Movie Make-out

Mind you, I am sure most of [the currently depressing slate of films to come, including Valkyrie and The Road] are distinguished films that will attract critical acclaim, but is it what the public wants (or needs) to see? Wouldn’t they prefer to see Miley Cyrus in a remake of The Wizard of Oz? Or how about Tiny Fey and Amy Poeller in a Hope & Crosby-type road movie—perhaps The Road to Alaska?

—Peter Bart, on what movies the general public should be able to choose from during the current U.S. economic crisis.