To which I reply: It is absolutely the case that MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE exceeds JOHNNY MNEMONIC for Takeshi Kitano-ness, for general taste, for meaning, for Ryuichi Sakamoto-ness, for Oshima Nagisa-ness, for the ineffable--and I mean ineffable--and wonderful Tom Conti. For Tom Conti's *voice* alone . . . On Fri, 6 Sep 1996, David Desser wrote: > Writes Murray Pomerance: > > >Avid fans of Takeshi Kitano can, of course, watch *him,* rather than his > >filmmaking, in JOHNNY MNEMONIC. > > To which I reply: but who can be so avid as to sit through it even once, > despite his presence? Better off watching MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE. > > David > > > _____________________________________ > David Desser,UIUC Cinema Studies > 2109 FLB/707 S. Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801 > 217/244-2705 > > ---- > To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L > in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] > ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]