From: "hugh bone" <hbone-AT-optonline.net>
Subject: What's wrong with mainstream sensibilities?
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 12:20:54 -0500


Nothing's wrong if one assumes other's rights to choose.

What's "worthwhile"?  - I heard the playwright, Albee, say on TV, that a
thousand people can watch a single performance and see a thousand different
plays.

So who is  the artist/presenter and who's the audience?  "Mainstream"
audiences include practically everyone whose  taste and choice is shaped by
the media.  The $7 billion movie
industry fashions its productions to please the largest possible number of
movie-goers and increase its profits.  It can't be worse than daytime TV.

Best movies do not seem to have mass-appeal, but there are
notable exceptions like "Gone With the Wind", which was enjoyable, or
"Titanic", which was problematic.

Hugh
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> WHat's wrong with "mainstream sensibilities?" A movie can be shown in the
> multi-plex and be worthwhile.
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> From: Jeffrey Middents <jmid-AT-umich.edu>
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> Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 6:44 PM
> Subject: Re: Three-movie lists
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> >
> > On Sun, 31 Dec 2000, hugh bone wrote:
> >
> > > Post  names of three movies you liked, as best, second and
> > > third in that order, then list  foreign language films separately.
> >
> > I am assuming -- particularly from looking at the examples -- that you
are
> > talking about movies from *this past year*, i.e. 2000. Am I incorrct in
> > thinking that? (Because if we're talking all-time, it would be tough to
> > narrow it down to just three...:)
> >
> > For 2000, then, and knowing that I have missed a bunch:
> >
> > U.S./English language films:
> >   1. The Virgin Suicides
> >   2. Requiem for a Dream
> >   3. Almost Famous
> >
> > followed by: Quills, Erin Brockovich (despite its mainstream
> > sensibilties), Chicken Run and Croupier.
> >
> > Foreign language films:
> >   1. Yi Yi
> >   2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
> >   3. The Girl on the Bridge
> >
> > ~~jeffrey middents r.
> > ~~program in comparative literature
> > ~~jmid-AT-umich.edu   http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jmid/
> > ~~"sometimes, when i look deep in your eyes, i swear i can see your
soul"
> > ~~~~~~~~(james)
> >
> >
> >
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