Hello Joel and all,
Abbott here. I believe the 26th will work for Nancy and me. And I'll get
this out right now because I want to. Assuming we plan on screening a
"classic"/ Golden Oldie as in most years, I suggest Victor Erice's "The Spirit
of the Beehive". Its a film that most will not have seen nor heard of and they
should.. A truly great film. Circa 100 minutes. Another film, one Nancy and I
just screened on dvd is a film we saw maybe 30 years ago - Ermanno Elmi's "The
Tree of the Wooden Clogs". An absolutely stunning accomplishment that even
fewer people will have seen or heard of. The problem with that film is that it
is 177 minutes long. Any chance ever to work out an extended Cinex screening
time with the Square? I realize these films are availible on this and that
format, but few have seen or heard of them, so they are essentially new.
I realize that neither of these is likely to make the cut, but it is my
duty to highly recommend them to you if you've never seen them.. Both are
masterpieces, and there aren't a lot of those around. I'll keep doing this for
your entertainment.
Looking forward to the season. VV Abbott
----- Original Message -----
From: Joel Johnson
To: cinemaexp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2019 9:34 PM
Subject: [cinemaexp] CINEMA EXPLORATIONS 2020
Hey folks,
Over the last couple of weeks or so, Alice and I have been researching films
at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and, this past Thursday, we
selected 35 films to see during our 11 days at TIFF. At this time, each could
be a life-changing, mind-expanding experience. For most of them, the experience
will, ultimately, prove far more prosaic. Anyway, we are looking forward to our
11 days in Toronto. With luck, we may come back with a suggestion or two or
three for CINEMA EXPLORATIONS 2020. Sometimes-like last year-the stars may
align and we actually are able to schedule it for CINEMA EXPLORATIONS.
While that doesn't happen a lot, we do need to start making plans for CINEMA
EXPLORATIONS 2020. Assuming that our personal schedules haven't changed a lot
from last year, I'd like to set Thursday, September 26th at 10:00 am at
Railroad Square Cinema as our first meeting. Let me know if you are able to
make that time. Obviously if that isn't good for a few of you, we'll have to
find an alternative. Please provide alternative times for that week that would
be good for you.
Laurie has offered a suggestion of "THE LOAD" for which she provided a link
to its New York Times Critic's Pick-worthy review. I have added "THE LOAD" to a
list of CINEMA EXPLORATIONS 2020 Possibilities that I have been compiling
through IMDb (Internet Movie Database) website. I think all of these have been
released, are soon to be released, or, in one or two cases, re-released by
distributors. I think it has some very intriguing films on it, but there will
likely be a number of other possibilities that will be considered before we are
done. Here is a link to this list: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls049922829/ If ;
you have difficulty getting to the list through this link, you may want to go
to IMDb page for "THE LOAD" and then find the list through the lists which
include that film. You will, of course, note that there are not many
documentaries on this list. You may find quite a few documentary possibilities
by looking at the Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) website since the
film festival in Camden, Maine does an excellent job programming high-profile
current documentaries. Here is a link to CIFF's feature film program:
https://pointsnorthinstitute.org/ciff/ ;.
I hope everyone has had a good summer. I'm looking forward to seeing all of
you and getting started.
Joel
