Dear All, Stanley Fish opined this morning that HOWL is worth going to see (and viewers should definitely buy the book) because it functions as literary criticism, even though the common consensus among the critics is that it is a mediocre film.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/literary-criticism-comes-to-the-movies/?hp How many of you will go see the film or acquire it for your collections based on the subject matter alone or does Professor Fish's endorsement make it more (or less) appealing? What other films 'elevate' literary works to the level of critical theory successfully rather than 'just' film adaptations? Is one preferable to the other to your communities? Best, Elizabeth Elizabeth Sheldon Vice President Kino Lorber, Inc. 333 W. 39th St., Suite 503 New York, NY 10018 (212) 629-6880 www.kinolorberedu.com www.twitter.com/kinolorberedu www.facebook.com/kinolorberedu (under construction) VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
