In my recent online interview with Olivier Assayas about his HBO series, Irma Vep, we talked about a certain anxiety around the subject of television—its usurpation of critical and audience interest from cinema, as well as the kind of career imperative young filmmakers today feel about directing for the small screen. So much work is there that most young directors I know feel like they have to try and land series gigs, if for nothing more than to keep a roof over their heads as features take longer and longer to set up. One argument in favor of TV that […]