tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919686524413604694.post5803197279364482017..comments2024-02-23T15:45:03.357-08:00Comments on Sales On Film: On Family, Community, Legacy and the TCM Film FestSales on Filmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698385117210584275noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919686524413604694.post-37427271500328520342014-04-01T08:32:37.362-07:002014-04-01T08:32:37.362-07:00That's for sure true, as much as I'd like ...That's for sure true, as much as I'd like to have a huge slate of newly discovered or rediscovered films every year, I guess it's not possible all the time. I like the spin you've put on all the fresh faces introducing classic film. My first thought was like "Anna Kendrick? What does she have to do with The Women?" But my immediate next thought was "hold up, I really like Anna Kendrick, and I really like The Women. How cool is it that Anna Kendrick apparently also really likes The Women and wanted to introduce it at TCM Fest!" And as the people who actually had anything to do with older films start to fade out, that's what TCM Fest is going to have to do - find younger people who are enthusiastic about these films to be the guests, and make it relevant. They've made a great start at that this year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288833179709873110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919686524413604694.post-84137443537396079022014-04-01T07:42:51.470-07:002014-04-01T07:42:51.470-07:00Jandy--I agree that there are fewer "discover...Jandy--I agree that there are fewer "discoveries" this year, but that's just the nature the beast, isn't it? There's a limited supply of novelty in the classic film arena, which is why I tried to highlight how different perspectives on old favorites can create a "new" viewing experience, whether these come from a new crop of film fans (young people), or current Hollywood commenting on Old Hollywood. For me personally, even though a lot of these films are beloved and maybe very popular, there are a lot of blindspots for me! This year more than ever feels like a schedule full of stuff that's been on my to-do list for years, but I've never gotten around to it before. I'm just excited I'll be able to experience these on the big screen for the first time. Sales on Filmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698385117210584275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919686524413604694.post-64843169358284603112014-03-31T09:42:13.931-07:002014-03-31T09:42:13.931-07:00I like your comparison of TCMFF with a con - I'...I like your comparison of TCMFF with a con - I've never actually been to a con, but I imagine it would have much more of a sense of fan-based community than a regular film fest. With the film fests I've been to, there's always a sense that a lot of people are just there because they're industry people who are looking for stuff to buy,or they're journalists only there because their outlet sent them. With TCM Fest, everyone's there because they want to be, because they love the films showing and the culture that TCM has created.<br /><br />I was actually a little disappointed in the line up this year for me - it's got a lot of great films, but very few that I haven't seen before (including at least one I've seen before AT TCM Fest), and even the few I haven't heard of aren't ones that really caught my interest. There's no "here's Cary Grant's film debut This is the Night, and it's awesome!" Or "here's Sunrise's rediscovered expressionist-romantic sister Lonesome, and it's awesome!" Or "here's Clara Bow's last film," or "here's the long-unavailable The Constant Nymph." Unless I just didn't read the program carefully enough; Hat Check Girl seems like the best bet on that front. Even the Lloyd film, which I'd like to see for the new score, is one I've seen before. Not that that's a bad thing, but discovering silent and early sound film at the fest has been my favorite thing at past fests, and it seems like there's not too much of that this year.Jandyhttp://www.the-frame.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919686524413604694.post-67709012558191802272014-03-27T15:22:15.122-07:002014-03-27T15:22:15.122-07:00Awesome. Even though this will be my first TCMFF, ...Awesome. Even though this will be my first TCMFF, I've often thought that it would be like Comic-Con for classic film geeks, and you seem to bear that out. I do a lot of Cons, and one of the main reasons is the sense of community. You can still find it at Comic-Con, but it's hard to appreciate it with all of the chaos. One of the reasons, I've never been to TCMFF is that it always falls to close to Wonder Con. This year is no different, but I decided to go anyway. Sure, I can do TCMFF one weekend and Wonder Con the next. Who needs food, sleep, and other basic humnan necessities, when you can pal around with a bunch of strangers who feel like family.Chris Sturhannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072912463936961199noreply@blogger.com