Art House Reading

i thought the art house reading was actually pretty interesting. i think its great how art cinema is pushing into theaters around the world and all kinds of people are getting exposed to it...with more and more people being exposed to it, more and more people become interested which is expanding the art form as a whole. only thing is that with the expansion it does push out the rather risky films for the more "friendly" ones in some places. i didn't know that was even going on but it definitely makes sense now....i had no clue Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" was considered an independent movie either. the reading calls the term art house "slippery" and i see why... if a movie is non conventional its called art house. yay. just because its controversial doesn't mean its an art house film. i think microcinemas are fantastic...i wish there were more of them so everyone who thinks art films are "weird" could be exposed to their beauty. these mircocinemas allow those of us not in new york or los angeles to enjoy the non mainstream films which is great....i wish i could pay for my movie tickets with a basket of day old bread and muffins