Ebert on the Future of Digital

By the way Ryan...I think you have the most Irish sounding name that is phoenetically possible.
 
grinner said:
I hate to be disrespectful but that being something that is earned, I'll be dadgummed if I can find a movie he ever made.
That said, his opinion or critique has never meant anything to me.
I had a creative director I worked for once who lacked creativity and direction because he had no hands on experience. I use to have to make him scram so I could do work. Same thing here.
Ebert will have to make a movie that is badass before I value his viewpoint on badass movieisms.
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Yeah, it's like that guy Aristotle. Sure, he wrote the Poetics, in which he defined and described the elements of narrative, tragedy, and drama that have stood for two millennia, and been demonstrated in the greatest works of Western literature. But where are all *his* amazing stories? Hack.
 
Exactly. Where is it written that a great critic has to also be a great filmmaker? Or that a great coach would have to have been a great player? Coaching, and playing, are two totally different skillsets. Great players don't make great coaches any more than lousy players do.

Robert McKee is pretty much hailed as the best teacher of screenwriting and story development (and, having read dozens of books and attended many seminars, I'd pretty much agree that he's currently the best out there.) What's he written that's sold? A TV show 17 years ago called "Abraham" and some episodes of "Mrs. Columbo" 32 years ago.

So?

Read his book. Attend his seminar. He's the best. He and his seminar were even featured in the Oscar-winning film "Adaptation".

Being a great teacher doesn't mean you have to have a long and storied resume in the field you teach about.

And being a well-known and influential critic (and, frankly, is there any critic as far-reaching and quoted as Ebert?) doesn't demand that you have a long resume of films behind your name, any more than being a great baseball or basketball announcer means you have to have been a star player. Does anyone really think Chick Hearn or Harry Caray were great players? Does anyone care?
 
Sad Max said:
Los Angeles (and probably most other major cities) is lousy with small, 20-50-seat screening theaters, many of which are much more comfy and luxurious than pretty much any commercial-sized theater...
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Head to the Ark Light greatest place in the world. Giant Screen, comfy seats, hmmm the popcorn is really good. :beer:
 
Nektonic said:
Maybe there's a movie in there? Twittering Twilight Tweens? Hmmm..... MonsterFest anyone?
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How 'bout a monster rips off the roof of the moviehouse and consumes the texting teenagers. Maybe he's attracted to the glow from their phones?
 
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