Gary, I agree, but I would argue that it's one and the same thing. People see going to a movie now just as if they are watching it at home and feel free to talk, take phone calls, etc. Theaters stopped treating their customers as community members and guests -- and let's remember that ushers *did* have to stop unruly cinema-goers from day one but there are no more ushers and very few managers who care about good projection, sound and manners. Add to that a Hollywood not interested in hiring the best writers and the best material and more interested in commercial product that can be sold in one sentence. Better movies make less restless audiences.
Dennis On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 6:28 PM, <ghand...@library.berkeley.edu> wrote: > ...on the other hand: The Castro and other cinephile venues are one > thing; the urban cineplex, definitely another. I'm increasingly appalled > by the lunkheadedness and rudeness of movie-going audiences in urban > cineplexes... > > gary handman > > > > This is definitely how I feel when we talk about the digital future. That > > in return for easy access, we've given up the wonder of (and complete > > attention to) the experience. I just asked my son about seeing silent > > comedies at the Castro last year. He does realize how special that was. > > > > Dennis Doros > > Milestone Film & Video > > milefi...@gmail.com > > 201-767-3117 > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Apr 10, 2011, at 1:02 PM, Deg Farrelly <deg.farre...@asu.edu> wrote: > > > >>> From Sunday's NY Times: > >> > >> > http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/10/movies/the-24-hour-movie-and-digital-technology.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha26 > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> deg farrelly, Full Librarian > >> Mail Code 1006 > >> Arizona State University > >> P.O. Box 871006 > >> Tempe, AZ 85287 > >> Phone: 480.965.1403 > >> Email: deg.farre...@asu.edu > >> > >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > >> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > >> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > >> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > >> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel > >> of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > >> producers and distributors. > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel > of > > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > > producers and distributors. > > > > > Gary Handman > Director > Media Resources Center > Moffitt Library > UC Berkeley > > 510-643-8566 > ghand...@library.berkeley.edu > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC > > "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." > --Francois Truffaut > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > -- Best, Dennis Doros Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 Fax: 201-767-3035 email: milefi...@gmail.com www.milestonefilms.com www.ontheboweryfilm.com www.arayafilm.com www.exilesfilm.com www.wordisoutmovie.com www.killerofsheep.com AMIA Austin 2011: www.amianet.org Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook!
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