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Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-04-21
Replies: 19
The Loss of Cinema as a Centripetal Force in Culture
Posted By Corax
Yep. Our shared experience in film...

Yep.



Our shared experience in film was transient (no one really remembered the really old movies), but it was slow moving enough that we had reference points. You could count on big films...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-22-21
Replies: 19
The Loss of Cinema as a Centripetal Force in Culture
Posted By Corax
Said the person commenting in the thread? ...

Said the person commenting in the thread?



Said the person breaking out "Viz" and "Pretentious diction" and George Orwell in response? :p
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-21-21
Replies: 19
The Loss of Cinema as a Centripetal Force in Culture
Posted By Corax
Part of what drew me to cinema was that it was a...

Part of what drew me to cinema was that it was a culture commons. No matter where I was, this was a store I could draw upon to play the game of conversation. Politics is dangerous in a new situation....
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-20-21
Replies: 19
The Loss of Cinema as a Centripetal Force in Culture
Posted By Corax
Perhaps, but I am not really seeing the party...

Perhaps, but I am not really seeing the party foul in this instance. I offered an idea, then I was told it is self-important tripe (followed by an apparently devastating refutation of some sort), but...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-20-21
Replies: 19
The Loss of Cinema as a Centripetal Force in Culture
Posted By Corax
Antithesis, again. Ruh-roh! ...

Antithesis, again.



Ruh-roh!



Sure. We have always relied upon common resources to draw upon common experiences.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-20-21
Replies: 19
The Loss of Cinema as a Centripetal Force in Culture
Posted By Corax
Antithesis, eh? Well, that I think...

Antithesis, eh?



Well, that I think it is "significant" is hardly a "hidden assumption." :) That is my message. As for culture being "not possible" without it? I don't know about that. I will...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-19-21
Replies: 19
The Loss of Cinema as a Centripetal Force in Culture
Posted By Corax
My sincere thanks for responding to my "chirp." ...

My sincere thanks for responding to my "chirp."



Almost certainly.



Possibly.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-19-21
Replies: 19
The Loss of Cinema as a Centripetal Force in Culture
Posted By Corax
The Loss of Cinema as a Centripetal Force in Culture

The 1985 film My Science Project depicts a scene where one high school student interviews another for the school yearbook.

The joke works, because one student is "out of it" having never seen...