One blog. Two opinions. One zillion films.

Hi, D.

Wow, I’m looking forward to seeing all the movies suddenly landed in town!  You are ahead of me, but I shall be catching up tout de suite.

In the meantime, I’m passing on some info on a film course happening here this spring, sent to me by, I believe, the professor’s wife.   Here’s the jist:

What: Four-Day Film History and Analysis Course in Jackson Hole

Where: Jackson Hole, specifically at Spring Creek Ranch.

When: Week of May 18, 2009 ( Orientation May 17 at 6:00 pm )

Who: Course Professor is Brian Rose, Professor, Media Studies Program, Fordham  College at Lincoln Center, New York City. Professor Rose has lectured and written extensively about film and television.  Promotion material says Rose has interviewed most of today’s best-known directors, producers and actors from Martin Scorsese to Ron Howard, Sean Penn to Meryl Streep.

Themes: Classic Hollywood; Post-war Hollywood and the end of the studio system;  The Language of Film; Filmmaking Around the World; From Book to Film – how books are  adapted; New Directors including Coen Bros., Peter Jackson, Ang Lee, Mike Leigh.

Cost: $999, not including travel to Jackson or accommodations.

For information, visit www.internationalfilmacademy.com, or email info@internationalfilmacademy.com.    307-203-2710.

That’s today’s shill.

T.