Episode 300 - Is Cinema Dead? *Special Episode*

Phil here: Last week, Andrew and I had a spontaneous conversation about what I believed to be the death of the cinema.  We were about to record a completely unrelated episode about ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (great movie) but our guest fell through and I also had something to get off my chest.  I had just finished a video essay for Fandor about how old TV shows get repackaged into movies, which combined with my opinion that movies are more disposable than ever led to this discussion.  I used the term "cinema" to describe the theatrical experience.  Think of this episode as a companion piece to my video essay, which I will also post here for our loyal listeners.     You can download the podcast here by right-clicking on the hypertext link and choosing "save as", or you can use the convenient player attached to this post.