[Frameworks] Avant-garde film, Facebook, and the nature of attention

[Adam Hyman]

Hi,

I would say they are well received by critics who cover film festivals, but
³popular?²

Adam


On 6/14/11 5:29 PM, "matt's frameworks address" <lists at rodeofilmco.com>
wrote:

> "Are such works, and the ideas behind such works, becoming less and less
> accessible to those weaned on Facebook and texting and Twitter?"
> 
> I don't think so.  Looking at the award winning films at the big film
> festivals in recent years, and the sheer number of column inches major critics
> such as AO Scott have been dishing out, it seems to me that
> demanding/slower/deliberate/meditative work is rather popular these days.  I
> am thinking films such as Nostalgia for the Light, Chop Shop, Silent Light,
> Let Each One Go Where He May, Meek's Cutoff, etc.   Dare I say that "slow and
> boring" has in fact become trendy?  Or at least receiving a larger-than-usual
> amount of buzz?  
> 
> perhaps these films are receiving a warm reception because they are in fact an
> escape from the otherwise overwhelming world of mass/corporate/social media. 
> maybe that 'noisy buzz' is actually helping things!
> 
> -Matt
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