tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793964589416125911.post3355196302070511502..comments2010-05-11T22:26:33.430-07:00Comments on Short Cuts: A warm welcome to "Short Cuts," the new stronghold of short films!ackatsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09629378991868728549noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793964589416125911.post-81803915188244823922009-09-07T06:10:41.768-07:002009-09-07T06:10:41.768-07:00Hi there Bourges:
Thanks for the recommendation. M...Hi there Bourges:<br />Thanks for the recommendation. My experience with Truffaut is light (I've only seen "The 400 Blows"), but his humble debut seems as good a place as any to get started again.<br /><br />Owing to uni commitments, my short film viewing is somewhat sporadic, but I'll make every effort to ensure that "Les Mistons" is the next film I watch!<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Andrewackatsishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629378991868728549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793964589416125911.post-87372405113702073372009-09-06T09:17:01.926-07:002009-09-06T09:17:01.926-07:00Hi Andrew: I'm visiting from DeeDee's La L...Hi Andrew: I'm visiting from DeeDee's La Lumière et l'obscurité. <br /><br />You've put together a great list - so glad you added Wallace and Gromit. May I suggest one more? Truffaut's directorial debut called Les Mistons. It's on youtube with English sub-titles if you want to check it out.<br /><br />Good luck with this new blog. I'll definitely be dropping by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793964589416125911.post-7107518043588492322009-01-04T21:22:00.000-08:002009-01-04T21:22:00.000-08:00Hehe, a healthy rivalry is never bad, but just be ...Hehe, a healthy rivalry is never bad, but just be warned, I'm intenting to make mine the ultimate short film website. Yours is looking great though, and you do know how to attract users with the lists. I'll have to make an epic top one hundred eventually.<BR/><BR/>But you've got a nice layout here, and I can't wait to see how the rivalry compares once we start rolling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793964589416125911.post-84092482923790338892009-01-04T10:44:00.000-08:002009-01-04T10:44:00.000-08:00Well, you know what they say. The best watching is...Well, you know what they say. The best watching is re-watching. At least if it is a good movie. Re-watching a bad movie is pure masochism.<BR/><BR/>I am shocked to find that your total is only 1271. It is probably still higher than the so called film majors I have met at UC Berkeley. And you certainly know more about film then they do.<BR/><BR/>Honestly, I don't really remember how I stumbled across your blog. I was probably looking for information on one of the movies on the list and Google gave me your page. Probably Ophuls' Letter From An Unknown Woman since it's that review that I have bookmarked for your page rather than the main one. Either that or there was a link on TSPDT's site.<BR/><BR/>I will definitely keep in touch. It's nice to know a fellow cinephile or cinejunkie, whichever you prefer.Valerie Troutmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410883127046380616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793964589416125911.post-74521592932731748442009-01-04T04:46:00.000-08:002009-01-04T04:46:00.000-08:00Thanks a lot, Raven. That's high praise, indeed! M...Thanks a lot, Raven. That's high praise, indeed! My own tally, for the record, sits at a reasonably modest 1271.<BR/><BR/>I tend to digest a lot of information from all the review-writing. To be honest, I don't think my writing is quite up to the standard I'd like - my habit of reviewing everything I see means that the emphasis is typically on quantity over quality. It's on the re-watches that I do my best work, I think.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for dropping in, and be sure to keep in touch. By the way, how did you happen upon my blog in the first place?ackatsishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629378991868728549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793964589416125911.post-58332297678446390662009-01-04T00:50:00.000-08:002009-01-04T00:50:00.000-08:00And you told me that you were just a little more i...And you told me that you were just a little more informed than the average man on the street. You easily eclipse even me with my 2716 film lifetime total. I look forward to reading more of your blogs and only hope I can start to write as well as you do.Valerie Troutmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410883127046380616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793964589416125911.post-39617834835990822972009-01-03T21:32:00.000-08:002009-01-03T21:32:00.000-08:00Hi there, Ian.My criteria for what constitutes a s...Hi there, Ian.<BR/>My criteria for what constitutes a short film are deliberately very loose. Like you say, there's no clear distinction between a short and a feature, so I'm just going to play it by ear.<BR/><BR/>Under 50 minutes sounds about right. But then that raises the question - what would you call something like Buster Keaton's "Sherlock Jr.," which runs 44 minutes but has a narrative structure more closesly resembling his later features? Truth is, I'm not interested in such semantics, and so won't spend all that much time addressing them.<BR/><BR/>My main intention with this blog is to introduce readers to some films that might otherwise pass beneath their radars. Short films, however you define them, often have a tendency to do that.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment, and I hope you stick around!ackatsishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629378991868728549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793964589416125911.post-49166876061838611532009-01-03T20:22:00.000-08:002009-01-03T20:22:00.000-08:00What are your criteria for considering a film a "s...What are your criteria for considering a film a "short film"? By including The Fountain of Youth, are you open to other TV programs being considered as shorts? Is A Day in the Country a short just because it is incomplete?<BR/><BR/>I think the best way to fight for shorts is to ignore classification. Cinema is cinema, whatever the length. Good luck with this.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895954861189795272noreply@blogger.com