Moody Amphitheater
An Open Letter to Reno, Nevada...
Dear Reno, Nevada,
Marc Savlov from Austin, Texas here. I have something I have to say to you. It might hurt a little, but just remember: it's not me, it's you.
Anyway, when I'm not off visiting my widowed and lonely mother up in, um, you, I'm doing the film thing way down yonder in the 512 for The Austin Chronicle. There's generally no shortage of cinema to pick from at home, but I noticed that your theater and video store selection was, how shall I put this? "A mite slim."
You see, earlier today I decided I would go and rent your classic drama The Misfits from one of your many splendid corporate DVD rental facilities. As all the world knows, John Huston's magnificent western elegiac was shot right here in good old Reno -- that's you! -- and then I thought mabye tomorrow I might go visit some of the original shooting sites once trod upon by the likes of Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe and Monty "The Right Profile" Clift.
Now, I don't know how you do things here but I figured that, just like in Austin, I could ring up your local VHS (R.I.P.)/DVD rental joint and have them hold me a copy. No problem, right? The Misfits is only the most legendary, sexy, and downright cool Sierra Nevada-centric film about the Death of the Great American West ever made and, hey, I'm already in Reno. Your video stores probably have 20-plus copies just waiting for outsiders like me to wander in and rent them. What could possibly go wrong?