tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post2435223331798853738..comments2024-03-10T00:00:31.355+00:00Comments on BRIAN SIBLEY : his blog: THIRD CENTURYBrian Sibleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-85032534196955614852010-02-04T10:06:51.824+00:002010-02-04T10:06:51.824+00:00STEPHEN - You're right, he is! The industry co...<b>STEPHEN</b> - You're right, he is! The industry could do with a few more Puttnams today.<br /><br /><b>EUDORA</b> - The proof of the pudding will be not (as the saying goes) in the <i>eating</i> but in the <i>digesting</i>. By which I mean that only <b>time</b> will tell. But, personally, I <i>do</i> wonder just how many of <i>today's</i> over-lauded, over-awarded, box-office-record-busting films will stand the test of time as well as some movies from the past 100+ years have done.Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-56182140110151723442010-02-04T08:51:26.807+00:002010-02-04T08:51:26.807+00:00Like many other artistic expressions, for me the &...Like many other artistic expressions, for me the "old" cinema was a more caring, more artisan work, better work than the current cinema (with exceptions of course). Now, however, better means do not result in better movies.Arts and Craftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06747217179477869995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-965104798554143292010-02-03T12:28:53.477+00:002010-02-03T12:28:53.477+00:00Very happy to have caught the programme on the way...Very happy to have caught the programme on the way home from the pub last night. It's always seemed to me that Puttnam's one of those necessary figures who loves art as much as he understands commerce, which raises everyone's game a little.Stephen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-37124739306580439832010-02-03T11:22:09.500+00:002010-02-03T11:22:09.500+00:00Glad you enjoyed it, SHEILA! Nice to know I'm ...Glad you enjoyed it, <b>SHEILA</b>! Nice to know I'm seeing safely back home from Oxford on Tuesday nights and wish I could oblige for a further three weeks, but, alas...<br /><br />I have literally <i>just</i> returned from talking with David Puttnam for the new sixth programme and - once again - the conversation was fascinating.Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-24907371584770167472010-02-03T09:25:21.725+00:002010-02-03T09:25:21.725+00:00I thought David Puttnam's analysis of the soci...I thought David Puttnam's analysis of the social and cultural impact of the film-makers on the American sense of identity was fascinating. <br /><br />Also, I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall during your interview with Angela Lansbury. She is obviously very aware of the changes that she has lived through and was very articulate about her experiences. It sounds as though the whole interview was a fascinating experience - or maybe that was down to careful editing!<br /><br />I am sorry that this series won't be running for longer than another 3 weeks. I will be driving back from Oxford on another 6 Tuesday evenings - maybe you could arrange for a few more update programmes than just the one we have been promised ...Sheilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-20309248068345969002010-02-02T08:34:02.277+00:002010-02-02T08:34:02.277+00:00Thanks, DOG RAT, sounds like a great device!Thanks, <b>DOG RAT</b>, sounds like a great device!Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-18268350071979534542010-02-02T04:28:31.084+00:002010-02-02T04:28:31.084+00:00I listen to the BBC in Boston on a very nifty piec...I listen to the BBC in Boston on a very nifty piece of gear, the Logitech Squeezebox Radio. I think Clare Teal is a treasure.<br /><br />Unfortunately, they're charging about twice in the UK what it costs here when on sale for $150.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/nov/19/logitech-squeezebox-radio-review" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/nov/19/logitech-squeezebox-radio-review</a><br /><br />I don't know why it says there's no BBC player, because I have one.DOuG pRATthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882148339200262639noreply@blogger.com