tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post8302367505963526707..comments2024-01-20T05:27:34.690+01:00Comments on Toward an LDS Cinema: On EntertainmentTrevorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00817545149801983520noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-5042486281742371932008-02-23T01:47:00.000+01:002008-02-23T01:47:00.000+01:00No, no, no. No offense taken Trevor. "Defend" was ...No, no, no. No offense taken Trevor. "Defend" was perhaps too strong a term in online discussion where it's fairly hard to emote online. <BR/><BR/>Schmetterling, a moderate perspective. Thanks for sharing, too.<BR/>-BrentBrent Leavitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058261369391822886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-53687345295505769492008-02-22T12:13:00.000+01:002008-02-22T12:13:00.000+01:00Brent,I first and foremost want to apologize that ...Brent,<BR/><BR/>I first and foremost want to apologize that I framed the post as a response to you. I didn't intend it as an attack in any way, but an illustration of my 'vantage point.' <BR/><BR/>If you ever do get the chance to see any Kiarostami, I hope that you'll get to see '10 on Ten' released with the only copy of 'Ten' (the Kiarostami, not the Dudley Moore) in the states. He discusses Trevorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817545149801983520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-71224633879327824492008-02-22T06:36:00.000+01:002008-02-22T06:36:00.000+01:00Oh. Just as a quick postscript: I don't think TV i...Oh. Just as a quick postscript: I don't think TV is an unavoidably depraved medium--it has a lot of potential to tell stories serially in ways that no previous medium has even come close to (except maybe comic books), and some fairly recent shows are making pretty good strides toward realizing that potential to make some very good points, I think. But, again, you're right: most are totally Schmetterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188647121762378788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-61583529197067007352008-02-22T06:28:00.000+01:002008-02-22T06:28:00.000+01:00Hey, remember me? I've changed my avatar since I l...Hey, remember me? I've changed my avatar since I last commented, but I'm back.<BR/><BR/>This exchange is very exciting to me (though I should probably admit that I haven't read everything that you two said back and forth--felt a bit like eavesdropping to me--so if what I say is way off base--sorry). But this idea really intrigues me, and I've been thinking a lot about it in the past 24 hours, so Schmetterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188647121762378788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-17211322635159710492008-02-22T05:25:00.000+01:002008-02-22T05:25:00.000+01:00Trevor, I didn't realize I had struck such a stron...Trevor, <BR/><BR/>I didn't realize I had struck such a strong cord. I think I'm prepared to defend my vantage point, but I need sometime to craft the argument. Thank you for sharing. <BR/><BR/>-BrentBrent Leavitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058261369391822886noreply@blogger.com