{"id":33621,"date":"2020-08-07T17:21:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T21:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=33621"},"modified":"2020-08-07T19:37:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T23:37:47","slug":"state-of-the-cinema-crazed-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/07\/state-of-the-cinema-crazed-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the Cinema Crazed 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I once got in to an argument with a guy who explained that art is pointless and wholly inessential, especially in a modern society. This was a guy who played video games, by the way. For past eight months I think it\u2019s become apparent to just about everyone that we need art now more than ever. Most of us are troubled with the ideas of what tomorrow is going to bring us, and one of the few remaining doorways in to escaping the reality and weight of our current situation has been art. I think since January we\u2019ve all realized how much we sorely need art, and how much we take it for granted.<\/p>\n

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With everything slowing down to a halt eventually people going in the entertainment industry are going to eventually run dry and just try new things. Some may be a success (The Return of Drive-In Theaters!) and some an absolute flop<\/a>. In either case, since Quarantine started I made an effort to not inject the COVID-19 news in to the site, so it could remain a sanctuary for movie fans. But, as always, life creeps in whether you want it to or not, and for a good two weeks the trio of the contributing staff took a hiatus to deal with real life during COVID.<\/p>\n

With us back, now, it\u2019s time to address some questions we\u2019ve been receiving from readers and supporters:<\/p>\n