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Post by Doghouse6 on Jul 19, 2024 23:09:54 GMT
jeffersoncody - Re: your Hard Times comments; you have a knack for making films I didn't want to see sound like films I want to see. That's a talent (maybe you should have worked in film criticism or marketing). I was in the film and video business nearly my whole working life Doghouse, but I started out as a junior reporter on a newspaper called The Evening Post - where I first began reviewing films. Marketing films was also part of my life, and boy could I sell. I fell in love with movies when I was about seven years old and while the love affair dimmed somewhat after the death of my partner a year or so back, it never went away and I am getting back into loving movies with all my heart and soul again. I have also had a horrific, very serious ailment for the last year, and the battle with the pain that has accompanied it has made it hard to focus on the cinema. But, touch wood, I seem to be on the mend now and the pain is manageable so I am immersing myself in films old and new once again. This last week or so I watched Queen of Hearts (2019), Horizon: An American Saga and The Dead Don't Hurt (from writer, director, composer and actor Viggo Mortensen) and really enjoyed them. Likewise the The Bike Riders, which I watched a week or two back. I'm getting stronger everyday, and, God willing, I have a third act left in my life. A couple or so of us here have mentioned our industry backgrounds, but I don't recall you ever having done so. 1000 pardons if you had and I missed it. And you are, indeed, a hell of a salesman. My own love of dependable old cinematic friends helped sustain me while coping with the passing of my husband a year and a half ago, but loss can affect us all in different ways. I'm crestfallen about your health issues. If there's one thing that can put me off enjoyment of anything at all, it's pain. But it's so encouraging to hear you're making progress, and I know we'll all be in orchestra seats for "curtain up" on your third act. And, as always, your recommendations are valued. Merci, mon ami, and bonne chance.
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