Not To Beat A Dead Horse (Or Rather, Two Dead Horses)...

Martin Scorsese Remembers Antonioni - New York Times
Woody Allen Remembers Bergman - New York Times

It's always nice to see artists writing about other artists. Their commentary is usually more appreciative and well-rounded than critical commentary on the same subject. When you read an artist talking about another artist, it's like a double-whammy, because you can learn something about two artists at the same time. Whereas when you just read some shitty critic writing about an artist, you'll most likely be learning only about the artist (and possibly not even that). In fact, the best critics manage to elevate their commentary to the level of art. That said, I think Woody's piece is definitely better-written, although Scorsese certainly has more filmmaking talent in his corner, which brings a little more weight to his opinion. Still, my hunch is that Woody would not have bothered to write an obituary for almost any other director, whereas Scorsese probably relishes the chance to do one for almost anybody. I get the impression that there are at least 200 other directors that Scorsese likes just as much as Antonioni, while you can definitely tell that Bergman is really Woody's all-time favorite director. The directors that I've heard Scorsese blab on about the most are probably Hitchcock, John Ford, Michael Powell and Jean-Luc Godard.