American culture is being threatened by WBD… again.
Classic cinema holds a special place in a cinephile’s heart. That’s why one of my favorite channels to ever exist is Turner Classic Movies. It is a place that showcases classic cinema, strange B-movies you never heard of, and insights into why certain films are still relevant in modern cinema. TCM is a cinephile’s History Channel.
However, Warner Bros. Discovery might not see TCM this way, but rather as a branch of the company that needs trimming. After a plethora of layoffs of TCM’s top brass, which saw longtime executives in charge of maintaining and positively evolving the brand exit the company.
Yesterday, IndieWire learned that the three American directors, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson, scheduled an emergency call with Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav about the layoffs at TCM.
Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
