tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post7424512354835146758..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: IN A BLUE MOODDennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-16334811804306131242014-02-20T19:09:12.599-08:002014-02-20T19:09:12.599-08:00I laughed, @ BJ, when no one else did. The sincer...I laughed, @ BJ, when no one else did. The sincerity of upper class self-praise 'tis most drolly entertaining, to a point. https://www.blogger.com/profile/03037704048671379868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-77673312128378921262014-02-19T20:58:12.873-08:002014-02-19T20:58:12.873-08:00The only interesting aspect to Blue Jasmine for me...The only interesting aspect to Blue Jasmine for me (other than the dual games of "Spot the Location" and "Hey, I Was Just There!") was that I found it interesting to see what "Streetcar" would be like with an unsympathetic Blanche.<br /><br />As for "In a World," I have no plans to see it. There was just something about the hype that really turned me off to it; well, that and Ms. Bell.<br />Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14383234713692495686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-49756836561720870582014-02-10T17:59:34.012-08:002014-02-10T17:59:34.012-08:00I liked IN A WORLD... very much, partly because I&...I liked IN A WORLD... very much, partly because I've been there. During my time at Sony, I was making trailers for some of my reissues and uplift releases, and twice I wanted to use women as voice-overs. You would not believe the shit they gave me about this. I did prevail, but they then actually went to the expense of doing second versions with men reading the same copy (which, having be written for women, sounded especially dopey). Needless to say, both of mine turned out wonderfully, but alas, while the one for WASABI did make it to the DVD and can be viewed on YouTube, the one for THE SEA IS WATCHING did not.mike schlesingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-4282773680561302052014-01-30T14:02:40.101-08:002014-01-30T14:02:40.101-08:00Agreed that "Blue Jasmine" is severely u...Agreed that "Blue Jasmine" is severely undercooked, although Blanchett and even Clay eased the pain of the proceedings for me. I do think Woody has made a couple of interesting, even good dramas in recent years ("Matchpoint" and the underrated "Cassandra's Dream"), but his comedies are weak. "Blue Jasmine" straddles the line between comedy and drama, but balance is rarely achieved.<br /><br />I'm more disappointed by your underwhelmed reaction to "In a World," a film I have a great deal of goodwill toward. I found it consistently amusing, even sweet. The movie didn't make my year-end best list, but I have a feeling time may be kind to it.Christiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-72323226912073865592014-01-30T05:50:16.949-08:002014-01-30T05:50:16.949-08:00Hi Dennis, first-time commenter.
"[D]ispirit...Hi Dennis, first-time commenter.<br /><br />"[D]ispiriting inability to create the illusion of understanding how the real world works"<br /><br />Precisely. From the reviews, I expected a lot of this film. I thought it was genuinely bad, despite all of the A-list players who showed up. Funnily enough, my favorite performance was Dice Clay's, and I'm not a Dice Clay fan at all. Maybe because he lent just a touch of reality to the proceedings, somehow. Louis C.K. wasn't on screen enough to affect the goings-on either way. <br /><br />Your conclusion is very moving. I think if filmmakers and critics settle for less continually, that's all we'll ever get. I do think that great films are still being made, but if the majority of high-profile critics fawn over the likes of "Blue Jasmine," even the thinking and feeling filmgoers out there will no longer trust those critics' judgment. That's why, more and more, I come to the independent film blogs like yours first and leave the MSM reviews for later.<br /><br />I appreciate that you spoke so eloquently on the bigger issue around this rotten apple. Someday I hope to chime in on a post of yours on a film I liked - there have been many such posts already. testingwithfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03038810305314082088noreply@blogger.com