in re the ongoing flap about griffith, and the larger question of separating the film-maker from the racist . . . can we not agree to honor the development of continuity editing without honoring the person who developed it? . . . can we not recognize ezra pound's contributions to poetry while repudiating the vile human who bore the name ezra pound? . . . does the fact that richard wagner was a generally reprehensible kinda guy make his music any less remarkable? i think d.h. lawrence [another not so nice guy] was right in reminding us to "never trust the teller, trust the tale" . . . . . . of course there will be those who maintain that to the extent that continuity editing or *tristan und isolde* did nothing to feed the starving, redistribute wealth, or advance other admittedly admirable political or social goals, they are of no interest or value . . . and of course they have a powerful ally in plato . . . but my guess is that such people are unlikely to be hanging around a film list . . . if you're reading this you probably care about what i hope we might agree to call "the art of film" and if you care about that it seems inappropriate to require that that art be the servant of other more immediately political agendas . . mike frank ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite