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Originally Posted by Andre
I think there is a sense of staying contemporary, which is a challenge in and of itself. Ultimately, there is the fabric of pop culture, which spins its web and asks us to collect so much. And so seeing There Will Be Blood, or No Country or Juno, or Spider-Man 3 will likely take precedence over seeing Robert Altman's Images or California Split. That's why recent releases on a format become an event. It's an excuse to watch shit again. At the same time, 2008 has a currency, everything that's happened within the course of the reader's life has a certain greater currency, while everything after has a level of obscurity that is equal. Being into music from 1870 is similar to being into late 1920's-early 1930's musicals. It is beyond us. At the same time, that tends to be the most awesome stuff to be into, because it's survived the test of time.
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Wow. You summed up exactly how I've been feeling as I've tried to watch more and more old films along with staying on top of the new ones. It's overwhelming, especially when you consider how much stuff there is out there. I mean, I've seen probably a dozen or so noirs in the last two months, and that's barely -- barely -- scratching the surface of that single genre. Patrick and I were talking about this a while ago -- the sheer volume of films out there, you're always going to be operating behind the curve. Eventually, you may be able to catch up, but the work that that requires is intimidating in and of itself.
I saw the Lubitsch Musicals set on the Criterion website and looked at it, not knowing who the guy was but having heard the name before. I look forward to your thoughts on it.
I'm excited to hear your thoughts on Homicide as you get into it. One of the greatest American broadcast tv series ever. Much different and rougher from "The Wire," but still amazing. "Three Men and Adena," for the longest time, was my pick as the single greatest hour of television ever.