Media attention has shifted from Selma to American Sniper,largely because the former film is struggling at the box office while the latter is breaking records. Selma and its director Ava DuVernay are still drawing attention, but not really for the film itself. Opinions about the veracity of Selma have subsided into asides about Oscars snubs and DuVernay’s future plans. Scott Mendelson’s recent piece for Forbes — Why I’m happy ‘Selma’ Director’s Next Film Is Not A Marvel film — is typical. Mendelson writes about DuVernay’s Hurricane Katrina project with actor and producer David Oyelowo; cites two other pieces on the director; and weighs in on whether or not she should direct a Marvel superhero film. In a sense the … More →
Source: filmlegacy.net