tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post116264357333413142..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Neo PortraitureNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162938637074706882006-11-07T17:30:00.000-05:002006-11-07T17:30:00.000-05:00ooh, yeah. Fur is likely to stir up disparate resp...ooh, yeah. Fur is likely to stir up disparate responses. it did even in me. I had my own thumbs up thumbs down war.<BR/><BR/>more later.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162938022690815752006-11-07T17:20:00.000-05:002006-11-07T17:20:00.000-05:00Duh, Arbus looked like a WASP. She barely had ANY...Duh, Arbus looked like a WASP. She barely had ANY meat on her save her skin. Talk about bones!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162922231627826692006-11-07T12:57:00.000-05:002006-11-07T12:57:00.000-05:00You want a review of FUR? Here's one:Timid Jewish ...You want a review of FUR? Here's one:<BR/><BR/>Timid Jewish housewife who looks like a WASP meets hirsutically challenged freak with plummy voice and decides to become a REAL photographer. Marital stress and general life chaos ensues. Housewife-cum-artist learns life lessons, albeit quite racy lessons, and reaches epiphany through use of a razor.<BR/><BR/>FUR is a LOT more like those dreaded traditional biopics than you think. It's in its naive development of the Woman Artist Breaking Free From Kitchen Duties (or in this case, holding the flash bag duties), in its creepy attitude to the way in which women come to "assert" themselves, and most strongly in its depiction of Arbus's sexuality, it makes Farah Fawcett Major's THE BURNING BED look wildly progressive. <BR/><BR/>There are more ways to be Just the Same Old Thing than by aping the chronology of a life. FUR manages to find most of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162906307210308842006-11-07T08:31:00.000-05:002006-11-07T08:31:00.000-05:00no, they won't! they nominated her for Birth becau...no, they won't! they nominated her for Birth because despite the many pans it got, it was one of the most discussed that year, especially her performance, they didn't nom her for Dogville did they, despite the year long acclaim?<BR/><BR/>Fur will go the way of Dogville or Portrait of a Lady. No nominations at all unless the Italian go whoop-arse on them then perhaps they will, lol.<BR/><BR/>The award season will find her again and they will want to award her their aunts, lol, when she does another generic or traditional role because despite her back to back noms, including a win, the award season never really features her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162876850258811742006-11-07T00:20:00.000-05:002006-11-07T00:20:00.000-05:00Nicole will get a globe nod for Fur. They nominat...Nicole will get a globe nod for Fur. They nominated her for Birth. They love her. They want her babies. They'll nominate her any way they can.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162845126085618932006-11-06T15:32:00.000-05:002006-11-06T15:32:00.000-05:00Nat, please write a review of Fur. Pleeeeaaaase!Nat, please write a review of Fur. Pleeeeaaaase!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162844858445914312006-11-06T15:27:00.000-05:002006-11-06T15:27:00.000-05:00Nat, have you seen Fur?Nat, have you seen Fur?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162844631670480992006-11-06T15:23:00.000-05:002006-11-06T15:23:00.000-05:00If Nicole Kidman keeps on doing her Births, Furs, ...If Nicole Kidman keeps on doing her Births, Furs, Dogvilles, I will be happy even if she doesn't get another award coming her way. I don't know what it is but these movies are what she is born to do. Whether they fail or succeed, she very much just serves the vision of the director. As Shainberg said in an interview, the one question she asked him was "what do you want?" I just want her to keep this up. She really needs to find an auteur director to stick with. I want to see more of the quiet, subtle, whispery characters she has been giving since Dogville and yet making them all different.<BR/><BR/>I don't think she will feature at all in this award season regarding Fur, not even at the GGs but she will be at the Oscars one way or another with Happy Feet, her narration of God Grew Tired of us and perhaps another narration, I have not Forgotten You (on Simon Weisenthal).<BR/><BR/>As for Hollywood listening, I doubt it. They look to critics to feed them what to do and serve their audience, the critics have panned Marie and will definitely pan Fur, both Variety and Hollywood Reporter have simply called it bad for not showing Arbus's hardship and pain and making her a happy Arbus instead, this will continue I am sure but damn, I will take Fur over Ray and its ilk any day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162786898689018642006-11-05T23:21:00.000-05:002006-11-05T23:21:00.000-05:00amy --the problem isn't the dramatization but the ...amy --the problem isn't the dramatization but the dramatization of the whole -- the reenactment from crib to coffin. it's antidramatic. there's no literary structure, no arc, just a series of highlights in that traditional approach. <BR/><BR/>like 'the greatest hits of... (insert famous person)'<BR/><BR/>so i'm enjoying the current narrowed or fictionalized approachNATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162782269529582962006-11-05T22:04:00.000-05:002006-11-05T22:04:00.000-05:00You didn't mention Last Days.cal rothYou didn't mention Last Days.<BR/><BR/>cal rothAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162724636037797232006-11-05T06:03:00.000-05:002006-11-05T06:03:00.000-05:00Almodovar leads European Film Award Nominations an...Almodovar leads European Film Award Nominations announced yesterday! Cruz nominated as Best Actress, Two nominations for Cillian Murphy.<BR/><BR/>BEST FILM <BR/><BR/>BREAKFAST ON PLUTO; Ireland/UK<BR/>directed by Neil Jordan<BR/>produced by Parallel Film Productions Ltd./Number 9 Films<BR/><BR/>GRBAVICA; Austria/Bosnia-Herzegovina/Germany/Croatia<BR/>directed by Jasmila Zbanic<BR/>produced by coop99 filmproduktion GmbH/Deblokada/Noirfilm/Jadran Film<BR/><BR/>DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (The Lives of Others); Germany<BR/>directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck<BR/>produced by Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion/Bayerischer Rundfunk/ARTE/Creado Film<BR/><BR/>THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO; UK<BR/>directed by Michael Winterbottom & Mat Whitecross<BR/>produced by Revolution Films Ltd.<BR/><BR/>VOLVER; Spain<BR/>directed by Pedro Almodóvar<BR/>produced by El Deseo D.A., S.L.U.<BR/><BR/>THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY; UK/Ireland/Germany/Italy/Spain<BR/>directed by Ken Loach<BR/>produced by Sixteen Films/Matador Pictures/Regent Capital/UK Film Council/Bord Scannán Na Héireann/The Irish Film Board/Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen/Element Films/Bim Distribuzione/EMC Produktion/Tornasol Films/Diaphana Distribution/Pathé Distribution/Cinéart/TV3 Ireland/Film Coopi<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>BEST DIRECTOR <BR/><BR/>Pedro Almodóvar for VOLVER<BR/>Susanne Bier for EFTER BRYLLUPPET (After The Wedding)<BR/>Emanuele Crialese for NUOVOMONDO (Golden Door)<BR/>Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck for DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (The Lives of Others)<BR/>Ken Loach for THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY<BR/>Michael Winterbottom & Mat Whitecross for THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>BEST ACTRESS <BR/>Nathalie Baye in LE PETIT LIEUTENANT<BR/>Penélope Cruz in VOLVER<BR/>Martina Gedeck in DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (The Lives Of Others)<BR/>Sandra Hüller in REQUIEM<BR/>Mirjana Karanovic in GRBAVICA<BR/>Sarah Polley in LA VIDA SECRETA DE LAS PALABRAS (The Secret Life Of Words)<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>BEST ACTOR <BR/>Patrick Chesnais in JE NE SUIS PAS LÀ POUR ÊTRE AIMÉ (Not Here to Be Loved)<BR/>Jesper Christensen in DRABET (Manslaughter)<BR/>Mads Mikkelsen in EFTER BRYLLUPPET (After The Wedding)<BR/>Ulrich Mühe in DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (The Lives Of Others)<BR/>Cillian Murphy in BREAKFAST ON PLUTO & THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY<BR/>Silvio Orlando in IL CAIMANO (The Caiman)<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER <BR/>Barry Ackroyd for THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY<BR/>José Luis Alcaine for VOLVER<BR/>Roman Osin for PRIDE AND PREJUDICE<BR/>Timo Salminen for LAITAKAUPUNGIN VALOT (Lights In The Dusk)<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>BEST SCREENWRITER <BR/>Pedro Almodóvar for VOLVER <BR/>Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck for DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (The Lives Of Others)<BR/>Paul Laverty for THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY<BR/>Corneliu Porumboiu for A FOST SAU N-A FOST (12:08 East Of Bucharest)<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>BEST COMPOSER <BR/>Alberto Iglesias for VOLVER<BR/>Tuomas Kantelinen for ÄIDEISTÄ PARHAIN (Mother of Mine)<BR/>Dario Marianelli for PRIDE AND PREJUDICE<BR/>Gabriel Yared & Stéphane Moucha for DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (The Lives of Others)<BR/><BR/>That's all.<BR/>(dario)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162712041445133602006-11-05T02:34:00.000-05:002006-11-05T02:34:00.000-05:00Well, to be honest, not even the people behind Fur...Well, to be honest, not even the people behind <I>Fur</I> are calling it a biopic, but instead "an imaginary portrait".<BR/><BR/>Obviously though, many detractors of the film will fault it for being exactly what makes it stand out from the back - a non-typical biopic.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162710488544439412006-11-05T02:08:00.000-05:002006-11-05T02:08:00.000-05:00Nat, I find it odd you have problems with biopics ...Nat, I find it odd you have problems with biopics that "dramataize" true lives, but like "Fur" and "Marie Antoinette" which fictionalaize almost entirely but attempt to make it look real (okay, maybe not really with "Fur"...but you can hardly call it a bio-pic).Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10300578651189663697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162702508459752532006-11-04T23:55:00.000-05:002006-11-04T23:55:00.000-05:00It warms the cockles of my heart remembering that ...It warms the cockles of my heart remembering that she got nominated for <I>Birth</I> by the HFPA. Yes, it may be just because they love her, but they didn't HAVE to nominate her. It's not like ANYBODY else was giving her awards (I'm talking actual institutions).<BR/><BR/>But, so what. It's not like it wasn't deserved.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162693633440274142006-11-04T21:27:00.000-05:002006-11-04T21:27:00.000-05:00Nicole is getting a globe nod, though. You know i...Nicole is getting a globe nod, though. You know it's happening.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162689983616821142006-11-04T20:26:00.000-05:002006-11-04T20:26:00.000-05:00Thank you, Nat!I'm not against conventional bio-pi...Thank you, Nat!<BR/><BR/>I'm not against conventional bio-pics by any means. In fact, I'll argue that conventions are there to be transcended. <BR/><BR/>But it bugs me 'til no end whenever someone just scoffs at an unconventional biopic as "pretentious".<BR/><BR/>So the latest word on FUR is that it's not perfect and Nicole won't clinch a Best Actress nod. Big whoop... even if it is, indeed, a failure of sorts, at least the director's taking a chance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162689021728964172006-11-04T20:10:00.000-05:002006-11-04T20:10:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162683741623219412006-11-04T18:42:00.000-05:002006-11-04T18:42:00.000-05:00Also, I'm nervous about the grades for Volver and ...Also, I'm nervous about the grades for <EM>Volver</EM> and <EM>Babel</EM>. Those films are supposed to redeem the year. <BR/><BR/>Plus, is it just me or is Jack smokin' hot in that picture on the main page? I've never found him so sexy.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162675495744590702006-11-04T16:24:00.000-05:002006-11-04T16:24:00.000-05:00The Queen is absolutely claiming to be a biopic in...<EM>The Queen</EM> is absolutely claiming to be a biopic in how it's selling itself through its famous main character. But like <EM>Capote</EM>, it focuses on a defining period/incident in the subject's life and only dramatizes that. I like this idea, too.<BR/><BR/>What did the <EM>Infamous</EM> people think would happen when they released a Capote film a year after the other one??? Were they filming at the same time? Was it a race, like with the Alexander films? <BR/><BR/>I agree though that it's hard to love <EM>Capote</EM> cause it doesn't seem to want to be loved. That is a good way of putting it.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162666420480183092006-11-04T13:53:00.000-05:002006-11-04T13:53:00.000-05:00PSH's CapotePSH's Capote < Toby Jones's CapoteYaseen Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908587347677660287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162665243156068522006-11-04T13:34:00.000-05:002006-11-04T13:34:00.000-05:00Nat, have you seen Infamous? I'm very curious to ...Nat, have you seen Infamous? I'm very curious to see it. I've heard mixed things, mostly favorable with the immanent: damn poor timing. Duh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162660648088270422006-11-04T12:17:00.000-05:002006-11-04T12:17:00.000-05:00I'm hoping you liked Fur Nat. I saw it at a screen...I'm hoping you liked Fur Nat. I saw it at a screening here a couple of weeks ago and although I had a few problems with the ending, I just love where it went and that it had the courage to go there. And I thought the performances were amazing.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I also saw Marie the weekend it opened and loved it as well. I find it so funny that 2 films that in a way somewhat spit in the face of the normal biopic are most likely going to end up in my top ten this year. Maybe Hollywood should listen???<BR/><BR/>Nah, I doubt it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162657185348105422006-11-04T11:19:00.000-05:002006-11-04T11:19:00.000-05:00The thing with some of those sorts is that by the ...The thing with some of those sorts is that by the time the character dies of a drug overdose (the usual case) I too feel like injecting something into me just to keep myself interested (HI RAY CHARLES! Your life was so hard. But here we have a bad Powerpoint Presentation to sum it all up in incase the people at home forgot. Bleh.)Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162653995434620092006-11-04T10:26:00.000-05:002006-11-04T10:26:00.000-05:00I just saw The Queen last night & turned to MrStin...I just saw <I>The Queen</I> last night & turned to MrStinky and said something to the effect of "I want all biopics to do this. Focus on an interest, transforming, defining episode in a famous life." <BR/><BR/>So as much as I will always love the broad biographical bloatedness of -- say -- <I>Coal Miner's Daughter</I>, I do love this idea of the "portraiture" pic.StinkyLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765533714740641857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1162651537063918982006-11-04T09:45:00.000-05:002006-11-04T09:45:00.000-05:00So, I'm thinking a B or higher for Fur?And I too a...So, I'm thinking a <B>B</B> or higher for <I>Fur</I>?<BR/><BR/>And I too am glad that at least some biopics are trying to be different. I wasn't that big of a fan of <I>Capote</I> (i find it impossible to love it. it doesn't <I>want</I> to be loved, and I've said that before) but I was oh-so glad we didn't see all about his childhood (a scene where his imaginary friend went out the back door and he went out the front? lol).<BR/><BR/>Still can't wait for <I>Marie</I> and <I>Diane</I>.<BR/><BR/>Nat, would you consider <I>The Queen</I> in the same set? I haven't seen that either (out the same day as <I>Marie</I>... Boxing Day. ugh) but that certainly doesn't seem like a typical one. Is it even claiming to be a biopic in any sense of the word though?Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.com