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Film Critic Standards

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:43:47 +0000

Should there be standards for screen size and sound volume when rating films? Movie goers recently rated Disney’s “A Christmas Carol” higher when viewed in 3D versus 2D. How much does sense stimulation interfere with critics ability to judge cinematic quality, and does that even matter? Watching something on a small screen is sort of like an equalizer, where the ‘wow’ effect is minimized and viewers may be better at judging content quality. But when do you accept that content quality depends on the manner it is viewed? Because it most certainly does. Take any film, watch it on a dirty 12″ screen with poor speakers and I have no doubt that viewers would rate it lower than average. A good analogy is a roller coaster. Two groups of people ride the same roller coaster, one at full speed the other at half speed. The slow group rates the ride as less fun than the fast group, even though they went on the exact same roller coaster. That is a fair judgment, the roller coaster was designed to be experienced a certain way. Why then am I worried about films that suddenly get better when you watch them on a giant HD screen with surround sound?

To get a more accurate film rating, different audiences should be shown the film at different venues, some at the no holds barred IMAX joint, others in a living room. My guess is that quality films, like ‘The Battle of Algiers,’ ‘Blade Runner,’ or ‘Jaws,’ would have much less of a ratings difference between venues than something like an effects heavy film like ’300′ or ‘Transformers.’

Jaffery

admin — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:56:32 +0000

Francis Ford Coppala

admin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:51:02 +0000

I just spoke with Francis Ford Coppola. I said “thanks for some great films” and he said “thank you.” He was leaving the San Rafael theater after a Q&A session about “Tetro.” should have thought of something more awesome to say, but that was the best I could do after randomly running into him.

88 And Gone?

admin — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:01:58 +0000

A preppy remake of Back To The Future? In downtown San Rafael? The lisence plate even said “88ANDGONE”. What gives?

Moon

admin — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:40:08 +0000

Fantastic. Loved the use of good old fashioned practicals and camera. Sam Rockwell, totally solid. “Rock and roll, god bless America.”

Giants!

admin — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:36:00 +0000

Image Movers Digital goes to the ball park!

Dr. Suess-a-gon

admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:10:42 +0000

Spotted in San Rafael. There was a lot more to it but this was all I could snap before we started moving.

Free CrossFit

admin — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:16:38 +0000

Went to a free Crossfit class in Beverly Hills this morning. One thing was for certain, I could tell we weren’t in Kansas anymore. For one thing, after we finished they had a fruit plate with orange juice served in wine glasses. Doug enjoys some OJ after a good hard workout, but it just feels a bit silly.

Cinco de Mayo

admin — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:38:44 +0000

Work provided a full mariachi band at lunch today. Yep. Joel and Ward enjoy some tunes while waiting on some fresh made tortillas, from scratch. Hey Hollywood, has anyone mentioned we are in a recession?