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Sorry to be really lame, but I don’t think I have time to publish a worthwhile post this week.  I have a decent excuse, though:

The second Penn Film and Media Pioneers conference will be held this weekend.  I am participating in a panel on “Theory and Practice” (I really don’t know what that’s supposed to mean) where I will be sharing some of my work on Orson Welles.  I’ve been working to get ready for that and while I hope I’ll find time to write a post for this week, my incredible ability to procrastinate will inevitably get in the way, so let’s keep our fingers crossed that I’ll be back next week.

For those of you who are interested, let me offer you an idea of some topics I hope to cover in the coming posts:

- a review of the new HBO vampire show, True Blood;

- my take of Penn Film and Media Pioneers (special guests include Jon Avnet!);

- a discussion of my thesis work on Orson Welles;

- why I believe film education can save the world;

- thoughts on the dangers of genre;

- random musings and digressions, etc.

So, I’ll be back soon with a more substantial post.  Until then, I recommend that everyone pick up Martin Scorsese’s The Age of Innocence (starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Michelle Pfeiffer) and watch it at least three times.  This film serves up a sumptuous visual feast that is such a joy for the eye-senses (the way you can smell, feel, and taste just by looking at something) as well as for the intellect, if you’re willing to engage it.  Believe me, this is a film worth studying.

Thanks for reading!

Sara