Showing posts with label Community. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Community. Show all posts

Monday, October 25, 2010

Art House Reading

I'm not surprised we were assigned this reading. The course theme of community rears its head again in Alvin's article.

These microcinemas are not just venues to watch films; they are nourishment for the brain and essence. The conversations about the film are just as important as the experience of watching it as well as the actual film itself.

I found myself chuckling out loud about the irate audience member, who demanded a discussion following a screening. That particular portion of the reading reminded me of Kreul's Modern class. I remember some films where the class would just burst into yelling and debate after a screening--ask Laura Murphy if she's sympathetic to the Palestinians sometime :-p.