
Category: Film
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Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer by Paul Schrader
Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer by Paul Schrader
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I am pretty sure this is the best book on film that I have read. Changed the way that I saw movies. Made me very happy and confident that I could read movies with more precision and depth.
Something that came out of the conversations this has spawned is my son Jack’s opinion that a lot of my criticism is not valid for the film–too academic. Too over the top. Many films cannot sustain such critique and are not designed to.
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Rumble Fish
Here is the presentation I gave at the Otero film festival.
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Movie
Quit binging. Unfollow bad reviews. Watch classics. Explore obscure genres. Keep a watchlist. Maintain a film journal. Watch foreign films. Revisit black-and-white cinema. Turn off notifications. Watch with focus. Skip spoilers. Study cinematography. Plan your viewing for the week. Watch. Analyze. Organize your Watchlist. Read screenplays. Act on inspiration. Find hidden gems. Flops aren’t failures. Watch indie films. Write reviews. Save a scene. Learn filmmaking basics. Read film theory.
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Otero Film Festival – Exotica – SWOT Analysis
We gathered at Scott’s for snacks and a film. Here is my Prezi for the event










Strengths
Access Otero Second Half
Background Beautiful
Fellowship
Film
Food fellowship
Good Food
Liked the movie
Movie
Movie was good after all
My old Ass
Otero
Parking
People Movie Food
People showed up
PowerPoint
Presentation
Prezi
Spread
Started strongWeakness
Ad hoc bullshit commentary
Bettor
Crowd too serious
Did not attend
Lack of PJ
Miss Load
Rescheduling a lot
Set up movie for failure
Set up moving for failure by joking around
Streaming connection
To many people talking in the kitchen
Too many people talking in the kitchen, especially at the beginningOpportunity
Different people picking movies
More diversity in the people picking movies
Most be good art movies that aren’t all sexually “problematic”
Move to Stop entirely
Neighborly involvement
Opportunity to stop movie
Standardize
Vote on next movie
Watching FrozenThreats / Challenges
Choosing better movies
Finding good and challenging movies that aren’t “problematic” in some way
Ladder in the drive way
Rehabilitating our reputation
Rehabilitating reputation
Reza
Women















