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| Francesca Lia Block on going to the movies in spite of everything Writer David Templeton takes interesting people to interesting movies in his ongoing quest for the ultimate post-film conversation. This is not a review; rather, it's a freewheeling, tangential discussion of art, alternative ideas, and popular culture. "Until recently," reveals author Francesca Lia Block, her voice adopting a tone of sincere confession, "I've never been able to focus all that much on world events--to a fault, I think. But September 11 turned it around. Now, all I can do is think about world events." She pauses, then nearly whispers, "I can't stop watching the news." Tell me about it. I myself am a hopeless movie-addict, the kind of guy who prefers the popcorn-scented insides of a darkened movie theater to almost every other earthly environment. But ever since the events of Terrorist Tuesday, my appetite for TV news and radio talk shows has nearly eclipsed my enthusiasm for the movies. And apparently, I'm not alone. Box-office revenues, though finally beginning to rebound a bit, are still below average. As a nation, we're just not in the mood for the movies. Which is why I'm feeling guilty this afternoon, sitting here talking with Francesca Lia Block after forcing her to go see the new Anthony Hopkins tear-jerker, Hearts in Atlantis. Like me, Block would have rather been home, channel surfing with her loved ones. "The timing," she remarks with a gentle laugh, "was definitely not ideal." Oh, mea culpa. Mea culpa. |
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