tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606731675776472934.post5770052701466251805..comments2023-10-23T13:48:04.341-05:00Comments on kind of . . .: filmmakers pass on . . .bonnie lenore kyburzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856781539848156298noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606731675776472934.post-39729234932693306592007-08-02T15:03:00.000-05:002007-08-02T15:03:00.000-05:00oh, lordy ;)oh, lordy ;)bonnie lenore kyburzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04856781539848156298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606731675776472934.post-41806105631355290252007-08-02T11:43:00.000-05:002007-08-02T11:43:00.000-05:00my that's a lot of homework! and it may take me a...my that's a lot of homework! and it may take me a while to get around to all of that. thanks K and B for the suggestions, though.<BR/><BR/>say, do you know if the Criterion Collection has released anything on Carrey's early classic "Ace Ventura Pet Detective"? j/k i'm sure that probably made you cringe (which is why i am chuckling slightly) :)chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474897835570476116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606731675776472934.post-70204713508614841432007-08-02T10:05:00.000-05:002007-08-02T10:05:00.000-05:00Chris,first, see _Persona_. it's difficult for me ...Chris,<BR/><BR/>first, see _Persona_. it's difficult for me to watch for many reasons, but it's masterful.<BR/><BR/>there was a funny moment at C's or MLA (can't recall which) a few years ago. Deb Holdstein was talking about film, and she saw me in the audience and said something like, "i know bonnie's a film person and may not like to hear this, but i can't bear to watch _The Seventh Seal_--a bonnie lenore kyburzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04856781539848156298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606731675776472934.post-56335952914204495402007-08-02T09:53:00.000-05:002007-08-02T09:53:00.000-05:00ooooohhhhhh. yes, i need that! i think i recall se...ooooohhhhhh. yes, i need that! i think i recall seeing it years ago.<BR/> <BR/>i feel that i need to say that i smoke less than once a month (because i know it's dumb, ultimately; i'm not addicted, and sometimes, i just want one).<BR/>actually, i have not smoked since the one i had in May.<BR/> <BR/>just feels like something i should add ;)<BR/> <BR/>i'll get the book (and hope it doesn't seduce bonnie lenore kyburzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04856781539848156298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606731675776472934.post-80456248268454802582007-08-01T23:56:00.000-05:002007-08-01T23:56:00.000-05:00Time for you to read Cigarettes are Sublime, which...Time for you to read <I>Cigarettes are Sublime</I>, which a friend gave me many years ago, now. You'd love it--a very poetically theoretical analysis of smoking, and of course incorporating film, as well as writing.Kafkazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08948133705958097897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606731675776472934.post-48222744732872315872007-08-01T11:58:00.000-05:002007-08-01T11:58:00.000-05:00coolcoolchrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474897835570476116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606731675776472934.post-34711439924159338762007-08-01T11:02:00.000-05:002007-08-01T11:02:00.000-05:00getting ready to teach, Chris. i'll come back to t...getting ready to teach, Chris. i'll come back to this and see if i can recommend, although Casablanca is a favorite few can deny ;)bonnie lenore kyburzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04856781539848156298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606731675776472934.post-13417258827947221792007-08-01T10:58:00.000-05:002007-08-01T10:58:00.000-05:00i always want to watch older, classic cinema - or ...i always want to watch older, classic cinema - or at least films acted / directed by "the greats." i always tend to go look for Humphrey Bogart movies, though. i'll bet i've watched Casablanca a half-dozen times (love that film). my humble dvd collection only admits to a few classics (Ikiru, Godfather I II III, Casblanca, The Big Sleep, Outlaw Josey Wales) <BR/><BR/>perhaps i'll go pick up Wildchrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474897835570476116noreply@blogger.com