Day: January 3, 2011

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Truly Free Film

Slow Print, Slow Films…

There’s been more chatter about The Death Of The Book, than there has been about even The Death Of Film, yet the book has proven to be pretty damn resilant as it morphs into new forms.  We can only hope that film follows suit.  The LA Times had a nice overview on the opportunities that digital offers over print, and vice versa.  It can’t help prod you a bit to answer what can be analogous in the film space to some of the innovative solutions both sides of the publishing world that the film biz can mimic and expand upon.

Publishing also shares many of the vulnerabilities that film does

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Once Again, More Indies Needed In The National Film Registry

It’s that time of year again.  The National Film Registry just got 25 more films.  Like the last two years, it only gives a nod to indies.  What people seem to forget is that we, the people, can make recommendations as to what gets listed.  How great would it be if every reader of this blog wrote in and recommended an indie film?  There’s no charge for this blog, no pay wall to avoid, so how about that for a subscription fee: you have to nominate a film to the National Film Registry?

The Librarian of Congress provides some guidelines on what to nominate for next year’s registry at the Film Board’s website at www.loc.gov/film. To be eligible for the Registry, a film must be at least 10 years old and be “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”  I list my recommended films on last year’s post.  My list is not changing this year.

To nominate films, send up to fifty titles to:

dross@loc.gov