tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post1383812332942321164..comments2023-11-02T02:36:58.544-07:00Comments on A New Career In A New Town: June 24ANCIANThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09285364186147332858noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post-49867181534170892842011-06-25T16:48:39.129-07:002011-06-25T16:48:39.129-07:00Actually, check that about Ikiru. You should watc...Actually, check that about Ikiru. You should watch it first, especially if you think you might not cotton to samurai films. <br /><br />I never thought I care about samurai until recently. Now I'm struck by a sudden craving to watch a bunch of samurai movies. I just added ten of them to my queue. Should be interesting.ANCIANThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285364186147332858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post-86126092263954160742011-06-25T16:47:03.871-07:002011-06-25T16:47:03.871-07:00If you do start watching some Kurosawa I'd sta...If you do start watching some Kurosawa I'd start with Yojimbo or Hidden Fortress. I also love Ikiru, of course, but it's one of his more atypical movies (if that can be said to make sense). Although I have to say that of the 20 plus movies of his that I've seen, I don't think I've regretted watching any of them (although I remember thinking that "Ran" went on at least a half hour too long. "Throne of Blood" didn't do much for me either.)<br /><br />I would, in theory, love to resume the Two Readers project. I'm not sure it's something I can commit to right now; until I have a draft of the play written I think that has to be my sole focus. [ Unless the Second Pass wants to fund us on a fact-finding trip to Vegas. That may change the situation :-) ]ANCIANThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285364186147332858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post-29304346481869646172011-06-25T13:48:41.657-07:002011-06-25T13:48:41.657-07:00I haven't seen a single Kurosawa movie. Not a ...I haven't seen a single Kurosawa movie. Not a one. That's kind of embarrassing. I've had Ikiru on my Netflix list for a while on your recommendation. This post makes me want to rent everything of his and just lock myself in a room for two days, emerging with similarly strong opinions.<br /><br />Interested to hear about the Chekhov story. Would you have any interest in resurrecting our "two readers" project where we regularly discuss a short story? Maybe for the Second Pass?JMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110424331373895549noreply@blogger.com