Jan
18
I was reminded of Roger Ebert’s story, which he relates in his latest Answer Man column (I just now published it online), about a phone call he once got from a reader:
Caller: “We live near the Wilmette Theatre, which is showing ‘Cries and Whispers.’ What can you tell us about it?”
Ebert: “I think it is the best film of the year.”
Caller: “Oh, that doesn’t sound like anything we’d want to see!”
Jim Emerson (commenting here)