Deaths always come in threes...any guesses on who the next one will be, perhaps another great european director? The Seventh Seal is still one of the best movies ever made. I worry about Death; I suck at chess.
I dunno, I was trying to case the Janus Films list to see if I could get some insight on that but no success. Bertolucci could die but he's a pretty vibrant 67-year-old.
Don't worry about the chess vs. Death. You only need to be able to run really fast... or be handy with a sack.
i saw a rendition of it on 'Jim Henson Presents' when I was a kid. that was such a great show. I've recited a few of the stories I remember from it back in my baby-sitting days. I love the real old folk tales, the ones that are slightly scary.
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... and so is Antonioni :-(
Posted by: jb | July 31, 2007 1:40 PM
Antonioni couldn't survive in a world without Bergman. They were like a pair of moluscs.
Posted by: tederick | July 31, 2007 1:52 PM
Deaths always come in threes...any guesses on who the next one will be, perhaps another great european director? The Seventh Seal is still one of the best movies ever made. I worry about Death; I suck at chess.
Posted by: Shelagh Rowan-Legg | July 31, 2007 9:56 PM
I dunno, I was trying to case the Janus Films list to see if I could get some insight on that but no success. Bertolucci could die but he's a pretty vibrant 67-year-old.
Don't worry about the chess vs. Death. You only need to be able to run really fast... or be handy with a sack.
Posted by: tederick | July 31, 2007 10:31 PM
you are the only person i know besides me who knows about the death and sack reference. very cool.
Posted by: Shelagh Rowan-Legg | August 1, 2007 8:32 AM
I think Chad (King Mob in the comments) knows it too but yeah, it's a hell of a secret handshake. Best story that nobody's ever heard of.
Posted by: tederick | August 1, 2007 9:58 AM
i saw a rendition of it on 'Jim Henson Presents' when I was a kid. that was such a great show. I've recited a few of the stories I remember from it back in my baby-sitting days. I love the real old folk tales, the ones that are slightly scary.
Posted by: Shelagh R-L | August 2, 2007 7:49 AM
Yeah my story is exactly the same. I used the Death in a sack story for a storytelling workshop when I was in middle school.
Posted by: tederick | August 2, 2007 9:21 AM
Secret Handshake
Posted by: jb | August 3, 2007 3:21 PM
i can't believe you can get the definitive collection dvd for $15! thanks jb. i'm going to order it tonight.
Posted by: Shelagh R-L | August 8, 2007 12:21 PM
I never bought the Storyteller: Greek Myths one, but I've got the first season and I love it.
Posted by: tederick | August 8, 2007 2:04 PM
well, if you're divesting some of your dvd collection... ;)
Posted by: Shelagh R-L | August 8, 2007 6:33 PM