Posts from — August 2011

An eclectic collection of comments on the piratebay (torrent) page of Lars Von Trier’s The Idiots (1998). The protocol of critical comments on this page sheds light on fundamental changes in where all and in what form film criticism can emerge. On the one hand, thought comes wrapped with profanity and disgust, while on the other, this very pirate, very illegal page has the germs of a fan club, a discussion forum and indeed a quick film appreciation session! [Read more →]