... It would be interesting to see how Jane Smiley handled it all. If there isn't a literary precedent, it certainly was a big step to insert Leary so much...
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Dan Sallitt
sallitt1
Aug 7, 2003 12:46 am
... Don't know if you saw the post on That Other List, but: apparently the Denis Leary character existed in the book, but had a much smaller role and didn't...
933
Joseph Kaufman
joka13us
Aug 7, 2003 1:05 am
... Gurdjieff referred to "wiseacring for the swing of thought," too much wiseacring *not* being a good thing. -- - Joe Kaufman [Non-text portions of this...
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Joseph Kaufman
joka13us
Aug 7, 2003 1:17 am
... Only after the fact. -- - Joe Kaufman [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Dan Sallitt
sallitt1
Aug 7, 2003 2:51 am
... Sure, and probably most people would agree that that's a good thing. ... Do you mean that you recognize the morality of the author, but not to the credit...
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Tag Gallagher
tagtagta
Aug 7, 2003 3:15 am
Thanks, Peter. No, I don't have any ideas about McCarey's use of names. I know next to nothing about his personal life. On the other hand, I know a lot about...
937
Tag Gallagher
tagtagta
Aug 7, 2003 3:49 am
I don't understand the inordinate enthusiasm for Natalka. It's a nice movie, but it's obvious that Ulmer directed only parts of it, and not very well, if...
938
jaketwilson
Aug 7, 2003 3:52 am
... filmmaking elements that temporarily erase the viewer's awareness that he or she is watching fiction instead of real life! So it bears ... instance, some...
939
Tag Gallagher
tagtagta
Aug 7, 2003 3:59 am
I adore both WAR AND PEACE and AN AMERICAN ROMANCE. As we know from Vidor's book, MGM cut out half an hour from the latter movie after release, and Vidor quit...
940
jaketwilson
Aug 7, 2003 4:02 am
"The sentimental against the rational, the intuitive against the inductive, the ornamental against the useful, the intense against the tranquil, the romantic...
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Tag Gallagher
tagtagta
Aug 7, 2003 4:13 am
For the record, Ford did not spend three years on Vietnam, Vietnam. He did not direct the film. He was not present when it was shot. His input came during...
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Paul Gallagher
pcg
Aug 7, 2003 4:20 am
... dumb ... to ... The apostrophe usually shows up when the name is romanized in French texts: "La Vie d'O'Haru, femme galante." I've also seen "O-haru." My ...
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Dan Sallitt
sallitt1
Aug 7, 2003 4:44 am
... This guy is pretty cool. I hope he got his wish. ... Well, they're different in how they're rendered, but I wonder if that's crucial. You can argue that...
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Fred Camper
fredcamper
Aug 7, 2003 4:51 am
Thanks, Paul; I probably did get the apostrophe from somewhere; I did try to get through Mizoguchi's scriptwriter's reminiscences in Cahiers. But as long as...
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Fred Camper
fredcamper
Aug 7, 2003 4:54 am
Well, I'm sure you're right Ford didn't direct it, and it certainly doesn't look like anything he did direct. But he did put his name on it. And I think you...
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Tag Gallagher
tagtagta
Aug 7, 2003 6:23 am
... it. Yes, and to his lasting shame. And which tends unfortunately to make Ford bashers feel comfy and secure. What I gathered from people at the USIA is...
947
hotlove666
Aug 7, 2003 7:02 am
... embodied ... I am in pretty close agreement with Preminger's morality, as expressed in In Harm's Way, for historical reasons: It's of my era in human...
948
ptonguette@...
peter_tonguette
Aug 7, 2003 8:03 am
The stack of posts to respond to grows but higher... A few quick comments. I think this discussion is related to the one we touched on a few days ago about how...
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Yoel Meranda
ymeranda
Aug 7, 2003 12:36 pm
about morality... In his book "Notes et Contre-Notes", Ionesco (who is one of my favorite artists) makes his case for an amoral look at art. He is mainly angry...
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Tag Gallagher
tagtagta
Aug 7, 2003 12:56 pm
... Sarris may have coined the term "auteur theory" but auteurism has a flourishing record both in American and French film criticism from the teens all...
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Tag Gallagher
tagtagta
Aug 7, 2003 1:04 pm
... wrote: Giulia d'Agnolo Vallan is preparing a complete retrospective ... I caution all on this group against getting involved with this organization, unless...
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George Robinson
grcomm
Aug 7, 2003 2:07 pm
Oooh, sounds like a fun experience. g Alas, where is human nature so weak as in a bookstore? -Henry Ward Beecher ... From: Tag Gallagher To:...
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Dan Sallitt
sallitt1
Aug 7, 2003 3:10 pm
... Hello, Tag - welcome. The exaltation of the director is certainly not new to auteurism. In the American press, at least, you can see the fascination with...
954
Dan Sallitt
sallitt1
Aug 7, 2003 3:28 pm
... I am concerned that my position might be misunderstood, because the arguments that you put forth aren't anything I'd disagree with. It wasn't me who...
955
hotlove666
Aug 7, 2003 4:04 pm
If we agree, we agree. I can't recall ever having been bothered by something that was said or "demonstrated" in a film I liked. I often see dumb or destructive...
956
Zach Campbell
rashomon82
Aug 7, 2003 4:05 pm
... The 'personal-impersonal' distinction is more an intuitive one that I have and is not something I've ever tried to define even to myself before now, and...
957
hotlove666
Aug 7, 2003 4:05 pm
My experiences with Torino have all been good. Perhaps Tag should elaborate on his if he wants the group to embargo that useful festival....
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Tag Gallagher
tagtagta
Aug 7, 2003 4:32 pm
Dan, I wasn't referring to exaltation or publicity given star directors, but rather to the notion that the director was the prime creative/artistic responsible...
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vincent lobrutto
vincentlobrutto
Aug 7, 2003 4:54 pm
Tag Gallagher wrote" Antonioni is a good example of this kind of snobbery. He was revered as long as he remained incomprehensible to most people; as soon as he...
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Dan Sallitt
sallitt1
Aug 7, 2003 4:57 pm
... There was a list of respectable French directors that Truffaut dissed in his "A Certain Tendency" article, and a list of Cahiers-favored directors that he...
