Prelutsky: The Tarnished Silver Screen - @ExileStreet

ExileStreet ^ | 1/21/08 | Burt Prelutsky

[ParsifalCA]

Some years ago, I was a movie reviewer. I started out at UCLA, reviewing for the Daily Bruin, and then moved on to be the first critic for Los Angeles magazine. All told, I stuck it out for about a dozen years.

What I didn’t realize at the time was that, all in all, I had had it pretty good. But it took seeing a rash of movies recently to drive that point home. At least back then, the inflated egos of the director and the star didn’t make it inevitable that every movie would run well over two hours. [more@ExileStreet]

[MrEdd]

The longer length now is because the home viewing video market prefers longer movies, and they kick in more profits than theater goers. It's a move dictated by the accountants, not the directors.

[what's up]

such as it is, takes place below ground level, but even after the villain is very rich and living in a mansion, it appears that he can’t afford anything but 20 watt bulbs.

Lol.

[I still care]

My DVD recorder records two hours on a disk. After that, the quality drops way down to fit the two hours on.

I also remember when a good song was only about a minute long. Remember all the Beatle songs on their first album? A song more than three minutes was really, really long.

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[Albertafriend]

...it appears that he can’t afford anything but 20 watt bulbs.

It must be that “going green” thing. Also in the article he mentions Daniel Day Lewis as an Oscar contender for this latest movie. I think he should have got his Oscar a long time ago for his performance in “My Left Foot”. His acting in that movie was truly fantastic!