I’m still not here…
Tue, 9 Aug 2011
…but I liked this write up way too much not to post it. Reading it reminded me of my days as a film tutor and that great saying “we are drowning in information and starving for knowledge” (except these days, most aren’t even peckish).
The article is a fantastic overview of how today’s society ‘views’ media, despite the still growing access and availability with technology to old films and information on them, people still don’t know who Bogart is. Seriously.
Anyway, this guy is way more articulate and on point than I at all, so check it out at https://www.soundonsight.org/the-%E2%80%9Cgray-ones%E2%80%9D-fade-to-black/ and I’ll get back to being a digital hermit.
Appreciate the tip of the hat. The response to this has been totally unexpected. I should just quit now.
When I first began teaching about a year ago (after losing my previous job of 27 years), I had been lobbying for a film class — I wanted to teach the thing I was most passionate about. By the second go-around for that class, I was gritting my teeth before going into the classroom. I sense that you were built of sterner stuff, so I tip my hat to YOU.