It may seem self-serving for festivals nixed by the coronavirus to share the films they would have shown, but it serves a strategic purpose in getting those same movies sold and reviewed.
By Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Film festivals are indefinitely on hold, canceled so long as the global coronavirus outbreak makes it unsafe to hold mass gatherings — especially those that bring together guests from different corners of the world.
And yet, the lineups keep coming, even though the programmers know their festivals won’t be happening this year. Case in point is today’s unveiling of the Cannes official selection, in which we learned Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch,” two entries from Steve McQueen’s BBC-backed “Small Axe” anthology
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