I did watch a couple of movies while I could not get online. "Day Watch" and "Man with a Movie Camera." It has not been long since I watched the latter. "Дневной дозор" is one of my favorite films. It has a good story, good acting and great special effects. It deals with a battle between forces of light and forces of dark, but the line between the two is not always clear. The line is crossed at times by those on both sides. There are vampires on the dark side, and they need to get a license from the light side in order to drink blood. It is not explained how a decision is made about who can drink blood or how they are supposed to get it. It is a thoroughly entertaining movie. The forces of light use deception when it is in the cause of good. One thing I really like is the way the production credits are done at the end. They are billboards that are commented on by one of the characters in the film as he drives by them in a truck.
Dziga Vertov, the director of "Man with a Movie Camera," said that narrative cinema was impotent. He said that being concerned with dramatic features was "like studying your own ass." I have written earlier about this film. It does not have plot or characters, but it is a very interesting snapshot of Soviet life. It is one of the films I can watch multiple times.
I mentioned exchanging emails with guys in Russia. I am really starting to think that they do not pay attention to what I write to them. I wrote about having studied Russian and dreaming of travelling in Russia, but they do not seem to notice these things. I think they must be sending the same emails to other guys too.
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