[Buddha-l] nytimes review of pbs The Buddha

[Dan Lusthaus]

Joanna,

> All that you claim for the trailer here wasn't in the trailer
> that I watched!

Did you watch

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBuddhaPBS

?

> I could imagine a good film with Buddhism at its foundation

if you don't like Godard (too bad -- Alphaville is one of the craftiest 
films of all time), then try this:

http://www.sitasingstheblues.com/

It's an online, animated take on the Ramayana. Smart, funny, musical (click 
the "watch it" link along the top).

>at least over in Asia,
> where according to Dan the smart people live.

Actually what I said is that they were more amateurish at hagiography...

Dan