tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post4476802166598338604..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Synecdoche, New YorkEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-51578306503224645192008-11-17T20:01:00.000-05:002008-11-17T20:01:00.000-05:00First, I responded to you back on your "rant." I f...First, I responded to you back on your "rant." I found some stuff to disagree with you about there now, but you're right that two people can agree on the basic facts about this movie and then come to completely opposite conclusions anyway. It's a very rich film.<BR/><BR/>Re: Wiest, that's an interesting question. I see her as representing the artist's loss of control over his artwork, which is Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-7859047604183465532008-11-17T18:29:00.000-05:002008-11-17T18:29:00.000-05:00Ed: As I was reading this a second time, I kept cu...Ed: As I was reading this a second time, I kept cutting out the lines I agreed with, ready to paste them in here. About halfway through, I stopped. There were too many.<BR/><BR/>No doubt, I'm finding the discussion of "Synecdoche" much more fulfilling than the film. Interesting that you can read <A HREF="http://coolercinema.blogspot.com/2008/11/down-rabbit-hole-synecdoche-new-york.html" REL="Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-46974705213620057822008-11-17T13:30:00.000-05:002008-11-17T13:30:00.000-05:00Ed, this is an excellent, insightful review. Thank...Ed, this is an excellent, insightful review. Thank you for expressing many of the feelings I had watching the film and the thoughts I've had since but that I've been unable, somehow, to put into words.<BR/><BR/>It's my first visit to your site. I'll be back.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735634558776498316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-41030109530563015932008-11-16T19:56:00.000-05:002008-11-16T19:56:00.000-05:00Speaking of metafiction, I'm wondering if you've h...Speaking of metafiction, I'm wondering if you've heard about the recent film, JCVD. It's about Jean-Claude Van Damme playing himself. It's interesting and I can say I honestly wasn't expecting what it ended up being. According to the director, one of his influences is Godard and it really shows here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com