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here you can fond many experimental films for sale: great copies! http://www.re-voir.com/html/artistes.htm http://www.peripheralproduce.com/catalog.php >-- Original Message -- >Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 00:24:18 +0100 >Reply-To: Film-Philosophy Salon <[log in to unmask]> >From: Adam Gregory <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Copies of films by experimental filmmakers. >To: [log in to unmask] > > >This is my first post, and I hope it won?t be my last. > >I?ve been independently studying film theory (amongst everything else) and > >the related disciplines for about a year now. I believe it to be at its > >best and most practical when at its most radical. However I do get the >impression that there is, as David said, an ?aura of exclusivity? >surrounding it and its material. I?m not an academic, therefore I am >somewhat marginalized not only from taking part in discussions about what > >I think I do know (from books, articles, etc. and my own experiences with > >film) but I lack access to the esoteric films themselves that I (and >others) would probably benefit from. This is my attempt to see what, if > >any, horizons of communication are open. Being rather isolated >geographically (the lesser Carolina? yes, that South, in America) and >intellectually (too radical for the academics, too academic for the >radicals), I don?t have a lot of opportunities to dialog and refine what > >I?m taking in. I?m hoping to ?meet? some people here who would like to >bounce insights back and forth. I really like the fact that Film- >Philosophy is an open forum. I?ve learned quite a bit and found many >resources delving through the archives. I think filmmakers, critics, and > >theorists should use their assets to avidly work at deconstructing myths, > >lies, authoritarianism, and oppression in all guises, as well as provide > >clues as to how art and society could be better. Sorry if that sounds >idealistic. > >I?d like to hear from any of you if this piques your interest, or pity, or > >scorn, I don?t care. I?ve started a google group called ?radical >spectrum? or you can simply send me an email. I plan to keep an eye on >this salon and contribute my non-credentialed opinions from time to time. > >I doubt you?ll find my name in any journal, even if I sold my kidneys to > >pay the subscription rates. Nobody publishes self-educated high school >dropouts. My wife is a professor, though? anybody want a ghostwriter? > >* >* >Film-Philosophy Email Discussion Salon. >After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are >replying to. >To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] >For help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon. >** * * Film-Philosophy Email Discussion Salon. After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to. To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] For help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon. **