--- In a_film_by@yahoogroups.com, David Ehrenstein <cellar47@y...>
wrote:
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> --- Richard Modiano <tharpa2002@y...> wrote:
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>
> >
> > And then there are non-artistic considerations that
> > are also of
> > interest to some cinephiles, ideology for example
But I do
> > believe that the greatest artworks transcend these
> > issues which exist
> > as subsidiary elements in the larger work.
> >
>
>
> I'm not entirely sure that's true. Our tastes aren't
> acquired in a vaccum. And art isn't unsullied by
> ideology.
>
> Ever.
Agree. I'm also worried by the transcendental terminology, even if it
isn't being used "seriously." Since Fred is in the middle of the
dodge-ball arena, Fred: How do you feel about film and ideology?
... I'm not entirely sure that's true. Our tastes aren't acquired in a vaccum. And art isn't unsullied by ideology. Ever. __________________________________ Do...
... But I do ... Agree. I'm also worried by the transcendental terminology, even if it isn't being used "seriously." Since Fred is in the middle of the ...
... wrote: "I'm not entirely sure that's true. Our tastes aren't acquired in a vaccum. And art isn't unsullied by ideology. "Ever." You're right of course, but...
In reply to Patrick ( http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/a_film_by/message/20231 ), I don't claim to be totally free of my own biases; no one is. I *try* to ...
... same ... Indeed a great note by Fred, which made me think about what I want from film. I find myself drifting more and more towards films by directors who ...
... wrote: a film like "American Splendor" also is about real ... only ... The only film i've had that delayed reaction to was Harry and Son. Anyone else ever...
This has been an engaging thread. I've been hesitant to jump in because I don't really believe in such things as "form" and "content." Nonetheless... Fred's...
... Yes, I was talking about your posts here (though hopefully not cauterizing them!). Though I have read some of your other work, I've been quite lax in...
... bone. ... Gance said that audiences' hearts would be open to the poetry of his Napoleon because their heads would be satisfied about the truth of the tale ...
... I wonder when I'll ever catch up with my email, so maybe I'll jump in again without knowing how the conversation has evolved. I don't mean this as any kind...
... This is the heart of Rivette's complaint about Minnelli and why he finds him inferior to Walters. But it arose entirely out of Rivete's personal experience...
... Not enough. It was a recent interview in "Senses of Cinema." __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail...
... I think that the reason ... doesn't ... nothing ... the ... This is true re: Fred, I think, but not necessarily re: auteurism. Certainly the French...
... Without any evidence one way or another except for the movies, I've always assumed that the legend that Hitchcock didn't direct his actors was completely...
... always ... ***** I know you didn't ask me to chime in, but . . . here I am. There are so many stories spread throughout all the literature generated...
... I doubt if he ever developed a fixed ... A good example of that was Doris Day, a pretty brilliant actress who was traumatized by AH's neglect until Stewart...
... Yes. Leo Gordon told a friend of mine before he died that AH wasn't on the set wwhen Gordon played his fight scene w. Stewart in MWKTM. I printed a photo ...
... When I took my first film classes at Harvard in 1973-74, Brakhage films were shown (courtesy of Alfred Guzzetti, I think). And this was in the days when...
... Well, I think he's still neglected compared to the attention he should be getting today, so I certainly think he wasn't getting "enough" attention in...
... I just read that Donald Richie was Curator of Film at MoMA from 1969-72 (in his excellent JAPAN JOURNALS 1947-2004 book). - Complete change of subject. Has...
... We had a little discussion of it here a while back. I've seen English-subtitled prints on two occasions - the soundtrack is in bad shape, though. I hear...
... Thanks! Soundtrack isn't bad on the forthcoming DVD. ... I'm researching the subtitle history of it. It seems there are some subtitled prints knocking...
... Yes...but I should emphasize that the story I heard was heard thrid hand, and may have been wrong. I had a good impression of her at the beginning of the...
One suspects that this book helped, too: "An Introduction to the American Underground Film" (1967) by Sheldon Renan This was a $2.25 paperback original, from...
... Renan ... later ... filmmakers of the era, ... ton about ... of film. ***** Hear hear. I've had a well-thumbed copy of that for decades and, although I...
In a message dated 04-12-28 20:10:26 EST, Bilge writes: << > > 1. BLADE RUNNER ... Just what is wrong, exactly, with this list? In what ways does it suggest...
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