tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post7335253958541422355..comments2024-03-17T12:16:42.048-07:00Comments on Civic Center: 2001: A Music OdysseyCivic Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-9010672479634665192016-10-19T23:12:15.362-07:002016-10-19T23:12:15.362-07:00You know I love live Ligeti and the words "Ar...You know I love live Ligeti and the words "Art Film Masterpiece" -- with initial caps, no less -- are like flowers to this bee.<br /><br />Your remarks about what they did and did not envision in the future reminded me of seeing Barbarella for the first time recently; in that film they seem to have anticipated Skype by several decades but there's no sign of the feminist movement that would became a major force in just a few years. Funny what people imagine vs what they can't see even if it's right in front of them. . . .Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-81509040037864005792016-10-18T20:23:19.528-07:002016-10-18T20:23:19.528-07:00Dear Patrick: I wasn't going to go because the...Dear Patrick: I wasn't going to go because the Symphony PR department said they could only guarantee one ticket because the shows were selling so well, and the whole point was to take the 2001-worshiping Tony to see it, so I told them to go ahead and sell as many tickets as they could. Sometime last week I got an email saying somebody had canceled at the last minute and I could have two tickets, which turned out to be awesome 14th row aisle, and the live performances of LIGETI were amazing in this context. And so was The Blue Danube and the Khatchaturian and Also Sprach. I had to reevaluate everything I'd ever thought about this movie and acknowledge that my weirdo friends were probably right, it's an Art Film Masterpiece.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-29942581647211773512016-10-18T19:52:17.614-07:002016-10-18T19:52:17.614-07:00You've made me wish I had gone to this.You've made me wish I had gone to this.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.com