Earlier I read this entry on Julian Simpson’s blog, about the sorry state of the cinema industry and the often unsatisfactory experience of watching a movie at the cinema. It struck a chord with me, and for a long time I have thought that the model of releasing movies first in the cinema and then [...]
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Cinema Blues…
Posted by davidbarb on January 22, 2010
http://thelockedroom.com/2010/01/22/cinema-blues/
Gold-Star Crazy
You can’t be too careful when you meet people online. This was a lesson I learnt right at the beginning of my internet life in 2001. I didn’t own a computer, but following 9/11 I was drawn to my local internet cafe – an orange monstrosity in St. Ann’s Square, Manchester – for information/discussion. I [...]
Posted by davidbarb on June 17, 2009
http://thelockedroom.com/2009/06/17/gold-star-crazy/
