Hi David. Having trouble getting a message through to you - can't message on tiktok because you don't follow me, I don't have an email address for you, I'm not confident you look at your twitter that often, etc... Anyway I just wanted to give some feedback on your latest episode, both on The Last Movie and on Criterion Reflections going forward. I can't overestimate how important I think the work you have put in over the years is. It represents a vast repository of information and insight into important cinematography for all new viewers long after we are gone. Importantly, its disinterested commentary that people can trust. So thanks for all the hard work and more power to you going forward. As for making your reflections more accessable I think it a mistake to chase after accessability at the cost the kind of depth and unflinching discussion you engage in. I think you realise you are not trying to win a popularity contest but trying for something more important and seeking for yourself something more significant. Don't lose sight of that. Your thoughts in this cast had me reflecting on the diminished role that text is having in the world too. I think your blogspots are great and will remain valuable, perhaps more so than a lot of the podcasts. There's something about the discipline of putting thought into text that differs from vocalising thought. Its a different kind of filter and I think both are worthy but can have a different effect. I still think that writing something down first helps clarify your thinking and allows you to talk about something with more confidence. In fact I have long felt that the process of writing is a form of thought and pondering in itself. So I'm really hoping you don't get lost in the tiktok-land of instant gratification, that you pull back and continue to think long and hard as you plan for your next reflections episode. BTW if you don't remember me I'm the Australia who offered some comments about Alphaville about a year ago - that's still an episode I'd like to join the discussion on. If that offer to look at your spreadsheet still stands I'd be a willing participant - a chance to give something back. You can contact me at graeme.robinson@graenet.com or on letterboxd at burningbeard - I have some other socials but participate sparingly - email is my main comms tool on the interwebs.
Oh, I haven't said anything about The Last Movie. I loved this film and need very much to watch it again. I enjoyed your commentary and could have listened to a lot more about it as I'm more curious than ever. I do think it is highly underrated. It has failings but it succeeds for me on so many levels that the conventional criticisms seem at best, churlish and narrow. I met Dennis Hopper at a screening in Sydney in the late 1990's of Out of the Blue, a film which was mentioned in your podcast. This film blew me away too. Den-Den didn't make the movie from scratch, he took it over when the director walked away, but clearly he put his imprint on a film that had already been laid out for him. A agree with your co-commentator that Hoppers directorial career was ruined by the corporate reception of The Last Movie - a great pity.
Hi David. Having trouble getting a message through to you - can't message on tiktok because you don't follow me, I don't have an email address for you, I'm not confident you look at your twitter that often, etc... Anyway I just wanted to give some feedback on your latest episode, both on The Last Movie and on Criterion Reflections going forward. I can't overestimate how important I think the work you have put in over the years is. It represents a vast repository of information and insight into important cinematography for all new viewers long after we are gone. Importantly, its disinterested commentary that people can trust. So thanks for all the hard work and more power to you going forward. As for making your reflections more accessable I think it a mistake to chase after accessability at the cost the kind of depth and unflinching discussion you engage in. I think you realise you are not trying to win a popularity contest but trying for something more important and seeking for yourself something more significant. Don't lose sight of that. Your thoughts in this cast had me reflecting on the diminished role that text is having in the world too. I think your blogspots are great and will remain valuable, perhaps more so than a lot of the podcasts. There's something about the discipline of putting thought into text that differs from vocalising thought. Its a different kind of filter and I think both are worthy but can have a different effect. I still think that writing something down first helps clarify your thinking and allows you to talk about something with more confidence. In fact I have long felt that the process of writing is a form of thought and pondering in itself. So I'm really hoping you don't get lost in the tiktok-land of instant gratification, that you pull back and continue to think long and hard as you plan for your next reflections episode. BTW if you don't remember me I'm the Australia who offered some comments about Alphaville about a year ago - that's still an episode I'd like to join the discussion on. If that offer to look at your spreadsheet still stands I'd be a willing participant - a chance to give something back. You can contact me at graeme.robinson@graenet.com or on letterboxd at burningbeard - I have some other socials but participate sparingly - email is my main comms tool on the interwebs.
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Dennis Hopper at a screening?
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