tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post7848540808737645711..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: 11/26: I'm Not ThereEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-82718126703626854732009-09-10T13:17:18.352-04:002009-09-10T13:17:18.352-04:00I didn't realize you had written this essay, a...I didn't realize you had written this essay, as I apparently failed to negotiate the letters properly. Well, it's a brilliant piece of criticism, one I wholeheartedly concur with. I've said much about this film, so I'll leave it at that. It's fantastic that the famed critic David Ehrenstein is active in the comment section, even broviding his own interview with Haynes.<br /Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-39740799632367156062008-12-13T15:50:00.000-05:002008-12-13T15:50:00.000-05:00Excellent review, Ed. I recently re-watched this f...Excellent review, Ed. I recently re-watched this for the first time in ages and it still stands out as one of my favourite films of the current decade. Like you, I originally didn't connect as much with the Billy the Kid sequences like I did with the rest of the film - however, by the time Haynes got to the "Goin' to Acapulco" number, I was completely won over. It's the most captivating Lights in the Duskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03120326024293724432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-45026466765557865152007-11-29T15:55:00.000-05:002007-11-29T15:55:00.000-05:00*too*tooreassurancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129227726045849803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-58036622247274461352007-11-29T15:54:00.000-05:002007-11-29T15:54:00.000-05:00Safe is one of the best films of the 90s.I'm Not T...<I>Safe</I> is one of the best films of the 90s.<BR/><BR/><I>I'm Not There</I> is a little to prickly for me. It's an easy film to throw accolades on, and it's almost as easy to completely dismiss. I found myself both entranced and bothered, but I love your dissection of the title of the film.reassurancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129227726045849803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-35557546851761861222007-11-29T12:51:00.000-05:002007-11-29T12:51:00.000-05:00This is a really wonderful review of what is turni...This is a really wonderful review of what is turning out to be the most maddening movie of the year for me. I disagree with a lot of your arguments, but this only reinforced my belief that I needed to see <I>I'm Not There</I> a second time, dammitall.Steve Macfarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549417295026917494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-21231855335025557662007-11-28T13:45:00.000-05:002007-11-28T13:45:00.000-05:00Thanks for the compliments, Chet. I'm something of...Thanks for the compliments, Chet. I'm something of a newcomer to Haynes, but considering my admiration for both this one and <A HREF="http://seul-le-cinema.blogspot.com/2007/10/1023-safe-fear-of-fear.html" REL="nofollow">Safe</A>, I've now got all the rest of his films right at the top of my viewing list. <BR/><BR/>I'm going to keep trying to maintain a near-daily posting schedule here, because IEd Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-25555443318374840922007-11-28T13:00:00.000-05:002007-11-28T13:00:00.000-05:00Ed, that's a fantastic post. I'm seeing the film e...Ed, that's a fantastic post. I'm seeing the film either tonight or on Friday. I really admire Haynes' work and it sounds like I'm Not There will be wonderfully confounding.<BR/><BR/>Also, I am having trouble reading your posts before a new one comes up...where do you find the time? In all seriousness, keep it up.Chet Mellemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17547986971813920497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-3931630313915207262007-11-28T11:47:00.000-05:002007-11-28T11:47:00.000-05:00Thanks, Ed.It's pretty clear that Todd has fulfill...Thanks, Ed.<BR/><BR/>It's pretty clear that Todd has fulfilled his goal of making a picture whose "meaning" everyone will argue about -- just like they did with movies of the 60's.DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-66987813738971499142007-11-27T12:06:00.000-05:002007-11-27T12:06:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comments, guys. That's a great inte...Thanks for the comments, guys. That's a great interview, David, I was saving it until after I'd seen the movie so thanks for reminding me about it. I hadn't realized how much the Claire character was based on Suze Rotolo -- she's a semi-distant relative of my girlfriend, so it was very cool to read Haynes' comments on her. <BR/><BR/>And filmbo, I'm glad I've convinced you to go see this -- Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-26900377381219444972007-11-27T10:09:00.000-05:002007-11-27T10:09:00.000-05:00Thanks for the post. I typically don't read your ...Thanks for the post. I typically don't read your reviews before I see the film, but I couldn't resist with Haynes since I was on the fence about seeing it. No longer the case, I'm seeing it tomorrow!Filmbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10856374977796706304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-29143384433175542202007-11-27T09:38:00.000-05:002007-11-27T09:38:00.000-05:00Ed you've absolutely nailed it. Re Godard there's ...Ed you've absolutely nailed it. Re Godard there's a direct quote of the line from <I>Masculin-Feminin</I> about "the film we wished we'd seen."<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.laweekly.com/film+tv/film/todd-haynes-far-from-hollywood/17725/" REL="nofollow">Here's my interview with Todd</A>.DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.com