Re: [Videolib] pornographic films in the Library collection?

2014-11-18 Thread Doug Poswencyk
Thanks for your kind email Matt. I am never offended by listserve comments. My concern was about the issues. Censorship really pushes my buttons. I am working in a public library now and have to worry about this all the time but really more from my administration. I keep a file of reviews

Re: [Videolib] ok, enough about pornography in academic library collections!

2014-11-18 Thread Doug Poswencyk
Behind the Green Door was an early feature porn film that created a big stir. It featured the Ivory Soap Girl, who went on to act in one of David Cronenberg's early horror films Rabid. The film does have some social significance but I can't comment much on it since I have never seen it. It is an

Re: [Videolib] pornographic films in the Library collection?

2014-11-18 Thread Doug Poswencyk
Instructional Media Collections Services 46 Powell Library Los Angeles, CA 90095-1517 office: 310-206-1248 fax: 310-206-5392 rbr...@oid.ucla.edu -- Message: 2 Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 11:43:11 -0500 From: Doug Poswencyk doug8...@gmail.com Subject: Re

Re: [Videolib] pornographic films in the Library collection?

2014-11-17 Thread Doug Poswencyk
Department Chair, Humanities Social Sciences Subject Team North Carolina State University Libraries Box 7111 Raleigh, NC 27695-7111 919/ 513-0364 dcorc...@ncsu.edu On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 4:44 PM, Doug Poswencyk doug8...@gmail.com wrote: What is porn? Russ Meyer is certainly not porn

Re: [Videolib] pornographic films in the Library collection?

2014-11-17 Thread Doug Poswencyk
But it is. Besides, we don't even know what the film is! On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 12:26 PM, Catherine Lee catherinelee...@gmail.com wrote: Hello All, I have been a lurker on this list for quite a while. I feel compelled to make a response now...to offer support for Darby and to express my

Re: [Videolib] pornographic films in the Library collection?

2014-11-17 Thread Doug Poswencyk
, NC 27695-7111 919/ 513-0364 dcorc...@ncsu.edu On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Doug Poswencyk doug8...@gmail.com wrote: But it is. Besides, we don't even know what the film is! On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 12:26 PM, Catherine Lee catherinelee...@gmail.com wrote: Hello All, I have

Re: [Videolib] pornographic films in the Library collection?

2014-11-17 Thread Doug Poswencyk
BULLSHIT I did not attack Darby or Maureen personally. I attacked what they did. What they said. They were wrong. If you don't want to have discussions then don't bother hanging around here. You Matt are attacking me and I am sure you would not have the balls to say that to my face. I

Re: [Videolib] pornographic films in the Library collection?

2014-11-17 Thread Doug Poswencyk
-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] *On Behalf Of *Doug Poswencyk *Sent:* Monday, November 17, 2014 3:34 PM *To:* videolib@lists.berkeley.edu *Subject:* Re: [Videolib] pornographic films in the Library collection? BULLSHIT I did not attack Darby

Re: [Videolib] pornographic films in the Library collection?

2014-11-17 Thread Doug Poswencyk
! Support Milestone Film on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Milestone-Film/22348485426 and Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/MilestoneFilms! On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Doug Poswencyk doug8...@gmail.com wrote: But it is. Besides, we don't even know what the film is! On Mon, Nov

Re: [Videolib] pornographic films in the Library collection?

2014-11-15 Thread Doug Poswencyk
What is porn? Russ Meyer is certainly not porn. Some of his films such as Faster Pussycat, Kill Kill. are considered works of art. They have been screened at many art cinemas and are part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. The same could be said about the films of Radley