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RE: Best or most popular? Corliss should know better. Just

I think you are missing the point of his piece. Critics may love and recommend obscure films which are "good", but, at the end of the day, their opinions mean little in the world of commerce, which is reflected in the awards shows. The major studios keep churning out product, people buy tickets for that product, the academy, more often than not, continues to nominate films based upon box office receipts, which, in turn, generates viewers for the award shows. "Good" films (those critics fawn over) do not generate excitement at Oscar time. That is his point. And he is right.

Odd, though, that you recently supported those same studios chopping up films to make them more marketable at the expense of a director's vision.

I also sense some feeling in your post that if a lot of people "get" something then it must be bad. Too many people in the "club" lessens your feeling of exclusivity. You country club liberals are all the same.

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