I was reading the recent Film Quarterly (Spring 1996) when my curiosity was piqued by a comment in David Ehrenstein's article, "Film in the Age of Video": "Recently the Los Angeles Times reported comments made during a debate on the Internet between video supporters and film 'purists' about the two mediums." Hmmmm, "a debate on the Internet," I pondered... Could it be SCREEN-L? So, I looked up the piece in the LA Times (Jan 1, 1996; p. F8): "Small Screen for Movies is a Big Issue for Some Viewers." Sure enough the entire piece centers on a SCREEN-L discussion centering on comments by Gene Stavis and Mike Frank. Unfortunately, they refer to SCREEN-L by its subtitle ("the Film and TV Studies Discussion List") rather than its real name, but still! I believe that this is SCREEN-L's first appearance in a major metropolitan newspaper! Thanks, Gene and Mike, for being such lively, interesting combatants that the Times took note. 'Course the Times neglected to mention that we've been having such lively discussions right here for the past five years! ---- Jeremy Butler SCREEN-L Moderator mailto:[log in to unmask] SCREENsite: http://www.sa.ua.edu/SCREENsite/ Telecommunication & Film/University of Alabama/Tuscaloosa ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]