Hello all after a long hiatus. I have now joined the internet revolution and have access at home, which will give me lots more time for blogging and "surfing". Thanks to Francie, I also now have a TV/VCR/DVD combo. With all these new toys, I won't be leaving the house for awhile, but I'd appreciate it if someone could come by every so often to take my pulse.
Today I watched after waiting months for its arrival in our legendary library, "Ticket to Jerusalem" by Rashid Masharawi. And now I'm kicking myself for being such a film snob, low production values but great story! It's about a guy who's unemployed but has a 35mm film projector that he carts around the West Bank showing films to kids, crossing checkpoints to do it and battling all sorts of obstacles. I suspect that in the filming, that the actor actually waited in line at checkpoints only to stay in character in order to argue with Israeli soldiers on film. I don't think I've ever seen a film that puts fiction out into the streets. Very ambitious but loosely written and edited. More on that later...
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