With the Oscars behind us, 2021 is still filled with big questions about the future of the film industry, and even people who don’t work in Hollywood are keen on learning the answers. Movie theaters are in trouble, streaming is on the rise, and anyone who claims they know exactly what happens next is lying to you. But that doesn’t mean we can’t talk it through.
On this week’s episode of Screen Talk, Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson embrace the opportunity to put the awards season behind them (for now) and turn to the newly-launched video platform HiHo to take questions from users about what’s to come. It’s an exercise that gives them the chance to share thoughts on “In the Heights” and “Army of the Dead” alike, with recent moviegoing anecdotes that range from Film Forum to the Warner Bros. lot. They also talk about the potential of virtual reality filmmaking and look ahead to the Cannes Film Festival as the rest of this uncertain movie year takes shape.
Watch the full episode above or listen to it below.
Screen Talk is produced by Leonardo Adrian Garcia and available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and hosted by Megaphone. You can subscribe here or via RSS. Share your feedback with Thompson and Kohn on Twitter. Browse previous installments here, review the show on Apple Podcasts, and be sure to let us know if you’d like to hear the hosts address specific issues in upcoming editions of Screen Talk. Check out the rest of IndieWire’s podcasts on Apple Podcasts right here.
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