Critiquing Cinema with Pete Hammond

Paul Dergarabedian
Paul Dergarabedian
Senior Media Analyst
Comscore

This week host Paul Dergarabedian is joined by Pete Hammond, a renowned film critic and cinema expert, who is currently the Chief Film Critic for Deadline Hollywood and has served as Deadline’s Awards Editor and Columnist for the past 10 years.

Listen as Pete shares how the film industry has changed since the beginning of the pandemic and how some of those changes have benefited the industry. Then stick around as Pete and Paul discuss what theaters and the industry as a whole can do to draw audiences in as more theaters begin to open up.

This episode covers:

  • Memorial Day Weekend box office hopes and predictions
  • Why the movie theater experience is sacred
  • How the film industry has benefited from the pandemic
  • What the industry needs to do to draw audiences to theaters
  • How Pete keeps his cool when interviewing the biggest names in the business

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#49 Paul Can't Curb His Enthusiasm for Matthew Jones!
#48 An interview with Marc Cohen, Entertainment Marketing and Public Relations Executive
#47 Josh Weiss Beats the Devils!
#46 The Worlds of Sound & Cinema Collide
#45 Brock Bagby & His Family Have Been Bringing Hollywood to Your Hometown Since 1924
#44 Filmmaker Interview - Rod Rinks Director of "Made In Mexico" Joins Paul Dergarabedian
#43 The enduring cinematic and box office legacy of “Marvel’s The Avengers.”
#42 Discussing Some Universal Truths About The Movie Industry with Jim Orr
#41 What Josiah Saw
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