Charlie not making canned beans

Charlie will be the guest at a moderated Q&A, at the Vancouver International Film Festival on Saturday October 3, and he's just been interviewed by the Windsor Star, wherein he talks about his worries for the current (and future) state of cinema.

I think it's a disaster out there... I don't think the mid-range movie is going to exist anymore. Movies are going to be blockbusters or really, really tiny budgets. And the tiny-budget movies have a very, very hard time getting distributed... 

I'm not creating a product. I'm not making a car or a can of beans, I'm trying to express something. . . . In a way, trying to do something that's a bit of an antidote to what this popular art form has become. The fact that I'm not making superhero movies or spy thrillers doesn't seem to me like a flaw . . . this business has been reduced to one story over and over again. (Source)

There's a longer Q&A here. Been a while since we had a new Charlie interview! HOORAY.

The good news is, he's working on a new script, which he hopes to direct. Thanks to Tim for sending in the links!

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