What a surprise! I have never met the man in person but I would have liked to have met him. His recent call for attention to sexual harassment and assault encouraged me to engage more fully in this forum. I will be sure to learn more about him and his work, now especially more than ever.
Thank you for letting us know. Mary On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 12:41 AM, Fred Camper <[email protected]> wrote: > I knew Chuck for about four decades, not as a close friend but through > many fine encounters over the years. This list has it right: he was warm, > funny, generous, kind, smart, and had real integrity. I too read his review > of *Visionary Film* when it came out, and I do agree that Chuck did open > up really important ways of thinking about the subject. > > One example of his generosity: He asked me to be the respondent to a paper > he was giving at a seminar that was partly a critique of the Sitney canon, > knowing, I suspect, that I might be a bit critical of his paper. He got me > lots of material in advance. His paper was quite interesting and I enjoyed > engaging with it. I found one way of humorously tweaking it in my response, > and I still remember Chuck’s hearty laugh when I launched my little > one-liner. Now that is generosity. > > A film important to his paper was *The Cry of Jazz* ( > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cry_of_Jazz ) I think Chuck meant this as > an example of the kind of film that should be included in a widened canon. > If you haven’t seen it, having a look would be one way to honor his memory. > > Fred Camper > Chicago > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > -- www.marybillyou.com
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