Sorry I got the timeline confused by the tenses being used - Utopia was
previewed here in late Sept and went on general release in mid-November. I
thought the conversation was about something just happening here. Is it not
likely, Max, that the timing of the showings around Australia Day is meant
to underline the film's 'message'?
best
db
On 22 December 2013 09:48, David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> I don't know much about the policies of general release there are at least
> screenings in the main Aus cities next month though:
> http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/showings
>
> best
>
> dave
>
>
> On 22 December 2013 08:55, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>> Max thanks -The film release It does all seem a bit odd especially as here
>> we have hardly an unblemished record!!!
>> Cheers P old grumper
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>> Behalf Of Max Richards
>> Sent: 21 December 2013 20:59
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Utopia
>>
>> Australians will have to wait three months before they are allowed to
>> watch
>> it. By the time Utopia is released here next Australia Day, it will have
>> already screened on free-to-air British TV.
>>
>> Is is hardly unreasonable to expect a film that asks such enormous
>> questions
>> of Australia to open on our shores at the same time it does in Britain.
>> Pilger and his producers seem essentially to be saying: "Australia, we've
>> got something awfully important to tell you. But you're not allowed to
>> join
>> the conversation just yet."
>>
>> More than the head-scratching release strategy, is London really the best
>> place to start a debate about Indigenous equality in Australia? Utopia's
>> cinematic premiere, held in a place far removed from its eponymous region,
>> seems - well - rude.
>>
>> http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/nov/12/john-pilgers-utopia
>>
>> Australia Day - late Jan is when most of Australia is at the beach or
>> watching the tennis all hours on tv.
>>
>> so we shall see how Pilger fares here...
>>
>> On 22/12/2013, at 5:27 AM, Patrick McManus wrote:
>>
>> > Hi all esp Oz folk has there been reaction in the poetry community to
>> > John Pilger's 'Utopia' a film dealing with the continued treatment of
>> > the first
>> > nation- there must be poetry around the situation
>> >
>> > Or is poetry in an ivory tower?
>> >
>> > Patrick
>>
>
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