tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post7997620389488248902..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: My 2010 In Culture, Part I: FilmEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-67734979372531043052011-01-14T14:01:18.803-05:002011-01-14T14:01:18.803-05:00this is really great! nIce work!this is really great! nIce work!Adrian Mendizabalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627346620368062069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-15778092310284660192011-01-12T12:03:55.465-05:002011-01-12T12:03:55.465-05:00Thanks a lot, Simon and John.
Hawks' way of ...Thanks a lot, Simon and John. <br /><br />Hawks' way of capturing the casual camaraderie between people is probably my favorite aspect of his cinema. He always had such a good feel for the way people interact. It's what makes his films so much fun.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-71975829003444545932011-01-12T09:02:02.789-05:002011-01-12T09:02:02.789-05:00Ed, I love your use of “hangout movie” to describe...Ed, I love your use of “hangout movie” to describe “El Doraldo” (and Rio Bravo) where guys (and women) enjoy each other’s company and verbal exchanges. The camaraderie convinces you that these people really like each other. Hawks always had a approach in creating this kind of atmosphere.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808503055317962289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-56242058285887698252011-01-10T19:20:14.921-05:002011-01-10T19:20:14.921-05:00You always manage to describe movies the best. Es...You always manage to describe movies the best. Especially Irma Vep.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085105568601878075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-49206992820167913662011-01-10T13:27:08.480-05:002011-01-10T13:27:08.480-05:00Thanks, Sam, glad my list overlaps with some favor...Thanks, Sam, glad my list overlaps with some favorites of yours.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-47595875775838497852011-01-10T12:21:03.393-05:002011-01-10T12:21:03.393-05:00Yes it's reality rather than fantasy, but ther...Yes it's reality rather than fantasy, but there's this same sense of chance connection between Reinette and Mirabelle as there is between Celine and Julie. This sort of cross-polination is hardly surprsing as Rivette and Rohmer were frends and colleagues. In fact Rohmer plays the key role of the Balzac expert who Leaud goes to for advice in <i>Out 1</i>.DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-75571163358081948042011-01-10T11:55:26.366-05:002011-01-10T11:55:26.366-05:00Marvelous and engaging lead-in to this magnificent...Marvelous and engaging lead-in to this magnificent presentation, a real celebration of cinema as art.<br /><br />While I guess it will take me some time to join in with THE SOCIAL NETWORK, I still found much there deserving of adulation.<br /><br />I am thrilled to see:<br /><br />Carlos<br />I Was Born....But<br />Joan the Maid (parts 1 & 2)<br />The Lady Eve<br />Peeping Tom<br />Syndromes Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-59589345192341655942011-01-10T11:37:44.363-05:002011-01-10T11:37:44.363-05:00David, I made that same Rivette comparison in my o...David, I made that same Rivette comparison in my original review. It's got the same playful spirit, though grounded in prosaic reality rather than magic and artifice.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-82756360342530930862011-01-10T11:24:44.489-05:002011-01-10T11:24:44.489-05:00In some ways it's Rohmer's version of Celi...In some ways it's Rohmer's version of <i>Celine and Julie Go Boating</i>. And it features my favorite Fabrice Lucchini performance to date. <br /><br />Rohmer went on to write a stage play for Jessica Ford. As far as I know it's never been perfomed outside of France.DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-37595902538188832032011-01-10T09:50:07.654-05:002011-01-10T09:50:07.654-05:00Thanks a lot, Girish!
David, totally agreed about...Thanks a lot, Girish!<br /><br />David, totally agreed about the Rohmer, it's one of my favorites of his now, and it's really a shame it's so obscure. Basically, most of his films that don't fall into one of his three cycles don't get the attention they deserve.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-85963250872828102802011-01-10T09:35:27.241-05:002011-01-10T09:35:27.241-05:00So glad you've caught up wiht Four Adventures ...So glad you've caught up wiht <i>Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabeel</i> It's one of Rohmer's loveliest films, and barely known to most people.DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-61491785685338523132011-01-10T09:30:40.450-05:002011-01-10T09:30:40.450-05:00Great, thought-provoking list and comments, Ed: th...Great, thought-provoking list and comments, Ed: thank you!girishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05079328617099035797noreply@blogger.com