![]() Paul to the knowledgeable cashier, who had seen a screening of the film at Anthology Film Archives, though seemed underwhelmed. ![]() Thus I gently placed Piccadilly on the shelf, and brought The Watchmaker of St. I have had Tavernier idly on the mind for a few years, as I have much admired his last two features ( The Princess of Montpensier and The French Minister) while being mostly unacquainted with his earlier work. At Kim’s, in the Region 2 DVD section, I stumbled upon Bertrand Tavernier’s debut feature The Watchmaker of St. Netflix’s “More like Piccadilly” section offered random unrelated silents, from Chaplin to Pickford, while Amazon’s slightly more helpful recommendations were a Wong biography and a few of her films on public domain DVD. Dupont’s Piccadilly (1929), the raucous silent starring Anna May Wong. I had no title in mind when walking in, only knowing I needed to make one last purchase before Kim’s was replaced by an upscale frogurt shop or whatever. What they miss is the pleasure of turning down an aisle and entering a different world. The simpleminded algorithms at Amazon and Netflix want to give you more of the same, regurgitating films from the same genre, actor or director. I made one last pilgrimage to its lower east side redoubt in NYC to experience the disappearing pleasure of browsing. The last outpost of the retail cinephile shrine Kim’s Video is shutting down this year.
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