tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post1447089035235111500..comments2024-03-20T04:51:59.137-05:00Comments on Kathie Smith: Best of 2008: Twin Cities FilmKathie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11855869667016065649noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post-252042705583260762014-03-24T13:00:42.512-05:002014-03-24T13:00:42.512-05:00I also like to watch Asian films. people want some...I also like to watch Asian films. people want some now topics to see movie,, that's way 2008 was a bad year for the film industry.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.maxlapelpins.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong><em>lapel pins</em></strong></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10635305609659543137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post-56918323411222559432009-01-14T18:39:00.000-06:002009-01-14T18:39:00.000-06:00Jeez, thanks Daniel. I was off on those dates by a...Jeez, thanks Daniel. I was off on those dates by a month. I just changed them in the post. April 16 - May 3 was the last I heard, also.Kathie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855869667016065649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post-32174984836430798902009-01-14T11:04:00.000-06:002009-01-14T11:04:00.000-06:00Hmm, now that you mention it I might have some rec...Hmm, now that you mention it I might have some recollection of that capsule review.<BR/><BR/>Question - you mention the dates for 09 from March - April? Is that confirmed? I thought April 16 - May 3, but that was I date I pulled from something a long time ago so I'm not sure it's accurate.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post-29890939682012349952009-01-12T22:59:00.000-06:002009-01-12T22:59:00.000-06:00Dan, I agree with you that it is a natural evoluti...Dan, I agree with you that it is a natural evolution, even though the dying newspaper business saddens me. But I don't think newspapers have embraced electronic media as a second outlet for news and revenue. I think there is also a general distrust of the internet from the old school of newspapers. The fact that the internet is full of junk is only seeing half the picture. It is also an amazing resource and tool. People like to say that you can't believe anything you read on the internet, and I would like to know if you can believe everything you read in the newspapers... This is obviously a much larger topic, but very interest.<BR/><BR/>YTSL, we do get a fair amount of Asian films, but I think it is only because we are sort of a middle market for films (not a big market, but certainly not small.) Minneapolis is pretty lucky to have at least a few independent theaters around, as well as three Landmark Theaters, and The Walker Art Center (which does some amazing programming.) I also have my ear to the ground regarding any Asian films that come through town and generally highlight them more than most. The irony is that we don't have as many Asian films as we used to. An organization in town, Asian Media Access, used to bring a different Hong Kong film to town each week. It was amazing. As a result I saw a lot of 90s Hong Kong films in the theater here. Eventually renting the theater and the prints became cast preventative and they stopped doing it. (If you are curious, you can check out the archives <A HREF="http://www.amamedia.org/movies/old_flyers.shtml" REL="nofollow">here</A>. I just randomly took a look at Cinema with Passion 10: The Naked Killer, The Untold Story, God of Gamblers II, A Touch of Zen, Dragon Inn, New Dragon Inn, The Blade, Ah Kam, Who's the Woman Who's the Man, Hard Boiled, The Killer, Thunder Cop, Big Bullet. AMAZING! Right? They did 16 seasons!) <BR/><BR/>Daniel, if we ever get to said "unfinished business," I'm going to have to insist we institute lapel pins. Maybe a goat lapel pin! All of Barry's series were awesome, but it was really the Widmark films that personally took me by surprise. I did the capsule review in the Strib for <I>Dry Season</I> (gave it high marks as I remember.)Kathie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855869667016065649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post-68290831392331246092009-01-12T16:06:00.000-06:002009-01-12T16:06:00.000-06:00Kathie, I'm so glad we connected this year, and I ...Kathie, I'm so glad we connected this year, and I hope that we both find time and energy to get to our "unfinished business" together, as it were. <BR/><BR/>This is one of the best posts of yours I've read, mostly because it's locally-focused, well-written, and, of course, because you mention me (yes, our names in print are a bizarre sight to see; but no, I don't write out of a basement - even though I am a dirty weirdo).<BR/><BR/>And you're right, if 08 was bad for specialty distributors (I weep at THINKFilm's demise), it wasn't that bad for their actual products, many of which I loved.<BR/><BR/>I didn't know you saw Dry Season. What a gem that was. And also, no mention of Barry's Screwball Comedy series? I saw His Girl Friday for the first time on the big screen in April and it blew my mind.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I would definitely wear a uniform or lapel pin.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post-82285684880945382852009-01-11T08:24:00.000-06:002009-01-11T08:24:00.000-06:00Am glad to see as many Asian films reaching Minnes...Am glad to see as many Asian films reaching Minnesota as looks to be the case from your blog. Care to explain for a curious Asian why this is the case?YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post-85740849296770970792009-01-07T10:59:00.000-06:002009-01-07T10:59:00.000-06:00Oh, now I see. Yep, the internet can represent a t...Oh, now I see. Yep, the internet can represent a true problem for the newspapers all over the world, but I also think it is a natural evolution, and sometimes a regression, of the information technology. And I don't think this phenomenon will stop.<BR/>What do you think about all this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post-28017992702854725042009-01-07T06:53:00.000-06:002009-01-07T06:53:00.000-06:00Sorry, that is a messy sentence! No, not at all Da...Sorry, that is a messy sentence! <BR/><BR/>No, not at all Dan. Critics lost their jobs because newspapers and magazines are struggling. Time, Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice and Newsday are all examples of publications who fired film critics. It is the result of fewer and fewer people reading and buying newspapers and magazines. Most of the time this is blamed on the internet and the massive amount of information (both useful and useless) offered for free.Kathie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855869667016065649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post-58359005975084271152009-01-07T05:58:00.000-06:002009-01-07T05:58:00.000-06:00Kathie is right: mobilization!Kate, I don't unders...Kathie is right: mobilization!<BR/>Kate, I don't understand a pair of sentences:<BR/>"A number of full time critics at large publications lost their job due to a seismic shift between digital and print media. All of the sudden those who get paid to write about films are threatend by those of us willing to write about film regardless of pay."<BR/><BR/>I'm not in the field of criticism, so you also mean that a number of paid writers has been fired because of internet publications?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com