tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post3284211201972726269..comments2024-03-20T04:51:59.137-05:00Comments on Kathie Smith: DVD releases for July 8Kathie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11855869667016065649noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post-74896904852868249092008-07-11T23:40:00.000-05:002008-07-11T23:40:00.000-05:0012' screen!?! You already won the lottery, haha!Yo...12' screen!?! You already won the lottery, haha!<BR/><BR/>You both bring up good points. I'm happy Landmark has such a presence here, but yeah, they're a little detached and can border on corporate. But for the life of me I'll support them as they churn out more of what I see than the multiplexes.<BR/><BR/>Wish I could financially support the Hollywood with you, Kathie! You're right, though, that the audience is the most important part - and the hardest part.<BR/><BR/>And Stop-Loss, well I don't know if it will pop up in any list of mine at year end, but if nothing else it's a strong return by Kimberly Peirce.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post-24508977617840224502008-07-11T09:21:00.000-05:002008-07-11T09:21:00.000-05:00I'm with you on all points, but I am an optimist w...I'm with you on all points, but I am an optimist with the heart of a pessimist. If I won the lottery today, I would but the Hollywood Theater on Johnson, dump all my cash into fixing it up and making into the theater that I think we would both want. But I would not kid myself, I would lose money big time. The only other way to do it (other than having someone dump money down the toilet) would be to hire a couple grant writers and find a lot of people willing to volunteer. <BR/><BR/>I agree that there is a space for a different kind of movie theater. Something a little more than just pay your 9 bucks, see your movie and go home. Most people are obviously just opting to stay home with their 60" HD TV, or in my case projector with a 12' screen.<BR/><BR/>I guess I better start buying lottery tickets!Kathie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855869667016065649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post-25305509887895101202008-07-11T07:31:00.000-05:002008-07-11T07:31:00.000-05:00Invested, not infested, in my last comment. ;)Invested, not infested, in my last comment. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post-38627119838378132072008-07-10T12:43:00.000-05:002008-07-10T12:43:00.000-05:00There are some great resources, to be sure.I guess...There are some great resources, to be sure.<BR/><BR/>I guess I'm mostly frustrated that MFA had (has?) so much potential and has just been run into the ground outside of the festival. It's a shame.<BR/><BR/>My only complaint with Landmark is that they tend to be somewhat conservative with their programming, and they're not local and therefore not as infested in the community as a non-profit would/should be.<BR/><BR/>I wish the Walker could do more screenings but adore what they are doing and do support it.<BR/><BR/>The Parkway is doing some cool stuff, and I hope it works out financially so that they can continue.<BR/><BR/>I'd also love a place with more of a hip/relaxed environment to see films... something like the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas; or as a non-profit, the Ragtag Cinema in Columbia, Mo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post-10506109986604296752008-07-09T23:24:00.000-05:002008-07-09T23:24:00.000-05:00Thanks for the kind words. I apologize for pimping...Thanks for the kind words. I apologize for pimping my blog as 'Twin Cities film culture.' As you can see my blog has digressed into more personal interests than idealistic pursuits. The DVD release thing is something I do for myself anyway, and will blame the lack of other content on my schedule and laziness. <BR/><BR/>That being said, I do still have aspirations on setting up a website specifically for Twin Cities 'film culture' because, I too would submit with Daniel, that there is plenty going on theatrically around town. Landmark may not be everyone's first choice for 'quality' cinema, but ten screens is nothing to scoff at, and it is pretty impressive that this market can support that (at least for now.) Once you throw in the programming at the Walker and the Parkway, it become a relatively admirable amount of offerings. Would I like another independent theater in town? Absolutely! But I pity the person or organization who works to get a good film to screen only to see one person come in to see it on a nightly basis. More important to me is to rally behind what <I>is</I> in town, and support what we already have. In that sense, I have failed.<BR/><BR/>Daniel, I too am glad I saw <I>Chop Shop</I> at the Parkway. The fact that MFA was not happy does not surprise me. Five years ago MFA was pissed that I screened an import DVD of the omnibus <I>September 11</I> to a group of people in a basement of a warehouse in downtown St Paul, so they like to get their britches in a bunch about silly things (and especially if it dispels their own problems.)<BR/><BR/>I'm totally going to rent <I>Stop-Loss</I> because everything I have read mimics what you say Daniel.Kathie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855869667016065649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post-18211786458996484002008-07-09T11:34:00.000-05:002008-07-09T11:34:00.000-05:00I would submit there is still a relatively strong ...I would submit there is still a relatively strong theatrical presence here. We know the Parkway is doing great work and even the Walker has taken their film programming to a new level. We're no N.Y. or L.A., but we may not be too far behind a scene like Chicago.<BR/><BR/>Regardless, I still agree that MFA is not looking healthy right now and that fact is not good for anybody.<BR/><BR/>I may have been one of the only other ones to see Chop Shop there, Kathie, but the positive is that I was able to meet Joe of the Parkway afterwards. He said MFA was not happy and though they kind of "stole" it away from the MSPIFF. Whatever, I'm just glad I saw it.<BR/><BR/>I also missed The Tracey Fragments, and I'm still deciding whether I should regret it.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://getafilm.blogspot.com/2008/03/review-stop-loss.html" REL="nofollow">Stop-Loss</A> was one of the best early movies of the year, and the only Iraq War movie I can recommend to date.<BR/><BR/>I know nothing about Mon Oncle Antoine, but have heard crazy raving about it in the last few days.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post-9013620240390137682008-07-09T10:27:00.000-05:002008-07-09T10:27:00.000-05:00Love your blog Kathie, but what does it say about ...Love your blog Kathie, but what does it say about Twin Cities film culture that most of the posts anymore are about DVD releases?<BR/><BR/>So sad that Minnesota Film Arts has essentially stopped year-round programming. I heard a rumor that they were looking at taking over space at the St. Anthony Main, which could be cool, but do enough people trust/respect the organization anymore to support it outside of MSPIFF?<BR/><BR/>The Twin Cities really needs a full-time (probably and preferably non-profit) art cinema to complement the great series being programmed at the Walker and now, occasionally, at the Parkway too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com