Hmm, sure viewing a film on a phone or any pocket media player isn't going to equal a theater - but then again everyone knows that. When I watch things on my Creative Zen I don't expect a cinematic experience, heck I don't even expect a TV experience, or even my 15" laptop experience (my main viewing device, not by choice but by what I happen to have and what I can afford) and come to think of it I don't think many people do. Viewing something on a 2-4" screen is, for me, about killing time on a commute, be it a bus or an airport, not about having a fantastic cinematic moment.
A theater is always the best way. But I don't hear Mr. Lynch calling out for people to abandon their TVs and DVD collections in the name of theatrical purity (maybe he has and I just haven't heard about it...)
I guess my question is... if an iPhone screen doesn't cut it, what's the cutoff? How small is too small in Mr. Lynch's opinion?
So sure, small screens aren't the way to go, I wouldn't want watch anything on one unless I'd already seen it or unless I could honestly care less about it other than entertainment value. So I agree with the sentiment that a dinky screen doesn't make for ideal viewing, but honestly, did we need David Lynch and this little video to tell us that? To me this all smacks a bit of Captain Obvious...
Looking around the world I find myself in, people are a bit dim, to be polite about it. Obvious doesn't cut it. We need it explicitly spelled out for us. And by "we", I mean "most people, present company excluded". Forward it to twenty dim-witted acquaintances.
I don't know who is that guy, but he is right. I don't watch movies neither on phones, nor on other pocket media players. I also don't like to watch movies on laptop, computer. Even home theater is not the same as the original one.
That's the single best thing I've seen so far in 2008, and I'm not some crazy Lynch devotee who thinks the sun shines out his *beep*, so spot on with that comment though. I think it shows an integrity to his art that he's sat telling people its not the way to view movies, than being given bucket loads by apple to tell people it's OK to watch films on stamp sized screens.
For part two of our Berlinale 2012 Preview (here's part one - the Competition Lineup), we'll be highlighting titles in the Forum and Panorama sections. What's the difference? According to the festival, the Forum section includes the most daring and risk-taking films of the program, while the Panorama section includes films specifically targeted at buyers (who are generally not...
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For the second time in two years, I am frustrated and a bit sad to begin discovering the work of a great, oft-overlooked filmmaker upon reading news of their death. Such was the case last year with Jean Rollin, whose passing prompted me to dig into his filmography and in turn discover one of the most unique genre filmmakers...
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Berlinale 2012 kicks off in three days, and with its vast, diverse international program, preparation is mandatory. So, between stockpiling warm clothes and memorizing how to say "I don't speak German" in German, I've been combing the program and singling out potential highlights in each festival category. I'll be sharing these over the next several days before I depart,...
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*Some Spoilers, Fair Warning*Perhaps a goofy co-incidence that Facebook filed with the SEC to launch its $5 Billion (with a B) initial public offering in the same week as this viral/web advertised film hit cinema screens. The dollar value for the filing is itself equal parts news-catcher, market-hubris and ultimately an underscore on where society, in the here and now,...
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Earlier this week, Chinese cinema exhibitor Beijing Bona Starlight Cineplex Management Co. Ltd. announced that it will start applying film classifications to films in the hope of providing better guidance to its patrons and improving box office performance. A subsidiary of film distribution giant Bona Film Group, the exhibitor currently only operates four cinemas in China, including two in Beijing,...
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The Descent
Too Right.
Hilarious-ness! Love everything that man does, from his crazy furniture to his conferences on metaphysics to, of course, his films. Nice find.
ha ha ha ha! Fucking right.
I heart Mr. Lynch. Preach it.
completely agree.
Ha ha.. saw this elsewhere. He speaketh the truth..
Amen to that.
Seriously!!
Whats it about? Im on my iPhone right now and cant see the embeded flash...
Hmm, sure viewing a film on a phone or any pocket media player isn't going to equal a theater - but then again everyone knows that. When I watch things on my Creative Zen I don't expect a cinematic experience, heck I don't even expect a TV experience, or even my 15" laptop experience (my main viewing device, not by choice but by what I happen to have and what I can afford) and come to think of it I don't think many people do. Viewing something on a 2-4" screen is, for me, about killing time on a commute, be it a bus or an airport, not about having a fantastic cinematic moment.
A theater is always the best way. But I don't hear Mr. Lynch calling out for people to abandon their TVs and DVD collections in the name of theatrical purity (maybe he has and I just haven't heard about it...)
I guess my question is... if an iPhone screen doesn't cut it, what's the cutoff? How small is too small in Mr. Lynch's opinion?
So sure, small screens aren't the way to go, I wouldn't want watch anything on one unless I'd already seen it or unless I could honestly care less about it other than entertainment value. So I agree with the sentiment that a dinky screen doesn't make for ideal viewing, but honestly, did we need David Lynch and this little video to tell us that? To me this all smacks a bit of Captain Obvious...
da main be speakin' TRUTH! !!
Sure it's obvious.
Looking around the world I find myself in, people are a bit dim, to be polite about it. Obvious doesn't cut it. We need it explicitly spelled out for us. And by "we", I mean "most people, present company excluded". Forward it to twenty dim-witted acquaintances.
I don't know who is that guy, but he is right. I don't watch movies neither on phones, nor on other pocket media players. I also don't like to watch movies on laptop, computer. Even home theater is not the same as the original one.
did vladimir just blow my mind into a million tiny pieces?
That's the single best thing I've seen so far in 2008, and I'm not some crazy Lynch devotee who thinks the sun shines out his *beep*, so spot on with that comment though. I think it shows an integrity to his art that he's sat telling people its not the way to view movies, than being given bucket loads by apple to tell people it's OK to watch films on stamp sized screens.