tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post5105906604345483500..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: THE REDEFINING OF TARDY: Dennis Sheepishly Submits His Answers to Professor Russell Johnson's Holiday Movie Quiz (PART ONE!)Dennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-4716686694125159932010-04-14T22:01:42.887-07:002010-04-14T22:01:42.887-07:00MAB: Stand your ground, damn you! Admit it-- you l...MAB: Stand your ground, damn you! Admit it-- you loved <i>Clerks 2</i>! :)<br /><br />Rob: I look forward to the day when we can see <i>Speed Racer</i> on the big screen once again, which will undoubtedly coincide with a day when more than just a few of us see this movie for what it is.Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-16398280418723688892010-04-14T19:41:03.292-07:002010-04-14T19:41:03.292-07:00Is it sad that I can recognize, with near absolute...Is it sad that I can recognize, with near absolute precision, where any screen cap from Speed Racer originates in the film? It's as great a film as Blade Runner, and its day will come.rob humanickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393593631883026810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-25834142463045288482010-04-14T18:02:52.333-07:002010-04-14T18:02:52.333-07:00I was just teasing you. I thought my comment was f...I was just teasing you. I thought my comment was funny...! But now you're really seeming like a Shickel..!The Mysterious Ad[ri.an B)e;ta]m.a.x.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14584835204677201232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-73441428184712984732010-04-14T08:58:44.230-07:002010-04-14T08:58:44.230-07:00Joe: Maybe it was just because, even as a tiny lit...Joe: Maybe it was just because, even as a tiny little pre-confirmed Catholic, I still didn't know what the big deal was with all the black smoke and everything. Maybe I <i>should</i> give it another try. Oh, TCM!<br /><br />JAFB: [ Sinister Cackling ] Yet another lured into my trap! I know this is a virtual impossibility, but if it ever shows up on the big screen, see it. If not, make it the biggest HDTV you can find!<br /><br />MAB: I won't cop (out) to your accusation. If I'd said Kevin Smith's films were bad because he smoked too much (reefer and ciggies) or because he was too fat and the burger grease was clouding his judgment, then maybe... And though I dread going back to see them for fear my repulsion at what what Brian accurately describes as his rampant Lonesome Rhodesesque ego might curdle what I initially found appealing about them, I'm not suggesting that the old movies have been a priori ruined for me. (I do worry most about <i>Dogma</i>, which actually meant something to me.) I think it's fair to report that his past few movies have been duds on a level of desperation to match the fever of his relentless self-promotion, and on that basis I have lost all interest in him as a filmmaker. I also think if he's interested in doing anything other than further navel gazing, he ought to try to film other people's scripts more often. This to you is on the level of Schickel's nasty dismissal of Altman's entire career, a filmmaker who, by the way, is a degree or two more accomplished and significant than Smith?Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-62846002933341361052010-04-13T23:54:34.336-07:002010-04-13T23:54:34.336-07:00Dude, I think you just Shickeled Kevin Smith. sham...Dude, I think you just Shickeled Kevin Smith. shame on u!The Mysterious Ad[ri.an B)e;ta]m.a.x.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14584835204677201232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-21893268445383160462010-04-11T21:14:44.066-07:002010-04-11T21:14:44.066-07:00Terrific quiz and even better answers. With the am...Terrific quiz and even better answers. With the amount of support you've been consistently giving to Speed Racer, I think my resistance is going to break down...<br /><br />Thanks and Cheers!Just Another Film Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880550053788464732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-36559219053683717872010-04-10T19:41:04.594-07:002010-04-10T19:41:04.594-07:00I've been a bit tardy too; I just caught up wi...I've been a bit tardy too; I just caught up with a couple of quizzes from months ago. I posted answers <a href="http://harpo84.blogspot.com/2010/04/return-of-slifr-quiz.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://harpo84.blogspot.com/2010/04/another-slifr-quiz.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.The Wrong Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525871621986041165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-62142580614463801242010-04-09T17:39:42.041-07:002010-04-09T17:39:42.041-07:00I don't know what this says about me, but I sa...I don't know what this says about me, but I sat through THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN twice as a kid of ten!!!<br /><br />Once with my parents when it came to the first run neighborhood theaters and later at the "last run" theater for fifty cents. <br /><br />By then the print was in horrible shape, and the film felt much shorter.Joe Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11960803506051969149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-68956194490583258272010-04-07T15:40:05.360-07:002010-04-07T15:40:05.360-07:00Dennis, I chose Mintz-Plasse, too. We can stand in...Dennis, I chose Mintz-Plasse, too. We can stand in the corner and make fun of Greg together.<br /><br />I also second, third, fourth, google your choice of Kevin Smith as the fallen idol. Those early films are so good, and now he's such an obnoxious, hipster doofus. It's like he's a slacker Lonesome Rhodes-- using the everyman schtick to cover up the monsterous ego.<br /><br />And hooray for Gordon Willis, the man I'm convinced is the most important figure in 1970s American cinema. The stuff is simply overpowering.Brian Doanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903729233401672600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-46783380524012357002010-04-07T10:34:23.098-07:002010-04-07T10:34:23.098-07:00"The Shoes of the Fisherman" isn't a..."The Shoes of the Fisherman" isn't all that terrible. A bit thin and longish. But then I'm a sucker for vaguely prophetic political thrillers where the hero is the Pope. <br /><br />Considering the news, however, I don't think they'll be remaking this one any time soon, or ever.Bob Westalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515868620255715845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-5333037308273371352010-04-07T08:06:12.248-07:002010-04-07T08:06:12.248-07:00What fun! And thank you for including that still f...What fun! And thank you for including that still from The Green Slime. The opening theme is one of my favorite childhood memories (from The 4:30 Movie): "Would you believe it's on your head? Will you believe it when you're dead?!"Schloofyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11090569926586749001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-47800686465926437892010-04-07T07:33:44.769-07:002010-04-07T07:33:44.769-07:00Dennis, in case you're curious, Maury Chaykin ...Dennis, in case you're curious, Maury Chaykin has a response for you at the bottom of my latest post <a href="http://cinemastyles.blogspot.com/2010/04/return-of-native-cinephile.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-20297625541628525682010-04-06T23:42:29.147-07:002010-04-06T23:42:29.147-07:00Goddamn it, I knew I was going to get roasted for ...Goddamn it, I knew I was going to get roasted for my Deezen dis! Greg, I too am speechless and somewhat embarrassed, like a heartless, humiliated traitor. Mr. Peel, your quoting of that line makes me feel like there really was no other answer. And the way he examines that shotgun on the Ferris wheel with Murray Hamilton oughta be worth something too. What the hell's wrong with me?<br /><br />Peter: My eyes will be wide open for more <i>Coffee</i>. There is a Japanese Film Festival coming to the New Beverly Cinema this month. It's a brief engagement-- three days at the most, I think-- but I'll make sure to compare your notes against their schedule, and if they match up at all, your insight will definitely be even more appreciated.<br /><br />(And yeah, I think subconsciously I was trying to make up for having not written anything for a week and a half...)Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-41779725893997255212010-04-06T22:41:40.647-07:002010-04-06T22:41:40.647-07:00"Dangerous? Why, this isn't dangerous! I&..."Dangerous? Why, this isn't dangerous! I'll tell you what's dangerous! The time I got thrown off the Long Island Railroad. Now, that was dangerous!"<br /><br />I rest my case. When that McLovin dude goes up against Dick Miller then we can talk.Mr. Peel aka Peter Avellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553482286909862975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-76653432695036297752010-04-06T20:40:33.555-07:002010-04-06T20:40:33.555-07:00You didn't pick Eddie Deezen. I don't wha...You didn't pick Eddie Deezen. I don't what to say. I'm crestfallen. I mean, it's Eddie Deezen. And you didn't pick him. <br /><br />My world has officially crumbled.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-13043166929763468862010-04-06T20:30:37.720-07:002010-04-06T20:30:37.720-07:00I actually kind of liked Wild at Heart but I think...I actually kind of liked <i>Wild at Heart</i> but I think <i>Lost Highway</i> is even worse now than it was a dozen years ago.Blaurichehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156018370991860571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-71629473212929793882010-04-06T18:42:21.332-07:002010-04-06T18:42:21.332-07:00I liked My Son, My Son etc., but I agree 100% on W...I liked My Son, My Son etc., but I agree 100% on Wild at Heart as the runt of Lynch's cinematic litter. And it's the one that got him the Palme d'Or!Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722180261798235298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-41180311371121449292010-04-06T17:46:00.906-07:002010-04-06T17:46:00.906-07:00Keep your eye on my place for the next few days as...Keep your eye on my place for the next few days as I cover several films, mostly by Mikio Naruse, at the Japanese Film Festival here in Denver. I'm also set to see <b>Hausu</b> in 35mm.<br /><br />And boy, are your answers long!Peter Nellhaushttp://www.coffeecoffeeandmorecoffee.comnoreply@blogger.com