Apropos Watching Godard's Notre Musique Last Nigh

Now that I think back on watching the Godard film last night - probably the most memorable aspect of it - beyond the actual film - which was everything one could say about a great work of art (except that it was made for 'enterntainment' purposes) - was that the cinema itself was empty!!!
At 7:30 pm empty. Empty except for me and three other viewers. And this in the what we and many others consider the present cultural capital of the world. A work of art so engrossing, so bold, so interesting and profound. Layered, cultured, provocative, stimulating, poetic and inspiring. And the theater was empty.
Go figure.

Godard's "Notre Music "

Godard's Notre Music is one of the most fitting closing thoughts to the 20th century and a good thing he took his time to make it.
A broad Dante like reflection on the nature of human interaction, this film meditates on the possiblity for rebirth after the trauma of war.
Dense, passionate, honest, clear and at once cryptic, this film is, in the tradition of Godard, a visual and aural essay on the nature of being alive, being human, being man, and thus it is both depressing and uplifting at the same time.
It is a intense reflection on the power of the image, or the dialectic nature of human action and thought and and all together exhilirating exprience which transcends film as entertainment and assures us that it is still an art, breaking barriers as a tool of thought.

Discussing Trends in Hollywood and other 2004 Cinema

The two main NY Times film critics - A.O. Scott and Manhola Dargis discuss movies, films and cinema in the last year.