By David Poland poland@moviecitynews.com
Cinematical Switcheroo: Longworth Out, Rocchi In
A Reeler source sends word that Brooklyn’s own Karina Longworth is heading out and critic James Rocchi is moving in as editor over at Cinematical. The changeover takes effect March 1, launching Longworth–the prolific blog’s founding writer/editor–into the troposphere of the Weblogs Inc./AOL empire.
My iconic Swedish alter ego caught up with Longworth on AIM just a bit ago to confirm:
karinalongworth: The new project is really exciting, and ill still get to do event coverage for Cinematical, etc
karinalongworth: My official title is going to be editor emeritus, I think
Sven Nykvist: That is awesome
karinalongworth: Am I the youngest editor emeritus in the history of the Internet?
Sven Nykvist: It is altogether possible…
Sven Nykvist: If not guaranteed
karinalongworth: Well, I’ll make the claim until proven wrong
Sven Nykvist: But also quite noble, fairly sexy
Sven Nykvist: Distinguished as hell
karinalongworth: Right. Its all 3 martini lunches from here on out
“I’ll essentially be working on special projects for Cinematical–podcasts, festival coverage, etc.,” Longworth wrote. “I’ll also be writing a weekly column on industry goings-on, tentatively titled ‘Laws and Sausages.'” Yes, really. She also noted that Rocchi has additional big plans for the blog in the future, and while I am sure they are great, I think I speak for all of Cinematical’s readers when I declare how much we will miss Longworth’s regular contributions.
However–*sniff*–we must persevere, if only to find out how she graphically she ties Bismarck’s old “Laws and Sausages” quip to the industry we hold so dear. Best of luck, Karina.