Integrity is for scientists, I'm in the Humanities. Please answer them as openly
as you wish: sway each other's answers, mock the weak, apply blankets of praise
upon others, destroy any semblance of delusionally imagined control.

I must warn you, I am in the final stages of the project, so no guarantee that
anything will be included in the project at this stage, but I would like to
expand the project in the near future, so who know...

Thanks for the excitement, Matt.

-C

PS. In case you are interested, the other films being analyzed are LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS (1981), HALF-COCKED (1995), and HEDWIG AND THE
ANGRY INCH (2001).

--- In ILoveIshtar@yahoogroups.com, matt love <mattlove1@...> wrote:
>
> What an excellent project, and what a great set of questions. Would it
> be very interesting to see people's answers here. Would it damage the
> academic integrity of your project if people answered the questions
> here, online (perhaps influencing each other by being able to see what
> other people were saying).
>
> I've shied away from dealing with some of these questions here on the
> list - I see this movie as profoundly political, others see it as a
> harmless romp - and I didn't want to disrupt the friendly solidarity
> of the group... but since things have been so quiet here for so long,
> maybe it would be worth risking shaking things up a bit.
>
> What do you think, Colin, and everyone else?
>
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 7:55 AM, cccooollliiinnn@...
> <cccooollliiinnn@...> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I'm writing my doctoral dissertation about fictional depictions of amateur
> > musicians in film and one of my chapters is on ISHTAR.
> >
> > If anyone feels moved to do so, I'd love to get some thoughts.
> >
> > Here are a few simple questions. You can respond to the whole group or just
> > forward me the answers at cccooollliiinnn@... or
> > colinhelb@...
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Colin
> >
> > THE QUESTIONS:
> >
> > 1. When and how did you come across the film? Where you a fan as a child?
> >
> > 2. Are you a musician or songwriter?
> >
> > 3. Have you ever had contact with Elaine May, Beatty, Hoffman, Grodin, or
> > Paul Williams?
> >
> > 4. Why do you believe the film is an important film?
> >
> > 5. Is the film good?
> >
> > 6. Why was the film so maligned?
> >
> > 7. Do you have a copy of it (on VHS, taped off TV, or a Region 2 DVD)?
> >
> > 8. Favorite song? Why?
> >
> > 9. Have you seen Mikey and Nicky, A New Leaf, or The Heartbreak Kid?
> > Thoughts on those films?
> >
> > 10. In your opinion, why is the film STILL unavailable on a Region 1 DVD?
> >
> > Thanks again!
> >
> >
>
>
>
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