Fishing with John

This week on the New Yorker is a piece on John Lurie, the young man from Jim Jarmusch first films. It reminded me on Fishing with John, a series he made not too long ago. I think it's a terrific piece of art, I watched it online and I think this one deserves a special night at the cinema, or a special week. I'd love to watch it on a huge screen in the dark. It's magical, and it's a rare case in which celebs (can Lurie be called a celeb? it's so degrading) - celebs and art can actually create something meaningful and strong. Beautiful.

YouTube's maximum video length

So last week (or was it this week? I'm losing track of time) YouTube changed their maximal length of uploaded videos from 11 minutes to 15 minutes. This is really an improvement for all the young filmmakers who wish to publish their short films. Usually 15 minutes is the maximal length for shorts in festivals etc., so most filmmakers follow that rule.

I'm not sure what was the reason YouTube decided on 11 minutes to begin with, but I'm satisfied enough with the news to ask too many questions.