A Steady Diet Of Mass Culture Is

We May Be Reaching The End Of The Era In Which Individual Movies Meant Something To People. In The New Era, Movies May Just Mean A Barrage Of Images.

Movies Are Our Cheap And Easy Expression, The Sullen Art Of Displaced Persons.

It Is A Depressing Fact That Americans Tend To Confuse Morality And Art (to The Detriment Of Both) And That, Among The Educated, Morality Tends To Mean Social Consciousness.

In The Arts, The Critic Is The Only Independent Source Of Information. The Rest Is Advertising.

Moviegoers Like To Believe That Those They Have Made Stars Are Great Actors. People Used To Say That Gary Cooper Was A Fine Actor Probably Because When They Looked In His Face They Were Ready To Give Him Their Power Of Attorney.