Peter Bart: Hollywood’s Dearth Of A Salesman Has Directors Struggling To Fill A Summertime Void

Hollywood will need some zealous promotion to sell its franchise-heavy summer movie season but also some hard work from taciturn filmmakers. The popcorn season was once a fever dream for studios who could call upon Bogart, Wayne, Elizabeth Taylor and Bette Davis to decorate their red carpets.  So much for history: With the star system extinct, Hollywood now […]

By Patrick Hipes