton of value in asking one another about a film's prospects in the awards race this early in the game."
September and October require extensive driving across Los Angeles to attend advance film screenings. Long commutes to venues like the Wilshire Screening Room create burdens for east side residents, offset by early free access to films. Corporate screening rooms fill with critics and pundits who often focus on industry problems such as corporate contraction and mass layoffs. Post-screening conversations rarely produce reliable awards-season forecasts because attendees are not actual voters and early judgments are mostly vibes. Late October regional film festivals can alter perceptions, though reactions from Venice, Telluride, and TIFF warrant skepticism. One Battle After Another is a current frontrunner despite skipping festivals.
Read at Filmmaker Magazine
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