tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post5486097087676565300..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: The Links of EastwickNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-81917022275673868572009-01-29T18:55:00.000-05:002009-01-29T18:55:00.000-05:00jake -- you do make a good point.i guess the umbre...jake -- you do make a good point.<BR/><BR/>i guess the umbrella feeling on biopics is "real life characters" but that's not exactly true.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-39484928670180351262009-01-29T06:53:00.000-05:002009-01-29T06:53:00.000-05:00I accidentally posted this in a fairly old discuss...I accidentally posted this in a fairly old discussion, so, moving it up.<BR/><BR/>**<BR/>I can't think of any other place to say this, but I'd like to petition Nathaniel to remove the "Biopic" designation from Frost/Nixon. A Biopic is a movie that tells someone's life story, not all films that include real life characters are biopics. The movie focuses on a very brief period (a few months) of its characters' life. And for that matter, if it is a biopic, who is the subject? Frost of Nixon? I'd argue they both get equal play as protagonist and neither one of them meets the usual biopic-lead template, as we don't see them grow up, grow old, or grow into alcoholism or domestic strife.<BR/><BR/>I understand that, according to the poll, I'm in the extreme minority of people who liked F/N above all others in the Picture category, and I think a lot of the malaise is tied up in the "just another biopic" line. It's not a biopic. Milk is a biopic and both Slumdog Millionaire, Benjamin Button, and The Reader are de-facto biopics in that while their subjects are fictional they are essentially life-stories with the same formulae and tools. Flashbacks. Life lessons. Coming-of-age subplots. You name it. Their bio-pics in the same way that my imaginary best friend is my soulmate.<BR/><BR/>So, please, Nathaniel. Make me happy. Change the genre listing on Frost/Nixon's Best Picture page from Biopic to Historical. I love the site and have been making daily visits for months now. But everytime I see that listing, it makes me cringe. Because Frost/Nixon is not a biopic.<BR/><BR/>And, while I'm at it, neither was "Capote".<BR/><BR/>Continued best,<BR/><BR/>-Jake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-60177686224961943012009-01-29T04:44:00.000-05:002009-01-29T04:44:00.000-05:00I liked George Miller's movie, actually...Cher-Sar...I liked George Miller's movie, actually...Cher-Sarandon-Pfeiffer were outstanding and hot...<BR/>Nicholson was incredible...it should be nice that year he had received the nomination for his Devil, instead for IRONWEED (bleah...I just love Streep about that movie...), but we know the Academy is quite complicated when you leave drama territory...<BR/>Anyway RIP Updike...we'll miss you...<BR/><BR/>mirkoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1151074101295515142009-01-29T00:03:00.000-05:002009-01-29T00:03:00.000-05:00Thanks.:)Thanks.<BR/>:)Sally Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522865527270681536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-19746022831035474652009-01-28T17:32:00.000-05:002009-01-28T17:32:00.000-05:00Okay, Sally, fair enough. I'm sorry for your frien...Okay, Sally, fair enough. I'm sorry for your friends if their feelings were hurted.Kurtis Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946031309738374597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-53956720212956358772009-01-28T13:03:00.000-05:002009-01-28T13:03:00.000-05:00Because....gossip isn't fun. Didn't you go to hig...Because....gossip isn't fun. <BR/><BR/>Didn't you go to high school?<BR/><BR/>And, as I have explained, I work in this town and I WORK with, work for, know and like these people. <BR/><BR/>It's not fun...or funny. How would you like it?Sally Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522865527270681536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-487099423571994342009-01-28T05:11:00.000-05:002009-01-28T05:11:00.000-05:00Sally Belle, I know we've chatted over this topic ...Sally Belle, I know we've chatted over this topic before, but why the ardent Evan Rachel Wood defense? Is she secretly your daughter? It's just a fun bit of gossipKurtis Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946031309738374597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-64761794878363147832009-01-28T03:33:00.000-05:002009-01-28T03:33:00.000-05:00I've spent the last hour just listening to the bit...I've spent the last hour just listening to the bits of film scores from the link.<BR/><BR/>*This* close from tears from the Milk score, I'd say that's a well done score.<BR/><BR/>RJ, who knows, maybe next year, we'll be longing for the days of Button-talk. Um... optimism! :D<BR/>I liked the Scott/Denby discussion, because they get close to hitting the nail on the head, I think, about the 'coldness' some feel about BB.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-81581827645273729052009-01-28T02:37:00.000-05:002009-01-28T02:37:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sally Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522865527270681536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-13612188598392647192009-01-28T02:08:00.000-05:002009-01-28T02:08:00.000-05:00When do we get to stop talking about Ben Button? B...When do we get to stop talking about Ben Button? B/c I'm eager to.RJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960849284510182412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-2250458301107190822009-01-28T01:36:00.000-05:002009-01-28T01:36:00.000-05:00Wasn't there that retched Bonneville movie?Wasn't there that retched <I>Bonneville</I> movie?Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-82410299669109195462009-01-28T00:54:00.000-05:002009-01-28T00:54:00.000-05:00I think you should watch this. It's hilariousMeryl...I think you should watch this. It's hilarious<BR/><BR/>Meryl Streep on the Price is Right<BR/><A>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvXtMfbWsMk</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-71019400145573815022009-01-28T00:06:00.000-05:002009-01-28T00:06:00.000-05:00I love Denby's critique of Brad Pitt's acting. Pit...I love Denby's critique of Brad Pitt's acting. Pitt brings a sharp physicality to his characters but he doesn't emote precisely; his characters' emotions tend to be rather broad (which usually works, since he often plays emblems or mythologised personae).Colin Lowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417142602329843344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-35329892967476420282009-01-28T00:02:00.000-05:002009-01-28T00:02:00.000-05:00Hah! Take that Hilary Swank. Your name doesn't sou...Hah! Take that Hilary Swank. Your name doesn't sound so cool now with Minnie Driver in the cast.<BR/><BR/>Just say that ten times fast. It's so fun! Minnie Driver!Sam Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09456254953886041016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-5502736527294115592009-01-27T23:51:00.000-05:002009-01-27T23:51:00.000-05:00Totally off-topic:I've been searching around for y...Totally off-topic:<BR/>I've been searching around for your big "Actresses of the Aughts" list from not long ago. Where is it hiding?Kurtis Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946031309738374597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-31454128610267237582009-01-27T23:32:00.000-05:002009-01-27T23:32:00.000-05:00Are you goin to do a podcast anytime soon?Are you goin to do a podcast anytime soon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-89302092104498802122009-01-27T23:29:00.000-05:002009-01-27T23:29:00.000-05:00anon -- i never believe pre-release buzz. everythi...anon -- i never believe pre-release buzz. everything is always said to be better than the last thing, you know?<BR/><BR/>john t -- i guess that would qualify. the last drama i could think of was WHALES OF AUGUST and that was in the freakin' 80s.<BR/><BR/>kurtis o - i think yaya doesn't count because it was primarily about their younger selves... and not their senior citizen incarnations :)NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-44227238292400228662009-01-27T23:13:00.000-05:002009-01-27T23:13:00.000-05:00"Ya-Ya Sisterhood?" That was '02. Or was that too..."Ya-Ya Sisterhood?" That was '02. Or was that too awful to qualify?<BR/><BR/>BTW, that Denby/Scott/Rose video was a treat indeed, if only to finally know what those critics look like.Kurtis Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946031309738374597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-31896712844827393632009-01-27T23:12:00.000-05:002009-01-27T23:12:00.000-05:00You should read this article, if only because it m...You should read this article, if only because it mentions the animated feature "ghetto" - a phrase I believe you coined? <BR/><BR/>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28877503/<BR/><BR/>Here's to Up. Not that I ever take AICN seriously (and I mean, ever) - but it's interesting how it's supposed to be better than Wall-E. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-17272196121438594522009-01-27T23:05:00.000-05:002009-01-27T23:05:00.000-05:00Calendar Girls? Or is there a more recent one for...Calendar Girls? Or is there a more recent one for movies primarily about older woman?John Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778817752411507792noreply@blogger.com