So....I'm squirming in my seat in the theater, making my way through this morbid, dysphoric drama, The Room Next Door, about a writer on her way out, suffering from cancer. I have plenty of mental down time to ponder the production methods.
So....some of the movie obviously has New York digitized into the background. The supporting cast, as well as the crew and the actual movie making seems to have been done in Spain. The movie was shown in our local theater using digital projection. So, when do we stop calling them "Films"?
My need for precision in language is itching. "Movie" is obviously an anachronism itself, a shortened version of Moving Pictures, which they never were. We need a contest for a new name.
The winner gets a lifetime subscription to a streaming service and unlimited tickets to the theater. What do we call those 1.5 - 3 hour pieces of entertainment that we see in theaters?
So....some of the movie obviously has New York digitized into the background. The supporting cast, as well as the crew and the actual movie making seems to have been done in Spain. The movie was shown in our local theater using digital projection. So, when do we stop calling them "Films"?
My need for precision in language is itching. "Movie" is obviously an anachronism itself, a shortened version of Moving Pictures, which they never were. We need a contest for a new name.
The winner gets a lifetime subscription to a streaming service and unlimited tickets to the theater. What do we call those 1.5 - 3 hour pieces of entertainment that we see in theaters?