Not only would it impact the accessibility of TCM’s deep and diverse catalog, but it would also strip away the crucial work of contextualizing the programming before and after each airing. Yes, I know cable TV is dying, but losing TCM is more than just losing a TV channel. In good news, head programmer Charles Tabesh, who’s “considered by many to be the heart of the network,” according to Kim Masters at The Hollywood Reporter, is also back on the WBD payroll-a promising sign. On the other hand, these guys are busy making their own movies (and, in Scorsese’s case, running The Film Foundation), so although they mean well, they’re no substitute for full-time programming staff. As June ended, the directing trio had been installed as consultants for the channel-hopefully these are more than just symbolic roles. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, who’s quickly becoming one of the most despised men in cinephilia. That brought heavyweight filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Paul Thomas Anderson and Martin Scorsese to the table to try to talk some sense into Warner Bros. Massive cuts at TCM in mid-June gutted the majority of the channel’s staff. I speak, of course, of the slow-motion dismantling of Turner Classic Movies. From here atop Shelf Life, physical media does seem like a safe and solid space compared to the rickety scaffolding of streaming-or cable TV, for that matter. “For people who care about presentation, there has never been a better time to collect physical media.” That’s what Justin LaLiberty recently wrote in his article about the current renaissance of Blu-ray labels that cater to every possible cinephiliac niche.
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