Laurie and everyone:
I’m glad to hear that the problems with being able to watch films on Vimeo in a
preferred setting have been resolved. I’m sorry to hear that “COMING THROUGH
THE RYE” did not make a more favorable impression upon you. I watched it both
at the partial screening at Railroad Square and at home without the technical
problems encountered at the group screening. It made a much better impression
on me though I felt that it was possible that better familiarity with Catcher
in the Rye could have been helpful. Has anyone else seen “COMING THROUGH THE
RYE” in its entirety and would like to offer an opinion?
My suggestion would be “BLOOD ON THE MOUNTAIN.” I think it would be helpful to
get an opinion out there. It could be that one or two opinions could be very
helpful in knowing whether we want to keep it under consideration.
No decision has been made on a meeting time for this week. Bill has a busy week
and suggested not having a meeting. Bob Stewart could meet on Wednesday, but
not on Thursday. You and Clif could make Thursday, but apparently not
Wednesday. Nancy is heading to Denmark. Abbott would be able to join us to give
us another set of eyes if we have a group screening. I originally did suggest
only Wednesday and Thursday as alternatives. After getting all the links I
added Friday as a possibility putting all three days potentially in play for a
meeting and/or screenings. So far no one has addressed their availability on
Veterans Day.
I have not yet heard anything from Alan as to whether there are any problems
with the links that would cause problems for a group screening or whether there
are any scheduling issues related to any of the three days I mentioned.
I am hoping for some additional feedback before finalizing a plan for this week.
I’m sure there’s a fair amount of trepidation about this election. Looking
forward to it being over and hopeful of the outcome, but fearful that it could
herald something even worse. That probably covers everyone no matter what
partisan allegiances they have.
Joel
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Subject: [cinemaexp] Re: Update and Links
Hi, all--
I am happy to report that thanks to Daughter Dee's help, we can now watch Vimeo
movies on our television, and last night we watched "Coming Through the Rye."
Or at least part of it. Unfortunately, this movie was two thumbs down for both
Clif and me. For us, the acting was too broad and amateurish, more appropriate
for a Nickelodeon crowd than for the, ahem, very mature audience of Cinema
Exploration.
Tonight, we will sample one of the movies from the links below. Is there one
you would like us to watch first?
Tomorrow night, we will be watching with hope and horror as the election
unfolds.
Is the meeting on Wednesday or Thursday? If it's Thursday, then we can come.
Laurie
On 11/06/2016 03:11 PM, Joel Johnson wrote:
As much as it might simplify some things for everyone this coming week, we do
have quite a few films to watch and quite a few other films on our list to
consider so I’m not convinced that skipping a week is a good idea. If we do
that, we would definitely need to commit to using the links to stream the films
and watch them at home. Obviously some folks may need to watch some or all of
the films that way depending on their personal schedules. I’d like to have
people address when they would be available next week to see if we can find one
or two days when we would likely have a fairly representative turnout for
screenings/meetings.
I’m not sure how it would for the meeting, but we were working on being able to
set something up so that Bill could attend a meeting remotely from home. Bill,
that might not resolve your scheduling issues, but hopefully that would help.
Thanks,
Joel
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Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2016 1:33 PM
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Subject: [cinemaexp] Re: Update and Links
I'm doing a vet's day tradition Thursday & Friday - push back against "patriot"
scoundrels. Will probably be too exhausted on Wednesday - unless the results
are clear early, which is looking doubtful. Anybody feel O.K. With skipping a
week? (I promise to do my homework.)
Bill
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On Nov 6, 2016, at 8:14 AM, Joel Johnson <joel_johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ken has been very helpful and we now have five links with which to stream
films. We also have learned that “COMMAND AND CONTROL” does broadcast on PBS as
an “American Experience” in January and is unavailable. I have removed this
from our lists. We have four films from Abramorama. One is a new film called
“BEST WORST THING THAT EVER COULD HAVE HAPPENED...”. The IMDb synopsis: “This
film from acclaimed theater director Lonny Price charts the journey of the
original cast of Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along" in the 30-plus
years since the musical debuted on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre in 1981.” I
have added this to our lists. We also now have a link for “THE ANTHROPOLOGIST.”
We have also inquired about “OFF THE RAILS.” We are waiting for a return e-mail
from them.
I don’t know if we may encounter similar problems if we try to project the
streaming onto the big screen that we experienced with “COMING THROUGH THE RYE”
or not. Five films and possibly one more is quite a bit to schedule for group
screenings. Alan, can you check their suitability for a group screening. I
don’t know what else may be going on at the Square this week, but who would be
available Wednesday, Thursday, and/or Friday (There’s almost a tradition for us
to screen something on Veterans Day) mornings. Probably the best advice would
be to watch them on your own at home if you are comfortable doing that since
there are so many.
Here are links:
Blood on the Mountain
https://vimeo.com/157243346
pw: carbonhilltop
Disturbing the Peace
https://vimeo.com/161806779
Rec0nsider
Uncondemned
https://vimeo.com/185720634
password: unc0nd3mned
Best Worst Thing…
https://vimeo.com/177117110
password: atlas89
The Anthropologist
https://vimeo.com/129448096
Password: mead
