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Re:Cannes Will Ban Streaming-Only Movies from Competition by chc on Friday May 12, 2017 @02:41AM (#14321904)
It seems strange to say that a company that produces works of art is more soulless and capitalist than a glorified snack bar that shows other people's art to draw customers.
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Re:Cannes Will Ban Streaming-Only Movies from Competition by alphonsegaston on Friday May 12, 2017 @08:26AM (#14323355)
I don't think it's at all out of context with the functioning of contemporary Capitalism, especially in the United States. The film and tv industry in the US are used incessantly to manufacture desires and new forms of consumption, even setting aside product placements. Critics of Capitalism have observed this since the 1950s:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_industry

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