Comments on: Sita Sings the Blues in full online http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 01:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Ocker3 http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-425738 Ocker3 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-425738 oh wow, my (Indian) gf is having a Really bad weekend, she is going to Flip over this! *blows kisses Cory* may your balloon always loft high oh wow, my (Indian) gf is having a Really bad weekend, she is going to Flip over this! *blows kisses Cory*

may your balloon always loft high

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-424467 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424467 excellent work by http://questioncopyright.org/ in helping to get the film out (donations taken for the film at http://www.questioncopyright.org/sita_distribution#donate ) excellent work by http://questioncopyright.org/ in helping to get the film out (donations taken for the film at http://www.questioncopyright.org/sita_distribution#donate )

]]> By: dhalgren http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-424475 dhalgren Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424475 Thank you thank you thank you. This movie is amazing. I'm in love with the music, so glad that we can finally see this after having followed this story for some time. To see the movie finally. I can't tell you how much this made my day, week. If anyone hasn't watched it yet. Grab a drink or two, sit back, and be mesmerized. Thank you thank you thank you. This movie is amazing. I’m in love with the music, so glad that we can finally see this after having followed this story for some time. To see the movie finally. I can’t tell you how much this made my day, week.

If anyone hasn’t watched it yet. Grab a drink or two, sit back, and be mesmerized.

]]> By: kpelt http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-424491 kpelt Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424491 From Nina's blog: "Many more formats will be online by March 7th, the day Sita Sings the Blues airs on WNET TV (part of Reel 13 on March 7 at 10:45 pm). These will be higher resolution and free to copy and share. If you want a copy, please wait for the higher quality formats instead of capturing the very compressed channel13.org streaming version. As the artist, I want the highest quality versions to circulate; it’d be sad if a super-compressed capture started torrenting first. Together, we can keep quality high!" From Nina’s blog:

“Many more formats will be online by March 7th, the day Sita Sings the Blues airs on WNET TV (part of Reel 13 on March 7 at 10:45 pm). These will be higher resolution and free to copy and share. If you want a copy, please wait for the higher quality formats instead of capturing the very compressed channel13.org streaming version. As the artist, I want the highest quality versions to circulate; it’d be sad if a super-compressed capture started torrenting first. Together, we can keep quality high!”

]]> By: Sekino http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-424507 Sekino Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424507 YAAY!! I'm so happy it's finally available! :D YAAY!! I’m so happy it’s finally available! :D

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-425818 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-425818 One of the things I've done to help the movie (and Nina) is write to my alma mater, Drexel University. I suggested it for screening at one of their weekly movie nights - the movie's free, they could charge for it, and send the profits (since Nina effectively "donated" the movie to them) her way. It's a great, symbiotic way to both benefit from an artist's work and support them. I even suggested we get our Digital Media program onboard with it, as well as the Drexel Indian Undergraduate Student Association. I suggest others do the same! Coordinate a screening when the movie is downloadable! Charge a little, or charge for concessions, or sell copies of the DVD for $5! You could easily recoup and expenses and send the profits to a worthy cause. One of the things I’ve done to help the movie (and Nina) is write to my alma mater, Drexel University. I suggested it for screening at one of their weekly movie nights – the movie’s free, they could charge for it, and send the profits (since Nina effectively “donated” the movie to them) her way.

It’s a great, symbiotic way to both benefit from an artist’s work and support them. I even suggested we get our Digital Media program onboard with it, as well as the Drexel Indian Undergraduate Student Association.

I suggest others do the same! Coordinate a screening when the movie is downloadable! Charge a little, or charge for concessions, or sell copies of the DVD for $5! You could easily recoup and expenses and send the profits to a worthy cause.

]]> By: Stacyj http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-425063 Stacyj Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-425063 @#14 - I got that "Item is not currently available" notice, too, but then I tried reloading it and it's now playing fine ... Thanks for posting this, I'm really excited to get to see it in its entirety (finally =) @#14 – I got that “Item is not currently available” notice, too, but then I tried reloading it and it’s now playing fine …

Thanks for posting this, I’m really excited to get to see it in its entirety (finally =)

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-424554 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424554 In the spirit of syncretism, the Bollywood Beatles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5ky5ClIjL8 This Nita film is great! But I've always liked animation. In the spirit of syncretism, the Bollywood Beatles:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5ky5ClIjL8

This Nita film is great!
But I’ve always liked animation.

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-424555 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424555 oops - I meant Sita. That Sita is neat-o... oops – I meant Sita. That Sita is neat-o…

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-424815 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424815 True, Anon: this is why it is good to at least have the possibility of hooking your computer to a large screen for more comfortable viewing: although it's often the case that the resolution is inadequate a la Youtube , this film looked very fine on the monitor. True, Anon: this is why it is good to at least have the possibility of hooking your computer to a large screen for more comfortable viewing: although it’s often the case that the resolution is inadequate a la Youtube , this film looked very fine on the monitor.

]]> By: franko http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-424817 franko Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424817 as per #4, can i formally request that Bb keep us posted when that happens? i would love to see the entire thing in a quality the artist approves of. and congratulations to nina! i have followed this saga from early on, and i'm glad to see it's working out. as per #4, can i formally request that Bb keep us posted when that happens? i would love to see the entire thing in a quality the artist approves of.

and congratulations to nina! i have followed this saga from early on, and i’m glad to see it’s working out.

]]> By: littleoracle http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-424569 littleoracle Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424569 yay! and yay for channel 13! immediately watched it online, but am fortunate enough to live in the NYC area and will be sure to watch next saturday when it airs. this was just what i needed today! yay! and yay for channel 13!

immediately watched it online, but am fortunate enough to live in the NYC area and will be sure to watch next saturday when it airs.

this was just what i needed today!

]]> By: vanbcguy http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-426127 vanbcguy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-426127 Huh... when I first saw this I thought it was about my employer, SITA, which incidentally has a particular shade of blue for its logo, and just celebrated its 60th birthday... http://sita.aero/ Yeah, we have our own TLD... How cool is that? Huh… when I first saw this I thought it was about my employer, SITA, which incidentally has a particular shade of blue for its logo, and just celebrated its 60th birthday…

http://sita.aero/

Yeah, we have our own TLD… How cool is that?

]]> By: Alessandro Cima http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-424627 Alessandro Cima Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424627 Perfect. This is what I love about the web. What a nice outcome. Perfect. This is what I love about the web. What a nice outcome.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-424891 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424891 Says the item is not currently available. Did we boingboing PBS? Says the item is not currently available.

Did we boingboing PBS?

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-424637 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424637 It's at times like this that I'm glad my computer is hooked up to my large DLP monitor. Bravo, Ms. Paley! It’s at times like this that I’m glad my computer is hooked up to my large DLP monitor.
Bravo, Ms. Paley!

]]> By: CommieNeko http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-424896 CommieNeko Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424896 Absolutely gorgeous work. I've seen the "previews" hosted on archive.org, however, so I'm going to wait and download the high quality versions when they become available rather than watch a compressed streaming version. Absolutely gorgeous work.

I’ve seen the “previews” hosted on archive.org, however, so I’m going to wait and download the high quality versions when they become available rather than watch a compressed streaming version.

]]> By: EichaelThe0ne http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-426183 EichaelThe0ne Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-426183 <a href="http://www.sitasingstheblues.com/donate.html" rel="nofollow">DONATE</a> I just spent a nice Sunday afternoon watching an epic feature-length film biography made by just ONE person <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sita_Sings_the_Blues" rel="nofollow">(*"with the exception of some fight animation by Jake Friedman in the "Battle of Lanka" scene.")</a> I paid $8 for it. I felt it was that well done. I didn't know that someone else had sung that song before Dean Martin. THANKS BOINGBOING!!! THANKS NINA PALEY!!! DONATE
I just spent a nice Sunday afternoon watching an epic feature-length film biography made by just ONE person (*”with the exception of some fight animation by Jake Friedman in the “Battle of Lanka” scene.”)
I paid $8 for it. I felt it was that well done.

I didn’t know that someone else had sung that song before Dean Martin.

THANKS BOINGBOING!!!
THANKS NINA PALEY!!!

]]> By: EichaelThe0ne http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-426187 EichaelThe0ne Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-426187 PS: Post a picture. It'll connect to the word-of-mouth going already going around for this film. PS: Post a picture. It’ll connect to the word-of-mouth going already going around for this film.

]]> By: Vector http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-425172 Vector Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-425172 I saw this incredible film tonight in 35mm at the Wexner Center for the Arts on the Ohio State University campus. Nina was in attendance. The film is absolutely brilliant, and Nina was a delight. She said that the entire film would be posted online after March 7 including the 200-gig master file used to make the 35mm prints. She is encouraging everyone to download and share the film. I'm looking forward to sharing this with as many people as I can. I saw this incredible film tonight in 35mm at the Wexner Center for the Arts on the Ohio State University campus. Nina was in attendance.

The film is absolutely brilliant, and Nina was a delight. She said that the entire film would be posted online after March 7 including the 200-gig master file used to make the 35mm prints. She is encouraging everyone to download and share the film.

I’m looking forward to sharing this with as many people as I can.

]]> By: EichaelThe0ne http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-426196 EichaelThe0ne Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-426196 http://www.sitasingstheblues.com/collaborators.html It pays to have friends. http://www.sitasingstheblues.com/collaborators.html
It pays to have friends.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-424665 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424665 So what are the issues that allow Public Television to air something that cannot be cleared to sell? The non-profit status? The blanket license afforded to PBS affilliates for ASCAP, BMI, SESAC et al, that make broadcast of contested songs fine and dandy? They both probably work in favor of airing Sita. DVD release is another can of worms, unfortunately. Too Bad whoever owns the rights needing clearance are not playing ball. I would donate to a PBS station that made a DVD of Sita available as a come on. I love that they are making it available as a stream, but that is considerably less convenient to me as a viewer, than having my own copy on media. The problem with watching in a browser is, I will browse rather than watch. Especially with longer form. So what are the issues that allow Public Television to air something that cannot be cleared to sell?

The non-profit status?

The blanket license afforded to PBS affilliates for ASCAP, BMI, SESAC et al, that make broadcast of contested songs fine and dandy?

They both probably work in favor of airing Sita. DVD release is another can of worms, unfortunately. Too Bad whoever owns the rights needing clearance are not playing ball.

I would donate to a PBS station that made a DVD of Sita available as a come on.

I love that they are making it available as a stream, but that is considerably less convenient to me as a viewer, than having my own copy on media.

The problem with watching in a browser is, I will browse rather than watch. Especially with longer form.

]]> By: jangusKhan http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-424439 jangusKhan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-424439 HURAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY HURAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

]]> By: senorglory http://boingboing.net/2009/02/27/sita-sings-the-blues-1.html#comment-425208 senorglory Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-425208 Awesome. Awesome.

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