tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post7524372830901696410..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: The Mystery of Junkets (and Patricia Clarkson)NATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-26102174136333231092008-08-09T16:51:00.000-04:002008-08-09T16:51:00.000-04:00That Elegy poster would be a lot nicer if it had "...That Elegy poster would be a lot nicer if it had "Academy award nominee Peter Sarsgaard" on it... Damn them! Twice they missed their chance!<BR/><BR/>(Missed reading you, Nathaniel. Hoping to catch up this week - having a full-time job is not so great when it comes to taking away personal liberties like spending hours on thefilmexperience every week... like I used to.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-33157247614415478862008-08-09T09:41:00.000-04:002008-08-09T09:41:00.000-04:00Oh, and von Trier may treat actors like cattle, bu...Oh, and von Trier may treat actors like cattle, but he's also gotten Emily Watson to give one of the greatest performances in the history of the medium, so it balances out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-17560553053617948182008-08-09T09:40:00.000-04:002008-08-09T09:40:00.000-04:00Yeah, I'm nervous about this movie because of the ...Yeah, I'm nervous about this movie because of the degree of difficulty (re Roth on screen) and the only Coixet movie I've seen was a major disappointment. And because I'm not convinced about Cruz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-25761068233050780952008-08-09T08:35:00.000-04:002008-08-09T08:35:00.000-04:00"Perhaps she secretly cherishes Hummel figurines?"..."Perhaps she secretly cherishes Hummel figurines?"<BR/><BR/>I loved this one. It had me giggling uncontrollably for some reason.<BR/><BR/>Also, Croixet's <I>My Life Without Me</I> was dreadful. But that's for another time...Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-9598935984989210992008-08-09T08:32:00.000-04:002008-08-09T08:32:00.000-04:00@Nick: You're right, I hadn't heard that before an...@Nick: You're right, I hadn't heard that before and it's GOLD.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258493877737555910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-11520587319145675052008-08-09T01:32:00.000-04:002008-08-09T01:32:00.000-04:00Plus, I have to add for anyone who forgot this ane...Plus, I have to add for anyone who forgot this anecdote or never heard it, one Great Moment in the History of Press Junkets happened when someone asked Paul Schneider what it was like to work with Patty in <I>All the Real Girls</I>, and he said (something like), "It was great for me and great for the movie, because when Patricia Clarkson is playing your Mom, it automatically adds a dimension of incestuous desire that wasn't in the script at all." Hilarious, and true.NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-50300585108857230842008-08-09T01:30:00.000-04:002008-08-09T01:30:00.000-04:00I'm nervous about this movie, but I love the press...I'm nervous about this movie, but I love the press-junket story.<BR/><BR/>How hard did you have to resist the urge not to ask your question in GretaVoice?NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-73842723569178156232008-08-08T22:25:00.000-04:002008-08-08T22:25:00.000-04:00I've never been really able to get into Roth's fic...I've never been really able to get into Roth's fictions (and increasingly Kingsley, too). To my sensitive nose they reek of mildewing testosterone.<BR/><BR/>But having Clarkson and Cruz (and Roth and Kingsley) taking direction from a woman-- without tinseltown sensibilities-- has me really intrigued. I've got high hopes for them both.vernininohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743454074504116461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-83903570138319602022008-08-08T22:20:00.000-04:002008-08-08T22:20:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.vernininohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743454074504116461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-88829547599553289052008-08-08T19:21:00.000-04:002008-08-08T19:21:00.000-04:00elgringohow does one forget PATTY CLARKSON's name?...elgringo<BR/><BR/>how does one forget PATTY CLARKSON's name? haven't you carved it into tree bark, or scribbled it in your notepads surrounded by huge hearts like everyone else?NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-15443668576078093422008-08-08T17:21:00.000-04:002008-08-08T17:21:00.000-04:00anon --are u implying that our Patty is not unlike...anon --are u implying that our Patty is not unlike Peppermint Patty with a submissive Marcia on the side?NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-65900325357033706362008-08-08T14:18:00.000-04:002008-08-08T14:18:00.000-04:00Just one weird thing :Patricia Clarkson is the onl...Just one weird thing :<BR/><BR/>Patricia Clarkson is the only American actress who seems to be forever single...<BR/><BR/>It really is true. All the other ones are married or have a known partner. <BR/><BR/>I just find it amusing because a beautiful woman like her can get away with it, but if she were a fifty-year-old single man... <BR/><BR/>I guess it's just a Harper Lee-type situationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-39227386766150571752008-08-08T14:01:00.000-04:002008-08-08T14:01:00.000-04:00That's not a good picture of Rachel McAdams at all...That's not a good picture of Rachel McAdams at all. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-15774208903325960842008-08-08T12:32:00.000-04:002008-08-08T12:32:00.000-04:00OK it seems I've also misspelled Coixet's name. D...OK it seems I've also misspelled Coixet's name. Damn damn damn. I fail.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-84041048959190904432008-08-08T12:30:00.000-04:002008-08-08T12:30:00.000-04:00Correction: Let's not *FORGET* the obvious is (ob...Correction: Let's not *FORGET* the obvious is (obviously) what I meant.<BR/><BR/>Dammit, I was going for perfection with that comment.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-11193744838637597482008-08-08T12:28:00.000-04:002008-08-08T12:28:00.000-04:00I agree with Janice's comment about Von Trier and ...I agree with Janice's comment about Von Trier and how he was obviously a terror to work with. And I'll also chime in with the idea that - let's not the obvious here - Isabel Croixet is a WOMAN. That is rare and prized among directors. And Von Trier is an insane, woman-hating looneyman. I'm sure "the look" was in reference not only to their bond as actor and director, but also to their bond as women. Patty must be elated to now be expressing her sexuality healthily under the direction of a cool chick (girl power!) rather than betraying her own and smashing little hummel figurines. I'm sure it was creatively fulfilling in that masochistic, Von Trier-ish way, but one can only do that for so long.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-59775384304607365632008-08-08T12:27:00.000-04:002008-08-08T12:27:00.000-04:00Patricia Clarkson is basically the only reason I'm...Patricia Clarkson is basically the only reason I'm planning on seeing this. LOVE. HER. I'm even willing to sit through a film with Ben Kingsley in it, for her.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258493877737555910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-55539700719566839722008-08-08T11:39:00.000-04:002008-08-08T11:39:00.000-04:00THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!I've been trying...THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!<BR/>I've been trying to remember Patricia Clarkson's name for two months!<BR/><BR/>I kept getting her confused with Julie Delpy after thinking it was Clarkson on the Before Sunset cover. <BR/><BR/>THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!elgringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16856962746924193109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-20415308925097863452008-08-08T10:55:00.000-04:002008-08-08T10:55:00.000-04:00I am jealous right now. Patricia Clarkson is a fla...I am jealous right now. Patricia Clarkson is a flawlessly beautiful woman, a modern Bacall imo. She *does* need to be in everything. I'm glad they've gotten around to using that sexuality. Mm. More please.Walter L. Hollmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636732594078157905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-21695690288153586782008-08-08T10:08:00.000-04:002008-08-08T10:08:00.000-04:00I asked one of my mates about Elegy and all he sai...I asked one of my mates about Elegy and all he said was "Penélope's got great tits in it".<BR/><BR/>I knew that already, but OK! ^_^Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09809699267788752653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-13365093902776567392008-08-08T09:43:00.000-04:002008-08-08T09:43:00.000-04:00Patricia Clarkson can do no wrong. There isn't a f...Patricia Clarkson can do no wrong. There isn't a film from the past two decades that wouldn't be <I>that</I> much better with a little Patty. She's like instant credibility.Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622435513032131426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-61183288873885824272008-08-08T09:34:00.000-04:002008-08-08T09:34:00.000-04:00I just read your terrific article on the roundtabl...I just read your terrific article on the roundtable at the Tribeca Film site and Patty's comments about Isabel being a director who loves actors (and the director's own comment "I love actors!") seems to confirm what I posted here previously, and is no doubt a world away from a Von Trier who seems to treat actors "like cattle" in a way Hitchcock would have approved of, a necessary evil rather than collaborators. (Not that loving actors by itself yields good performances. but a certain sympatico can and has yielded some of the best performances we've seen on film from the beginning of the cinema. When "work" is a joy it shows, no matter what field you are in.) <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the article - this is my first time hearing about this, and now I'm very eager to see it. That cast! And, kudos to screenwriter Meyers for giving Roth another go. I'm one of the few people who is actually fond of The Human Stain - my favorite parts in it (mainly the two scenes in the kitchen between Faunia and Coleman) are actually not in the book but go deeper into the love those two characters have for one another than even Roth was willing to go at times.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049113750769117163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-33437352501348995862008-08-08T09:23:00.000-04:002008-08-08T09:23:00.000-04:00Given the experiences that Bjork and Kidman had at...Given the experiences that Bjork and Kidman had at Von Trier's hands, Patty's response doesn't really come as any surprise (to me, anyway.)<BR/><BR/>But I hear you about Junkets. I watched the video for last year's NYC conference (or roundtable, whatever) for Margot at the Wedding in bits on YouTube and Kidman, Jason-Leigh, Baumbach etc all looked as bored as I felt watching. It looks perfectly excruciating.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049113750769117163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-66924213887447044562008-08-08T09:17:00.000-04:002008-08-08T09:17:00.000-04:00I wish talking about junkets didn't so often sound...I wish talking about junkets didn't so often sound obnoxious-- listen to what Will Ferrell said to me today!-- because they really are strange, frustrating animals. Questions like yours, Nathaniel, are so hard to get out there, but the actors so often seem to appreciate not hearing the same "So, what was it like kissing _____?" questions. <BR/><BR/>We need to form an alliance! Take back the junkets for the movie lovers, or something like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com