Though I agree with Mr. Smith that reviews are to an integral aspect of this blog, I wish to avoid the risk of developing a reputation as one-trick ponies. In addition to the reviews (provided according to the system designated in the previous entry, with the slight caveat that I claim to be all but unbiased in my reviews), I hope that we can provide additional content that will be of interest to fellow movie buffs. A few ideas that will almost certainly come to light in the coming months are various top ten lists (with justifications for our picks, and bottom ten lists as well), essays on a variety of subjects, and reviews of actors and/or directors. I believe it is fair to say that when choosing a movie, the best information to have is the track record of its director. That has always been true, but in recent years the value of this information has risen as the number of bad films by bad directors continues to increase. In the early days of cinema, directors were, if nor uniformly great, at least uniformly serviceable. This is no longer the case. We are very open to other ideas concern content desired by both those who love us and those who hate us. Generally, we would like to foster a dialogue about the merits of the films that are being considered, because it is too simple and too common for people to formulate beliefs (or at least espouse them) without proper consideration.
William A. Bazzell, Co-author
The Massimo Dallamano Memorial Film Society
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