tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580771530471531574.post6556567438190540630..comments2023-07-12T09:16:45.437-04:00Comments on The Cinema: The year that was, the year that is: Cinema 2007 (Part I)Ted Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789041055263853568noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580771530471531574.post-46371304157181048592008-08-27T11:19:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:19:00.000-04:00Hey Ed,Sorry for the late response. First let me ...Hey Ed,<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the late response. First let me say that I love what you do on your blog. Each time I visit, I'm always thinking about what movie you've written about next. Sometimes I will have heard of it, sometimes not. Regardless, I'm always interested in reading about a movie I'm pretty sure no one else has written about recently.<BR/><BR/>It's interesting to consider <I>how</I> bloggers such as you and me -- i.e. bloggers whose love of film and blogging aren't an extension of their professionally lives -- come to write about what we do. All of us keep to a system, in some capacity, whether that's focusing on strict reviews or commentaries, or an even mix of both. But the focus of those systems are really interesting, too. For example, when I write a reivew, chances are that it's for something new and mainstream, whereas you seem to review older films, international, etc. <BR/><BR/>Part of the reason I wrote this was to highlight the potential that "the blog" represents, when it comes to the style and subject of writing. When it comes to Top Tens and annual retrospectives, a lot of bloggers fall in line with journalistic critics. But it's nice to offer reflections at different times, whether it's nine months off or three years.Ted Pigeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789041055263853568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580771530471531574.post-26535974817204117762008-08-22T08:51:00.000-04:002008-08-22T08:51:00.000-04:00An excellent idea. I still haven't caught up with ...An excellent idea. I <I>still</I> haven't caught up with every movie I want to see from 2007. I'm very uninterested in keeping pace with the films of the moment; I'd rather watch the movies I want to see when I want to see them. If that means talking about a film that's a year old or several decades old, when nobody else really cares, so be it. I especially like your comments about <I>I'm Not There</I> and <I>Eastern Promises</I>, two of my favorite films from last year as well.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.com