Editor’s note: Deadline presents the 31st episode of its video series Take Two (formerly known as Two Shot), in which Pete Hammond and Todd McCarthy tackle the artistry of films. Each has reviewed and written about the craft for decades and built a remarkable breadth of knowledge of films past and present. What we hoped for when we asked them to do this was a concise, mature and thoughtful conversation comparable to what we saw from Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel.
Today begins our two-part Take Two conversation on the best, the worst, the meh and everything else you want to know about the all-important fall festival trifecta of Venice, Telluride and Toronto, the latter still continuing in Canada until the end of the week but for all intents and purposes done with the world premieres it had on offer.
Deadline’s Chief Film Critic Hammond and Film Critic McCarthy have seen, digested and reviewed a huge number of these movies at all three fests, and today and next week we’ll tell you what rose to the top, what the big disappointments were, and why these festivals are key to Oscar season.
In today’s episode, we begin by offering memories and analysis of the career of one of the great filmmakers, Jean-Luc Godard, whose death at age 91 was reported earlier today. Both had a connection to him and talk about what his life and now his loss means to the world of cinema.
To watch our conversation, click on the video above.
Hammond has been Deadline’s Awards Columnist for the past decade, covering what now seemingly is the year-round Oscar and Emmy seasons. He is also Deadline’s Chief Film Critic, having previously reviewed films for MovieLine, Boxoffice magazine, Backstage, Hollywood.com and Maxim, as well as Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide, for which he was a contributing editor. In addition to writing, Hammond also hosts KCET Cinema Series and the station’s weekly series Must See Movies.
McCarthy is a veteran trade publication film critic, columnist and reporter who has also written several acclaimed books and documentary films. He served two stints on the staffs of Variety and The Hollywood Reporter and extensively covered film festivals internationally for both publications. His film Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography won the best documentary prizes from the New York Film Critics and National Society of Film Critics associations, and he won an Emmy for writing the documentary Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer. He also directed the documentaries Man of Cinema: Pierre Rissient and Forever Hollywood.
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