Steven Spielberg has been on a mission to define the distinction between theatrical and streaming-site movies. His proposals could put streaming films in flux.
. In addition to “Roma’s” limited theatrical run, the Coen brothers’ “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” also played in theaters for several weeks before being released on the streamer. “Roma” was nominated for 10 Oscars, while “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” was up for three. Among other streaming outlets, Amazon’s “Cold War” was nominated for three awards but went home empty-handed.Last year, Netflix won one Oscar in the documentary feature category for “Icarus.
Spielberg is continuing a conversation that has occupied the festival circuit for the last few years. At the Cannes Film Festival in 2017, The Times described “an existential” caused by the digital disruption rocking the world of film distribution. "What Netflix does is great,” FilmNation executive Glen Basner said at the time when discussing Cannes. “But no place celebrates cinema the way this place does. There are places outside competition for other kinds of entertainment."last year after the festival mandated that in order to compete films must be released theatrically in France.
Spielberg had the topic on his mind when he accepted the filmmaker award at the Cinema Audio Society Awards last month. “I’m a firm believer that movie theaters need to be around forever,” he said,Stressing that he very much admired the state of contemporary television, both for its stories and its tech advances, Spielberg conceded that “the sound is better in homes more than it ever has been in history.
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