Reeling - GLENN KENNY interview

Reeling - March 6, 2007
Hosted by Ben Flanagan
Guest: Glenn Kenny, Senior Editor and Chief Movie Critic for Premiere.com (formerly Premiere Magazine)

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Today's guest is the chief movie critic for Premiere (now a web site, formerly a magazine). I grew up reading this magazine, so I was extremely excited about this one. This guy is one of the better-known American film critics. Topics are below.

Enjoy!


PREMIERE: The transition from print to web...

NEW THEATRICAL RELEASES:

- CJ7

- THE BANK JOB

- BE KIND REWIND

FILMS OF 2007:

- Your year-end slideshow called 2007 a pretty damned-good year for the movies. Why is that?

- I noticed your number 5 film was The Darjeeling Limited, which I felt got an unfair reaction from most critics...

- A few omissions I noticed on your list were Juno and Michael Clayton. Did you just not feel like jumping on those bandwagons?

- Your number one was There Will Be Blood. Were you disappointed at the Oscars, or did you pretty much see that result coming?

- Did Paul Dano get the shaft?

FILMS OF 2008:

- Any fairly obvious picks you're looking forward to this year?

- What is your anticipation level for the new Batman and Indiana Jones films?

- Some notable mainstream 2008 releases: George Clooney's Leatherheads, Scorsese's Shine a Light, Iron Man, Speed Racer, WALL-E, Step Brothers, The Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder

- What do you think about the current status of the comedy genre? Do you think it's as strong as it's ever been? Are we to only rely on good comedies from Judd Apatow, or are there others we should watch?

YOUR FAVORITE FILMMAKERS TODAY:

- Who do you feel are the best contemporary filmmakers currently making movies?

- Do you think a class with Paul Thomas Anderson, Wes Anderson, Steven Soderbergh, Alexander Payne, Sofia Coppola, Spike Jonze, the Coen Brothers and a few others is a particularly strong one compared to the other eras of film?

YOUR FAVORITE FILMMAKERS IN GENERAL:

- Whose work has always done it for you? Do you gravitate more towards American or foreign filmmakers?

- Some of your all-time favorites?