On Green Theaters

Are there any green theaters out there? It may be an art form with an environmental responsibility as it may be one with a social or political responsibility, theater if it wants to be cutting edge and if it wants to present a critique in an artful manner, there are innumerable topics and subject matter that will gain public attention and support. It would however be useful and responsable if the theater in question thinks of how it will use and reuse its materials especially if it wants to be cost effective. In the case of green theater one has to think energy efficiency. The only drawback regarding the popularity of theater altogether in Montreal, is that people are still mostly mezmarized by the big screen something that we got through cinemascope and watched intently to see Lawrence of Arabia gallop across the Arabian peninsula. I think there are many supporters of minimal scenery but not enough to get theater to have a greater impact. I say minimal because if this is going to be a starting out company, their money is best invested in the training of actors, finding a venue and in this case building a green theater and that would be where the light used is more energy efficient. The building or revamping an old space to a new one will take time and money. So for those of you interested in seeing that kind of theater happen, then it would be time to show your support.

Look at the Brighter Side

About the Documentary Fired:

I would like to see something informative but it sounds like much of this has already been experienced. You know, the been there, done that. It's time to move on rather than getting into the nitty gritty of how bosses are inhuman enough to ask favor after favor and then when it comes to getting fired they break their own rules to suit the occasion. In my situation, I was even offered a vacation the day before I got the axe, looked entirely ridiculous, not to mention being told that since I wanted a holiday, the evaluation period for my 'quality' was shortened. Well you advise the employee before the firing so he has a chance to improve. Anyway as you can hear, that incident is relatively fresh on my mind; frankly the job place did me a favour so that I don't have to suck up to idiotic behavior patterns on the phone lines. Ah ,but one doesn't want to bite the hand that feeds, so maybe there is an advantage in seeing documentaries like this for people to see how they can turn around the situation in their favour and look for something more rewarding. People need to have respect for themselves and need to know that their employer respects them. If the movie shows perseverance in getting over the past for a brighter work future than that is a good thing.

Critique on Soderbergh's War Film

The latest on Soderberg's recent film:

I'll go to see the movie because Soderbergh has creative genius, because to be creative doesn't mean spewing out creative genius one after the next. The ability to produce cutting edge stuff runs in highs and lows, get it? And you'll always be looking for something new to outshine the past, we live in a world of what else there can be to titillate your fantasy. Now it's all too easy to criticize the film because it 'deconstructs' the cinematic form many film students rave even to today. But that is because we're uneasy about pulling the stops out on the epics like Casblanca even though you get great current star performances, good working scripts and reminiscent camera angles from contemporary films like this. Why is that? Probably because we're so busy respecting the dead that we don't give ourselves the chance to fathom something outside Casblanca and The Dirty Dozen mind schemes. Too bad.