Standing Ovations and HCA Turmoil

In this episode, contributor Sean Naughton (he/him) and host Edward Frumkin (he/him) analyze the standing ovation headlines from Cannes and Venice Film Festivals, and the Hollywood Critics Association turmoil. Finally in today's concluding thought, Edward talks about maintaining consistency. Time Codes: 1:11 - Analyzing the Standing Ovation Reporting 6:15 - How Such Reporting Affects People Working in the Film World and Ties to Elitism 11:30 - How Festival Reviews Don't Reflect the Whole World 15:28 - Hollywood Critics Association Turmoil and Its History 21:23 - Voter Fraud Instances 26:00 - Recognizing Scott Menzel's Intentions 31:50 - Concluding Thought: Maintaining Consistency Show Notes: For the Love of God, Please Stop Timing Standing Ovations at Film Festivals by Chris Evangelista HCA in Turmoil by Scott Feinberg Stop Counting the Minutes of Film Festival Ovations by Eric Kohn