In Reply to: Re: $67 worth of Criterion posted by Victor Khomenko on June 22, 2001 at 16:04:52:
Yes, there are American(Hollywood) films on that list, but I have a hard time with all the hype(advertising $) surrounding new releases. I find myself ignoring all first run movies as a result to see if they can first stand up to the test of time.Yes, there is too much out there to hope to see in a lifetime, but the twists and turns in this pursuit yield many many surprises,
learnings, and the occasional awakening.However my interest in foreign(non-Hollywood) films is a return, not a start. I did pursue foreign language films in the late 1960's and early 1970's as a counter to the formula-based Hollywood films of the time. I then moved on to other life priorities
I still remember a film I saw back then that I have heard nothing of since: "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denovich"(a day in the life of a particular gulag prisoner)
John_N
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Follow Ups
- Re: $67 worth of Criterion - John_N 17:10:48 06/22/01 (7)
- WOW! - Victor Khomenko 17:23:00 06/22/01 (6)
- Re: WOW! - John_N 17:57:37 06/22/01 (5)
- Re: WOW! - Victor Khomenko 18:29:57 06/22/01 (4)
- Victor!!! You won't believe this....I just picked up a rental ... - John_N 19:49:45 06/22/01 (3)
- Double WOW! - Victor Khomenko 20:06:05 06/22/01 (2)
- "They cancelled Sunday this week" -- from the film - John_N 23:08:33 06/22/01 (1)
- Re: "They cancelled Sunday this week" -- from the film - Victor Khomenko 23:38:55 06/22/01 (0)