This week my new, faster-paced approach on the Examiner begins. Tomorrow morning I'll put up a three-paragraph review of a film I saw recently; I'll follow with one in the evening and then attempt to keep up a pace of one or two "short views" a day (at least Monday through Wednesday), with about 8 to 12 pieces going up every week - including a "long view" once in a while.This morning, spurred by the cover story of a free subway newspaper, I shared my thoughts on the broad possibilities and risks for new media in the coming decade. "You Don't Need a Metro To Know Which Way The Wind Blows (or It's All Over Now, Hollywood)" (sorry, Bob), a midsized rumination, is up now; check it out and share you own thoughts on the matter, either here or there. Keep in mind that my latest pieces on that website will appear on the right-side column of this blog, if you're curious to see what I'm up to.
This will be the last post on The Dancing Image for a while. It's a busy month for me, but aside from an escalation in online write-ups, increased work schedule, and several other real-world distractions, I have some larger projects I'm pursuing before October 31. One probably will not be achieved, though it's a nice pipe dream. The other is a lengthy essay for this blog which will hopefully go up by Halloween; if not then, in November. Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy this piece and whatever else pops up along the way. Not to mention your own busy Octobers.
And yes, that picture's from The Rocketeer.
2 comments:
Liked that part where you pointed out that the Metro does a better job of honoring big names than Time sometimes seems to. At least when Vladimir Putin was their Person of the Year, it was a person.
"You" isn't worth a whole magazine issue cover, in my opinion.
Thanks for dropping by, Adam.
I actually didn't really like the fact that the Metro "honored big names" in this case; it seemed to divert attention from what's actually exciting about new media potential. I mean, if all these new forms are going to bring us are Will Ferrell's jokey home movies, however hilarious, it's going to be a bit of a letdown.
As for the "You" cover while easy and somewhat amusing to poke fun at, I think it was a stroke of genius. They've toyed with the "Person of the Year" designation so many times, that it's no longer a huge shock when they don't pick a singular person; and by designating "You" they probably spotlighted the signature trend of the decade.
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