tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post113315416090880005..comments2024-02-23T05:17:08.682-05:00Comments on The Film Freak Central Blog: Notes from the TrenchesBill Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133816371013973252005-12-05T15:59:00.000-05:002005-12-05T15:59:00.000-05:00Walter-Don't know if you're still checking this th...Walter-<BR/><BR/>Don't know if you're still checking this thread but I'm curious what you think about Berardinelli's comment from his <I>Memoirs</I> review. In an effort to keep from decontextualizing his sentence, I'll say that he was talking primarily about box office implications:<BR/><BR/>"Three of the major actresses - Ziyi Zhang (Chinese), Gong Li (Chinese), and Michelle Yeoh (Malaysian) -Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433043970633780500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133417255449701382005-12-01T01:07:00.000-05:002005-12-01T01:07:00.000-05:00Carl - Too true. Ditto racial mutt Keanu Reeves a...Carl - <BR/><BR/>Too true. Ditto racial mutt Keanu Reeves and human beingness.Walter_Chawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314737706201691225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133416579154074292005-12-01T00:56:00.000-05:002005-12-01T00:56:00.000-05:00Walter,I thought the same thing about Takeshi Kane...Walter,<BR/><BR/>I thought the same thing about Takeshi Kaneshiro (from HoFD) at first, but it turns out that one of his parents was Japanese, the other was Taiwanese (the place of his birth and upbringing). Seems he acts in Japanese, Mandarin and even Cantonese (see <I>Chungking Express</I>), and is pretty popular everywhere. Guess that means that he's "passing" almost all the time, since I Carl Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844566112033689884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133414987339411432005-12-01T00:29:00.000-05:002005-12-01T00:29:00.000-05:00HA - unfortunately, the "hot oral sex" is given to...HA - unfortunately, the "hot oral sex" is given to her inner thigh - but with the zoom function on your DVD you can catch a glimpse of Dave Matthews' "the world". Not that I'm that pathetic or anyth. . . oh, what the hell, yes I am.<BR/><BR/>I think the first blurb I got was for some release of <I>Frailty</I> or some release of <I>Last Life in the Universe</I>, but can't find verification of Walter_Chawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314737706201691225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133409853273920562005-11-30T23:04:00.000-05:002005-11-30T23:04:00.000-05:00Mention "D'Abo" and "hot oral sex" in the same pos...Mention "D'Abo" and "hot oral sex" in the same post, and I'm off to Netflix ... only to find that Netflix has no idea what I'm talking about. Drat.Jefferson Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356665406917571985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133394531891189752005-11-30T18:48:00.000-05:002005-11-30T18:48:00.000-05:00Has anyone here seen Darkness? It's the one or tw...Has anyone here seen <I>Darkness</I>? It's the one or two Paquin films that I've missed and I realize now that I'm curious about it.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, ignorance is at the root of all these "overreacting" comments - and it's not me sitting here saying that they're not over-reacting - just me sitting here saying that if I can't make that judgment, you can't either, kemosabe. The trickiest part aboutWalter_Chawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314737706201691225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133392303814290862005-11-30T18:11:00.000-05:002005-11-30T18:11:00.000-05:00I sympathize Nate, I did a post-grad year in scrip...I sympathize Nate, I did a post-grad year in script writing with (among others) a writer who I had admired for years--who's penchant for Jew bashing and calling the female students "Sweetheart" and "honey" created quite an existential dillema (for a spoiled goof living off of student loans anyways--damn my youthful naivete)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133389367730117712005-11-30T17:22:00.000-05:002005-11-30T17:22:00.000-05:00You can't possibly have every cute Canadian actres...You can't possibly have <I>every</I> cute Canadian actress all to yourself, Bill.Jefferson Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356665406917571985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133389037540681572005-11-30T17:17:00.000-05:002005-11-30T17:17:00.000-05:00Walter-I should note that the professor in questio...Walter-<BR/><BR/>I should note that the professor in question is a famous production designer who, among many huge hits, designed one of my very favorite films. But he's a dipshit and a terrible teacher (for this particular class, anyway) and seems to have learned everything he knows from the the misogynistic/homophobic/racist "Old Hollywood" of the 60s. I wouldn't mind so much if he weren't soNatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433043970633780500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133388880090329922005-11-30T17:14:00.000-05:002005-11-30T17:14:00.000-05:00Okay, Jefferson, you've crossed a line: back away ...Okay, Jefferson, you've crossed a line: back away from the Paquin before this gets violent.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133388667772829622005-11-30T17:11:00.000-05:002005-11-30T17:11:00.000-05:00Walter: Don't you know that if a tragedy happens t...Walter: Don't you know that if a tragedy happens to somebody other than Americans, it isn't a tragedy? That's why 9/11 CHANGED EVERYTHING.<BR/><BR/>I just read the Armond White piece referred to above by James Allen. Although I'm not familiar with White's other work, and I haven't seen all the films he's angry about, I have to say it reads like a bucket of bile chucked in the wrong direction. Jefferson Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356665406917571985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133382632213980242005-11-30T15:30:00.000-05:002005-11-30T15:30:00.000-05:00I think I'll have to agree with ebert on "the Alam...I think I'll have to agree with ebert on "the Alamo". John Lee Hancock is fairly under-rated director. I love "the Rookie" too. For me, "The Alamo" was again about mythifing the demythification of what happened at the Alamo. Yes, it was compromised a bit, probably under studio pressure, but it certainly was highly under-rated.Hollow Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027400445729272871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133379424339205642005-11-30T14:37:00.000-05:002005-11-30T14:37:00.000-05:00Nate:I wonder if your professor would have said th...Nate:<BR/>I wonder if your professor would have said that to my slant-eyed, over-reacting, yellow mug? It's ignorance, you know, the jackass has no idea how deep the resentments lie in our respective cultures. Centuries-old hatreds and prejudices with this modern atrocity - unacknowledged by one side (and said side's American post-war allies - talk about guilt complexes for Christ's sake) - Walter_Chawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314737706201691225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133375485041832752005-11-30T13:31:00.000-05:002005-11-30T13:31:00.000-05:00Yeah, from what I've heard, Tucker plans to secula...Yeah, from what I've heard, Tucker plans to secularize the hell out of it. BTW Nate, I think everybody is being contracted for three films, but New Line isn't going the Rings route of shooting them back-to-back in case the first one's a mutt.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133373063807459772005-11-30T12:51:00.000-05:002005-11-30T12:51:00.000-05:00The last I heard about His Dark Materials all over...The last I heard about <I>His Dark Materials</I> all overt references to god and religion had been removed from the screenplay by Chris Weitz before he decided he wasn't up to directing it. No real references for it anymore, but I understood from <I>whatever</I> that is still, by and large, the Plan. Which makes me wonder what the goddamn point is.<BR/><BR/>I guess only time will tell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133370256992337092005-11-30T12:04:00.000-05:002005-11-30T12:04:00.000-05:00Interesting piece on Ebert—I’ve never read anythin...Interesting piece on Ebert—I’ve never read anything before which outlined his problems with alcohol—a conclusion I’d reached years ago simply by reading his reviews of Leaving Las Vegas, Sideways and more recently, Duane Hopwood. The article neatly encapsulates the roots of his mainstream appeal, and my own disenchantment with the type of lazy, pop-journalism in which he specializes. I was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133367425777682502005-11-30T11:17:00.000-05:002005-11-30T11:17:00.000-05:00Bill-I didn't realize "His Dark Materials" already...Bill-<BR/><BR/>I didn't realize "His Dark <BR/>Materials" already has a director attached - any word on whether they're going to stick to the three film plan? Even with Tucker at the helm, my expectations are sky high - I absolutely adore those books.<BR/><BR/>Walter-<BR/><BR/>I got into a "discussion" yesterday with a professor; he was pimping out <I>Memoirs of a Geisha</I> for some unknown Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433043970633780500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133337627742827082005-11-30T03:00:00.001-05:002005-11-30T03:00:00.001-05:00Interesting piece on Ebert - and sad, a little. I...Interesting piece on Ebert - and sad, a little. It made me blue in a lot of complex, mostly selfish, ways. The dismissal of <I>Just Friends</I> is unforgivable and snobbish in the worst, most close-minded, sense of the term. Off to soak my head in grain alcohol and lithium.Walter_Chawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314737706201691225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133337626371545052005-11-30T03:00:00.000-05:002005-11-30T03:00:00.000-05:00None too excited about "His Dark Materials" only b...None too excited about "His Dark Materials" only because Anand "I Overdirected <I>Shopgirl</I>" Tucker is at the helm. It all comes down to the screenplay at this point.<BR/><BR/>The <I>Xtro</I> flashback reminds me of a debate regularly held in the cafeteria over whether Olivia or Myryam was the hotter D'Abo. I kinda prefer Olivia, who still looks great if my recent channel-surfing past one of Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133337212878373612005-11-30T02:53:00.000-05:002005-11-30T02:53:00.000-05:00Jack:Thanks for the thoughts on literary epics - a...Jack:<BR/>Thanks for the thoughts on literary epics - agreed on Auels "Clan" novels - has anyone read Phillip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy? I think that it might have a movie deal already and I've only ever heard interesting things about it. I'd love to see a <B>Neuromancer</B> series dedicated to William Gibson's stuff - or a proper treatment of Phil K. Dick's <B>Man from High CastleWalter_Chawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314737706201691225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133328434883538922005-11-30T00:27:00.000-05:002005-11-30T00:27:00.000-05:00Anonymous wrote:How does FFC make most of its inco...Anonymous wrote:<BR/><I>How does FFC make most of its income? </I><BR/><BR/>Good question. Although I have absolutely no direct connection to FFC, I can only assume that Walt et al run a rather diabolical cyber prostition ring. Mr. Chaw is apparently a very charasmatic figure as it pertains to this site, and all those who work for the site are required to have sex with him on demand.<BR/><BR/>James Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964207789326645793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133326484444252912005-11-29T23:54:00.000-05:002005-11-29T23:54:00.000-05:00FFC's reader mail is impossible to satirize. Remem...FFC's reader mail is impossible to satirize. Remember the AOTC letter that began "Chaw? You wish!" and ended "Love Always, Yo Bitch Mama Who Hates You". Or the one on "Batman Returns" (meaning Batman Begins) that informed Walter that Chaw is not an American name and he's going to be reported to the FBI. Or the letter about that futuristic movie, Entropy was it?, that claimed that review "licked Alex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133321508997083622005-11-29T22:31:00.000-05:002005-11-29T22:31:00.000-05:00you guys seem quiet experienced with this shit.you guys seem quiet experienced with this shit.Hollow Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027400445729272871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133316523817337632005-11-29T21:08:00.000-05:002005-11-29T21:08:00.000-05:00That's fucking hillarious, Dave.That's fucking hillarious, Dave.Hollow Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027400445729272871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1133310706509954302005-11-29T19:31:00.000-05:002005-11-29T19:31:00.000-05:00Reader Mail? Why didn't you say so?Dear Film Freak...Reader Mail? Why didn't you say so?<BR/><BR/>Dear Film Freak Central:<BR/><BR/>I took grate offends to your review of DOOM. Obviously, you don't have no good idea of what a good movie is. Or, maybe you are just ignorent. DOOM made sixteen million dollars at the box office so you are obvieusly jealous of Vin Dielsel and only wish you could make a good movie as good as this is. Maybye, you are justAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com