If a blog can have a mission statement then Cinematheque’s is to shine a light on forgotten classics while remaining a la mode. As dear old Percy Shelley suggested; we shall fear not for the future, nor weep for the past. Chronology and geography will not restrict us. This blog will provide news, reviews and some games and discussion on films from all periods and continents. It’s a two way street though. One selfish motivation for writing the blog is that I can discover obscure unknown gems or individual interpretations of current or classic films from reader’s comments. Reality is nothing more than our perception, so my opinion is nothing more than my opinion. We don’t always need to agree, so please add any opinions or comments.
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This blog will provide news, reviews and some games and discussion on films from all periods and continents. It’s a two way street though. Reality is nothing more than our perception, so my opinion is nothing more than my opinion. We don’t always need to agree, so please add any opinions or comments on the posts.
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Bravo.
If you ever need any ideas about obscure films that you should check out, send me a message!
Good luck!
Oh, and I would highly recommend reading the Great Movies articles by Roger Ebert. You can learn more about film-making from them than from any other source that I have ever encountered. Each one of them is like a two page crash course on how to examine, analyze, and truly think about films.
You can read them all for free at:
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=REVIEWS08
As one of the most involved critics to ever grace the industry (and the only one to win a Pulitzer Prize) his insights on great films, even established classics that you have seen dozens of times, will shock you.