tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post7463179130893842878..comments2023-07-25T18:12:10.051+10:00Comments on Melbourne Film Blog: Is Cinema the Poor Man's Art?Paul Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-41948233208851852622008-10-27T20:46:00.000+11:002008-10-27T20:46:00.000+11:00Paul, there's so many ideas and threads in your po...Paul, there's so many ideas and threads in your post and the two lengthy repsonses that it's hard to know where to begin. <BR/><BR/>But to answer your core point, yes, I do think that cinema is seen as the poor man's art. This may have something to do with its origins in fairground attractions (I'm thinking here of Edison's kinetoscope and even earlier pre-cinematic presentations of the moving Lynden Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929168387391614077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-4266373190492137802008-10-21T21:14:00.000+11:002008-10-21T21:14:00.000+11:00CFK, the gist of your post is a valid discussion t...CFK, the gist of your post is a valid discussion topic, but not the point of this post. The issue at hand is whether cinema is considered the poor man's art. It's not specific to ACMI, but is broader. Sure, what about MUFF et al? <BR/><BR/>As for the money ACMI receives, I mentioned that the $6M is dwarfed by the Art Centre's $140M+.<BR/><BR/>I'd be happy to see MIFF get a couple of hundred Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-92107765134923027082008-10-21T18:19:00.000+11:002008-10-21T18:19:00.000+11:00Lets not forget how much money ACMI has actually g...Lets not forget how much money ACMI has actually gotten over the years. The build was $100 million +. Operating costs are $squillions each year. They never declare how many staff they have in their annual report - why not?? ACMI has recently picked up another $6-$10 million over the past couple of years for improvements. And where is it going... a MUSEUM. Now, thats not my recollection of the C.F.Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602034731737420259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-33596761811970309122008-10-21T14:47:00.000+11:002008-10-21T14:47:00.000+11:00Thanks for dropping by, Jake. Perhaps an artifici...Thanks for dropping by, Jake. Perhaps an artificial differentiation between film and other art forms is that the former is seen more as entertainment than art, though it exists as both. We have the Andrew Bolts of the world decrying local films that make no money, but some films should be made and supported, whether they make money or not. Governments (and other bodies) support other arts, whyPaul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-6092669980268696652008-10-21T11:31:00.000+11:002008-10-21T11:31:00.000+11:00The question of the class status of cinema in comp...The question of the class status of cinema in comparison to other arts is an important one, and not often raised openly. As you can see by looking round at discussions online, even today many local pundits take for granted that cinema is an industry first and foremost, and that it's simply a waste of public resources to support films that don't make money. <BR/><BR/>It would be interesting to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com