I was going through some more of the dvr'd silent shorts from Monday night's TCM broadcast. Melies is interesting in the abstract, but overall gets old very fast--too much of the same camera tricks to imitate magic tricks schtick. IMO, the best one was the Gulliver's Travels adaptation, not A Trip to the Moon. And I had to stop watching the Griffith shorts after about an hour, when the melodrama got way too thick on the ground. It was just about unwatchable. I still have the Silent Shakespeare shorts to watch tonight.
Oh, and I am looking forward to Sunday night's TCM broadcast of Metropolis!!
Metropolis!!
Is it the (latest) restored version?
Yes, it is, and after the film, they're showing a documentary about how they found the latest version in Argentina and used it for the restoration.
We wound up Instant Watching Metropolis in addition to the restored version of the 1927 film.
As a re-imagining, it works.
Is it the (latest) restored version?
Man, I want to see that. Curse our non-cable-having ways!
I think Barnes and Noble is running a 50% off sale on Criterion titles through Nov. 21. Good for indulging yourself, and also xmas shopping.
Ok.
Megamind
was a lot of fun. Fantastic way to spend a non-school day with Em, Joe, and Em's "boyfriend" and his mom.
Megamind was a lot of fun.
Cool! We want to take the nieces and nephews to see that.
