Ross Melnick
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Jaywalking ...
Emily-- Creating crossover books is definitely not a new trend but, as Tom Schatz notes in his terrific In Focus essay, the lines between trade and academic press seem to be getting stronger. As you know, he questions whether those trade presses would eve ... -
Re: A Cold Day In Culver City: Why the Sony Hack Further Complicates Future Archival Access for Scholars
Re: Partnerships
Jen-- Your point about mistrust is certainly true. And, I should point out, that if film industry executives are looking for a friendly library, they could certainly start with AMPAS' Margaret Herrick Library. There, of course, trust doesn't eve ... -
"Illicit Archive"
Emily-- I'm interested to see what future scholars produce based on this material and imagine that some of this will already be on display at SCMS later this month. Having said that, I'm curious if you (and others) imagine any resistance from ac ... -
Re: Flow, Access, and Context
Ian-- Your post brings up a number of important issues. First, because most researchers, documentary filmmakers, news producers and others mine newsreels for specific stories, stock footage, and other needs, there has been both a practical and a commercia ... -
Re: The Global and the Local
Ian, From all of the accounts I've read, those BIG Cinemas in the United States that do show Indian films seem to pull primarily from the diasporic community. There are roughly 2.5 million Indian-Americans in the United States and it is an increasing ... -
Daniel, Regarding the BIG in
Daniel, Regarding the BIG in Niles, I'm curious to see if the concession offerings are still as diverse as advertised. The Ebony Lounge-- which is the same name as the lounge in the flagship Metro BIG Cinemas in Mumbai-- should be interesting. The Ni ... -
Daniel, Thanks for the
Daniel, Thanks for the terrific questions. I don't think these dynamics were "obscured" for American media conglomerates. Independent companies have dabbled in distributing Indian movies such as Lagaan (Sony Pictures Classics, 2001), but pr ... -
BIG's Morning Video
For those interested in BIG marketing and promotional activities, here is an interesting video (http://www.facebook.com/#!/video/video.php?v=530461804190) released today and photos of recent in-theater events (http://us.bigcinemas.com/buzz.asp). ... -
Puzzle Films and Distribution Patterns
Sarah, Very interesting post. I couldn't help reading your last line-- "This kind of cinephilia, often lamented as a dying mode of spectatorship, thus seems to be alive and well, only its locus has shifted from the movie theater to the home thea ...