When the Los Angeles County's Museum of Art announced the end of its 40-year old film program, film critics were outraged. Martin Scorsese published an angry open letter, and more than 2000 people have signed an online petition. Temperatures rose even higher when the LA Times revealed that LACMA's Director Michael Govan will earn more than $6 million during his five-year contract. Tom Christie is senior features editor at the LA Weekly.
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