From January of
2002 to April of 2004, CinemaSpeak.com eked out a tiny spot in
the world of Internet film criticism as just another insignificant
website that nobody read. Since we had no readership expectations,
it would be false to say that our traffic fell short of our goal.
While we obviously weren't the first, or even 50th, website that
people turned to to read film reviews, what really lead to the
site's demise was simply real life. Ryan became a father, Dan
battled employment issues, Curtis dedicated his life to poker,
Ian stopped liking movies, and Warren frowned upon the idea of
CinemaSpeak.com increasingly becoming a one-man operation.
So Warren decided to find another outlet for his writing (read
his reviews at Entertainment Insiders), and the rest decided
that Internet movie criticism just wasn't their thing (although
rumor has it that Dan toys with the idea of making a triumphant
return). Oh well…it was (occasionally) fun while it lasted.
The official word is that we're currently
on an extended "hiatus," but chances are CinemaSpeak.com
won't be returning any time soon (wipe away those tears "Vampire
Clan" and "Camera Obscura" fans). However, the
site will remain online for a long time to come (it's cheap),
so we encourage you to peruse our archives. If you're a publicist,
filmmaker, film festival programmer, or anyone else for that matter,
and wish to get in touch with Warren, please do so at warren@einsiders.com.
Many thanks to those who have supported this site in any way,
and especially to anyone who made the effort to post on our largely
dormant message boards.
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