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At FilmJourney.org<\/a>, Doug Cummings is blogging about his discoveries at the Los Angeles Film Festival. And, as usual, his assessment of several films from around the world is fascinating.<\/p>\n

As usual, Doug\u2019s enthusiasm is contagious. I\u2019m grateful for it. It\u2019ll help me prioritize what to see when I actually have time and opporutnity to see a movie (if any of those films are ever actually accessible to folks who don\u2019t go to film festivals).<\/p>\n

[The rest of the original post basically amounted to a complaint about not having the time, money, or access required to see most of the films that win raves at festivals. But after a while, I looked around and said to myself, \u201cYou know, I\u2019m not really interested in giving up what I\u2019d have to give up in order to chase down every great film in the world. Things like my friendships, my writing, my great job, my meals, my sleep\u2026.\u201d So I\u2019ve come back to delete it. ]<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"