And what better way to protest the devaluation of the arts than a public screening of George Orwell’s influential dystopian thriller 1984?
So when The Hill recently reported that the current administration was considering privatizing PBS and eliminating the NEA entirely, artists and educators were rightfully terrified.
At the very least, it’s another opportunity to celebrate the immense talent that was John Hurt.
While moviegoers tend to treat American cinema as existing outside the government channels we see in other countries, the truth is far more complex than that.