william friedkin

william friedkin died last week. here he is doing the criterion thing. i remember a time, not so long ago, when you could see such films on terrestrial tv. now, with streaming, it's a struggle, and i have to wonder how people will develop a visual lexicon. differently is the kindest way i can imagine. but it seems a pity that the likes of netflix et al don't have a classics section 

here's another one. he makes some odd statements on birth of a nation (which you're unlikely to see nor, having seen it, unless you're a film-maker/historian, are you likely to want to more than once) and also buster keaton. even when i was young i never thought of buster keaton as just a comedian! lol