Posts by Lilith __
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Up Front: Absence in the Arcades, in reply to Rob Stowell,
:-) Funny that you, me, and Sacha were all there and didn't know each other at all. I wasn't very outgoing back then so I never hung around to chat.
It's so great having common memories. I think among Chch people there's going to be a sharp division between those who remember the city pre-quakes and those who are children now and won't. The city they grow up in will be so different to our remembered one.
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Up Front: Absence in the Arcades, in reply to Sacha,
Magic.
It was never quite as fun after they moved to Cloisters. Although it certainly was more comfortable. :-)
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Up Front: Absence in the Arcades, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
the old Regent Theatre which was decorated as mock Spanish townscape it even used to have a faux night sky and everything
I’m pretty sure I remember that from the 1980s, so perhaps it was restored after the fire?
One of my most treasured movie-going memories is of when the Film Society was in the Clock Tower of the Arts Centre. Climbing the twisty stairs to the top and sitting on our tiny rickety seats. They were like ordinary movie seats, joined together in rows, but they were flimsy: if anyone in your row moved, the whole row rocked. When the bells rang, on the hour, you couldn’t hear the movie, or anything else, at all. I remember it as being quite chilly up there too but this may be because I biked in from Bishopdale and had no proper wet-weather gear at the time (I was a poor student) so if it rained I just got wet. I don’t remember minding particularly, or thinking that if it was raining I shouldn’t go.
I remember seeing a long and poetic Japanese adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s The Idiot which as far as I remember was entirely set in beautiful snow-covered landscapes. I emerged chilled into the chilly evening to find it was…snowing.
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I so miss the time when Cathedral Square was full of (local!) people. Weekdays it was thronged with commuters changing buses, and Friday and Saturday nights everyone was arriving for movies at the Regent or the Savoy or the Westend or the Midcity.
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Hard News: Walking upright again, in reply to Ken Sparks,
appreciate the comments that people think it was an important film to make
Yes, indeed. I'm sure it will be an important record for the future.
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Hard News: Walking upright again, in reply to Islander,
Thanks all, and particular arohanui to Islander. Your support means a lot. I’m actually feeling a lot better this morning after a good deep sleep (a rarity of late). My cat, injured by dogs at the weekend, is miraculously smiling again; and my Mum, broken pelvis and all, is more cheerful and seems to be recovering.
I’m off to see her this morning with some tasty treats, and the sun is shining and the norwest is blowing.
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The movie looks great. But watching the trailer reduces me to tears. I look forward to seeing it in a couple of years when it all feels less raw.
I’ve had some personal and family troubles in the last few weeks that have taken me nearly to breaking point; I know a lot of other people who are also struggling to keep it together. The ordinary stressful things go on happening, but because we already have this overload of stress and strain from the earthquakes, we can barely cope with them.
Looking forward to seeing the Media 7 show, though. :-) There’s certainly some great work being done to make things better.
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Hard News: Thinking Digital, in reply to Steve Barnes,
Not James Joyce then?
e-Ulysses.
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Hard News: The Sound of Music, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Maybe a kind of God wind...
Hats off, Ian! :-)
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Hard News: The Sound of Music, in reply to Steve Barnes,
like the orchestra in old movie theatres, think of the build-up to a try.
I gather the old-time silent-movie pianists often didn't get a practice run so had to keep an eye on the movie so they could extemporise the music to fit the scene. Must have added a whole other dimension to the viewing experience.