It's been awhile since I posted anything and I miss doing that. So I am starting over again with the intention of writing in the blog a couple of times a week.
There is so much to do in NYC and so much to write about.
First off, I am not going to get into the recent election results. It is just too maddening. I will only say that my favorite response to the election was from the American Civil Liberties who said: "We'll see him in court." Naturally I increased my donation.
My last entry was about 'The Jungle Book' movie. It is among my favorite movies of the year along with 'Manchester By The Sea', 'Indignation', 'Elle' [possibly], Captain Fantastic', 'Hail Caesar', 'Handmaiden', and 'Love and Friendship'.
Today I am planning a trip to the Film Forum to see one of my favorite films 'The Tree of the Wooden Clogs' written and directed by Ermanno Olmi. The film won the Palm d'Or at the Cannes film festival of 1978. Which doesn't say much to me since a number of the films that have won that prize did not impress me at all. But 'The Tree ...' most certainly did and does. One of the great things about films is the fact that they continue living into the present. 1978 or 2016 'The Tree of the Wooden Clogs" continues as fresh as it was the day it was released. If films are really good they never age whether silent, black or white, or the computer enhanced modern film, the good ones live on.
Olmi is considered an Italian Neo-Realist because he uses the long slow takes and his films contain some social commentary. Among his other films are: 'Il Posto', The Profession of Arms', and 'The Legend of the Holy Drinker'.
"Off to the movies!".
