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Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] Eliminate theatre critics at your peril | David Cote - On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 15:21, DanG < [address removed] > wrote: David Aaron Hahn Mar 10, 2010 3:23 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] Eliminate theatre critics at your peril | David Cote - On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 15:21, George < [address removed] > wrote: David Aaron Hahn Mar 10, 2010 3:22 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] Eliminate theatre critics at your peril | David Cote - I try not to read reviews, especially lengthy reviews, before seeing a movie, because I like the element of surprise. I used to love the brief reviews in TimeOut, but the quality has fallen so low, I don't really pay attention to them any more. They m DanG Mar 10, 2010 3:15 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] Eliminate theatre critics at your peril | David Cote - Sometimes I wonder why a critic's opinion even matters that much.  A critic's JOB is to watch movies and also gets jaded because of the sheer volume he/she needs to cover.  A normal person watches a movie in their leisure time for entertainment pu George Mar 10, 2010 3:10 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] Eliminate theatre critics at your peril | David Cote - I work in a movie theatre on the weekends. I didn't realize the following to be true until I started working in the theatre. Older adults ab Sally Wong Mar 10, 2010 2:51 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] Eliminate theatre critics at your peril | David Cote - Preview not available Dave Mar 10, 2010 2:37 PM
Eliminate theatre critics at your peril | David Cote - Preview not available David Aaron Hahn Mar 10, 2010 2:24 PM
Kim Bushell, Host - This is a message to all Cinephiles. I am pleased to announce that Kim Bushell , a Member since September 6, 2008, has volunteered to serve as a David Aaron Hahn Mar 10, 2010 7:03 AM
Roger Ebert's "Why They Lose It At The Movies" - This is a message to all Cinephiles. As another year of moviegoing unofficially comes to an end with tonight's Academy Awards, I am once again forwarding Ebert's essay for your reflection and enjoyment. I hope that you enjoy t David Aaron Hahn Mar 7, 2010 6:49 AM
"The Big Quiz Thing" - This is a message to all Cinephiles. I am writing to inform you that our fellow Meetup-er, Sally Wong, and I are now organizing a team to compete in the aforementioned contest on a fairly regular basis. The team will certainly David Aaron Hahn Mar 3, 2010 11:54 AM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] Essay: How Not to Depict a War - On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 3:34 AM, David Aaron Hahn < [address removed] > wrote: Jen Mar 3, 2010 10:08 AM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] Essay: How Not to Depict a War - Hurt L David Aaron Hahn Mar 3, 2010 3:34 AM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] Essay: How Not to Depict a War - Home Fires: The War Movie You Don't Want To See A Marine's re David Aaron Hahn Mar 3, 2010 3:16 AM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] ROGER EBERT "SPEAKS" - omg I can't look at him like that. That is not how I remember him. Sally Wong Mar 2, 2010 11:17 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] ROGER EBERT "SPEAKS" - On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 18:07, Dave < [address removed] > wrote: David Aaron Hahn Mar 2, 2010 6:10 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] ROGER EBERT "SPEAKS" - What a pleasure it must have been to listen to him talk Welles. He supposedly has seen "Citizen Kane" 75 times (and counting), so there's probably no one better with an understanding of Welles' work. Dave Mar 2, 2010 6:06 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] ROGER EBERT "SPEAKS" - On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 17:55, Dave < [address removed] > wrote: David Aaron Hahn Mar 2, 2010 5:57 PM
ROGER EBERT "SPEAKS" - Thanks to computer generated software, film critic Roger Ebert speaks again for the first time today on "Oprah". Dave Mar 2, 2010 3:51 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] Essay: How Not to Depict a War - Preview not available Sally Mar 1, 2010 12:25 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] Essay: How Not to Depict a War - Well, I didn't believe it to be true, but I thought it was very powerful. I also disagree with the critic -- in my convoluted brain, I call this a WWI film and not a WWII film. WWII films tend to be about glory, and there is no glory here. WWI films DanG Mar 1, 2010 10:42 AM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] Essay: How Not to Depict a War - You may also be interested in this Newsweek article along the same lines:  Iraq veterans find the portrayal in the Hurt Locker insulting. http://www.newsweek.com/id/234064   Jen Mar 1, 2010 10:01 AM
Essay: How Not to Depict a War - Preview not available David Aaron Hahn Mar 1, 2010 5:48 AM
Ticket Available for M 2010-02-22 Production of "A Lie of the Mind" - This is a message to all Cinephiles. I am writing on behalf of our fellow Member, Louise C. She has a ticket available for tonight's production of David Aaron Hahn Feb 22, 2010 4:27 PM
Results of Survey Re Oscar Night Party - This is a message to all Cinephiles. The survey closed at 12:00 a.m. 14 Members responded. Of those, -10 stated that they would rather attend Murray Hill's Oscar Night party at Joe's Pub. -04 stated that they would David Aaron Hahn Feb 22, 2010 3:33 AM
New Online Discussion Group for NYC Cinephiles - This is a message to all NYC Cinephiles. I am writing to inform you that I have closed our discussion board on Meetup.com and opened a private, by invitation only, moderated discussion group on Google.com. This new group featu David Aaron Hahn Feb 21, 2010 5:47 AM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Martha Feb 19, 2010 9:44 PM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Martha Feb 19, 2010 8:44 PM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Martha Feb 19, 2010 5:59 PM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Martha Feb 19, 2010 5:55 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Duly noted. "Crash" is a good film and a rare exception in recent years. I still think it robbed "Brokeback Mountain" of Best Picture, but that's JMO. Dave Feb 19, 2010 3:49 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - What about Crash? recent movie, and it won best picture... On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 3:39 PM, Dave < [address removed] > wrote: cantollin Feb 19, 2010 3:42 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Preview not available Dave Feb 19, 2010 3:25 PM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Martha Feb 19, 2010 2:11 PM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Martha Feb 19, 2010 2:02 PM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Martha Feb 19, 2010 1:14 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Whooops! Before I suffer the slings and arrows DanG Feb 19, 2010 12:48 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Preview not available cantollin Feb 19, 2010 12:37 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Martha, how did "retirement from acting" turn DanG Feb 19, 2010 12:31 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Preview not available David Aaron Hahn Feb 19, 2010 12:27 PM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Martha Feb 19, 2010 12:16 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 11:20, Sally Wong < [address removed] > wrote: David Aaron Hahn Feb 19, 2010 11:32 AM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Bound was great. Sally Wong Feb 19, 2010 11:19 AM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Preview not available Alex Cone Feb 19, 2010 10:50 AM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 10:36, Alex Cone < [address removed] > wrote: David Aaron Hahn Feb 19, 2010 10:38 AM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Preview not available Alex Cone Feb 19, 2010 10:31 AM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 10:13, cantollin < [address removed] > wrote: David Aaron Hahn Feb 19, 2010 10:15 AM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Well, Tom Berenger became a bad B movie star and maybe you could get him, Mary Kay Place,  and JoBeth Williams to work for scale to afford the other actors... Meg Tilly  I think retired from acting, so she might come cheap too! cantollin Feb 19, 2010 10:11 AM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 09:57, DanG < [address removed] > wrote: David Aaron Hahn Feb 19, 2010 10:00 AM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Preview not available DanG Feb 19, 2010 9:12 AM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Preview not available Dave Feb 19, 2010 8:54 AM
The starriest movie ever could never happen in Hollywood - Preview not available David Aaron Hahn Feb 19, 2010 6:45 AM
New Meetup: "Shutter Island" - Announcing a new Meetup for Cinephiles! What: "Shutter Island" When: Sunday, February 21, 2010 3:00 PM deposit and fees: $6.45 per person Where: Clearview's Chelsea 260 W 23rd St N David Aaron Hahn Feb 17, 2010 7:33 PM
Do You Want To Join An Ongoing Team To Participate In "The Big Quiz Thing"? - This is a message to all Cinephiles. After having a blast last night at (Le) Poisson Rouge, Megan , David Aaron Hahn Feb 16, 2010 3:01 PM
END OF AN ERA - Barbara Walters Dave Feb 16, 2010 10:34 AM
New Meetup: Viewing of Bob Rafelson's "Five Easy Pieces" - Announcing a new Meetup for Cinephiles! What: Viewing of Bob Rafelson's "Five Easy Pieces" When: Saturday, February 27, 2010 5:00 PM deposit+fees: $6.45 per person Where: Film Forum 209 W Ho David Aaron Hahn Feb 14, 2010 5:53 PM
New Meetup: Viewing of "American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein" - Announcing a new Meetup for Cinephiles! What: Viewing of "American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein" When: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 6:15 PM deposit+fees: $6.45 per person Where: Anth David Aaron Hahn Feb 14, 2010 9:14 AM
21 Days to Oscar Night! - This is a message to all Cinephiles. I am writing to update you regarding our upcoming Meetups (what I sometimes refer to as cinephiles' version of the Super Bowl). 1. 13 Members have RSVPed "Yes" for David Aaron Hahn Feb 14, 2010 8:01 AM
New Meetup: Viewing of Martin Campbell's "Edge of Darkness" - This is a message to all Cinephiles. I apologize for the confusion I have caused regarding this Meetup. Clearly, I should have had my second cup of coffee before posting it. David Aaron Hahn Feb 14, 2010 7:25 AM
Viewing of Martin Campbell's "Edge of Darkness" - This is a message to all Cinephiles. This is a new, rather than an updated, Meetup. For more details, see the full listing: http://www.cinephiles- David Aaron Hahn Feb 14, 2010 7:05 AM
Mon 2010-02-15 06:00 PM Viewing of and/or Participation in "The Big Quiz Thing" - This is a message to all Cinephiles. I am writing to invite you to a Meetup that I have organized for tomorrow through The Round Table. Will you David Aaron Hahn Feb 14, 2010 6:17 AM
Pandora Comes to Your 'Hood - Sally Wong has shared this with me: https://www.goldstar.com/join?p=F415127RP James Cameron on Inside the Actors Studio: Live Taping at Pace University David Aaron Hahn Feb 12, 2010 4:11 PM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] Flavorwire Why Is Indie Film Dying While Indie Music Thrives? - Martha Feb 10, 2010 5:24 AM
New Meetup: Viewing of Tom Ford's Golden Globe-nominated "A Single Man" - Announcing a new Meetup for Cinephiles! What: Viewing of Tom Ford's Golden Globe-nominated "A Single Man" When: Sunday, February 14, 2010 2:45 PM deposit+fees: $6.45 per person Where: Clearview&# David Aaron Hahn Feb 10, 2010 3:38 AM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] Flavorwire Why Is Indie Film Dying While Indie Music Thrives? - They left out the obvious: Indie music is getting more and more mainstream-sounding, IMHO, while indie film is still just people who want to explore the topics they want to explore in film.  Given the divide between what is being explored in mainstream fi George Feb 9, 2010 11:55 PM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The Top 13 Worst Oscar Nomination Snubs | The Top 13 | www.thetop13.com - Martha Feb 9, 2010 10:50 PM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The Top 13 Worst Oscar Nomination Snubs | The Top 13 | www.thetop13.com - Martha Feb 9, 2010 10:48 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] Flavorwire » Why Is Indie Film Dying While Indie Music Thrives? - Preview not available DanG Feb 9, 2010 7:48 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] The Top 13 Worst Oscar Nomination Snubs | The Top 13 | www.thetop13.com - Preview not available DanG Feb 9, 2010 7:38 PM
The Top 13 Worst Oscar Nomination Snubs | The Top 13 | www.thetop13.com - Preview not available David Aaron Hahn Feb 9, 2010 6:33 PM
Flavorwire » Why Is Indie Film Dying While Indie Music Thrives? - Preview not available David Aaron Hahn Feb 9, 2010 6:30 PM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - Martha Feb 9, 2010 4:17 PM
New Meetup: Viewing of Joe Johnston's "The Wolfman" - Announcing a new Meetup for Cinephiles! What: Viewing of Joe Johnston's "The Wolfman" When: Sunday, February 14, 2010 1:45 PM deposit+fees: $6.45 per person Where: Clearview's Chelsea 26 David Aaron Hahn Feb 9, 2010 4:05 PM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - Martha Feb 9, 2010 10:18 AM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - I second that!! I am getting sick from all this talk about Avatar. Meanwhile I thought it was only okay. Maybe all the super positive reviews...are really just Sally Wong Feb 9, 2010 12:58 AM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - .........all the hype about it Natalie Feb 8, 2010 8:50 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - Is "Avatar" giving you a headache? -- Sent from New York, NY, Un David Aaron Hahn Feb 8, 2010 5:52 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - I was saying that no matter how annoying Ray Parker Jr's song is...everyone knows which movie it came from. It was the perfect silly song for the silly movie. Sally Wong Feb 8, 2010 1:57 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - Preview not available Dave Feb 8, 2010 12:44 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - No worries, Martha. I was referring to the sci DanG Feb 8, 2010 12:25 PM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - Martha Feb 8, 2010 12:07 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - Preview not available Sally Wong Feb 8, 2010 11:12 AM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - I don't know...I'm having second thoughts abou DanG Feb 8, 2010 9:16 AM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - Martha Feb 8, 2010 8:45 AM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - Martha Feb 8, 2010 8:05 AM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - David Aaron Hahn Feb 8, 2010 5:12 AM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - Martha Feb 7, 2010 10:31 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - Hey, if you and Dave are going to watch the Os DanG Feb 7, 2010 7:50 PM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - Martha Feb 7, 2010 1:46 PM
2010 Oscars Pool As Of Sun 2010-02-07 07:45 AM - This is a message to all Cinephiles. Sally Wong, last year's winner, has started the pool with her contribution of $10. Are you up to the challenge of competing against her? --------- In light of the success of last year's con David Aaron Hahn Feb 7, 2010 7:47 AM
2010 Oscars Contest Prizes - This is a message to all Cinephiles. Please help me design our upcoming Oscars contest by completing this survey. Thank you. David Aaron Hahn Feb 5, 2010 2:50 PM
Meetup Cancelled: Viewing of Lone Scherfig's Academy Award-nominated "An Education" - Viewing of Lone Scherfig's Academy Award-nominated "An Education" , scheduled to occur on Saturday, February 6, 2010 5:00 PM has been cancelled. Please update your plans accordingly. If you have further questions, you can email me thr Ben Schaechter Feb 5, 2010 2:28 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - Preview not available Dave Feb 4, 2010 12:59 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - Avatar??!! wow. I also thought it was just okay. Hmm. Dances with Smurfs. Sally Wong Feb 3, 2010 8:30 PM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - Martha Feb 3, 2010 8:04 PM
RE: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - Martha Feb 3, 2010 7:52 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - George may have been on to something when he commented a few weeks ago about the film's appeal to gamers. I wonder if the re-boot of "Tron" David Aaron Hahn Feb 3, 2010 4:31 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - Look for the sequel -- Avampar George DanG Feb 3, 2010 4:21 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - It's also bringing in that huge cross-section of sci-fi geeks (many of them) and fans of war movies (many of them), most of whom are male. Get word of mouth going fr Dave Feb 3, 2010 4:19 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] Fwd: ?Avatar? Director and Cast Exclusive! - On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 16:00, Dave < [address removed] > wrote: David Aaron Hahn Feb 3, 2010 4:07 PM
Re: [New-York-City-Cinephiles] James Cameron's "Avatar" - Maybe the teen girls today, 13 years after Titanic, are into a different type of romance than the one portrayed in Titanic and Cameron knew it was time to release Avatar to hook the new generation of teen girls? On Wed, George Feb 3, 2010 4:06 PM

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