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    Film Conversations September Break

    Film Conversations September Break

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    Film Conversations September Break

    FromFilm Conversations

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    Length:
    3 minutes
    Released:
    Sep 26, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    In this brief annoucement, I talk about our September break, Ghost in the Shell (the 1995 release) and some of the things you can look forward to in upcoming shows including discussions of cinematic depictions of our home towns, Italian westerns of the 1960s and 70s, films from outside of the Hollywood orbit and more guests. See you soon!   Oh and here's a link to the Wiki entry about Ghost in the Shell for the curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell
    Released:
    Sep 26, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (10)

    The standard measure of the quality and importance of a movie, or, to be grand, ‘film’, is enjoyment. This is certainly one measure, but not the only one. There are layers to be considered: movies as a capitalist enterprise, as a propaganda form, as art, as a fleeting means of escape from the psychological and material pressures imposed by a collapsing world, as a peek into how the past - or, people in the past with access to money, technical capability and script writing skill thought of their world - and many other things I’m surely neglecting. We’ll talk about these things, avoiding the tendency of men to waste time with formless chatter. There’s no time for that; the world is burning. There’ll be structure, agendas, talking points and laughing no doubt. So not grim, but, well, how should I put this: also not a clown car of opinion.