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Thanks, nufsaid. I just downloaded it and will give a listen tomorrow.
And just revisiting this board kinda makes me want to watch it again.
Columbo would like a word about your format criticism.
I like it.
And I like her overall demeanor on Poker Face. A fun show.
Best not to question the "logic" of this show. So many non-realistic aspects, including the staff size (2 waitresses during Diane's run?), the patrons (who sit at the bar, but don't react to the goings-on...the ones in the back who do), the regulars who are there from morning to night, the mail route that Cliff apparently has, the leave-on-a-whim tendencies of Sam, Woody, Coach, Rebecca, Diane, Carla...
Just enjoy the yucks. There are plenty of good ones.
What a great post. And just this past Christmas, my daughter gave me the brand new board game, Rear Window. It's a kinda neat tribute, of sorts.
The message is: right-wingers can't simply enjoy a fun mystery without trying to turn it into a "message" movie.
This is a hilarious thread. People are so insecure about their perception of sexuality.
A performer wearing makeup? Oh my goodness!
A performer wearing flashy outfits? Say it ain't so!
A performer who dyes his hair? Lordy!
This film did NOT make him "effeminate." It portrayed him as a flashy entertainer who charmed the ladies, which is pretty much how I remember him being.
Yeah, it would be a terrible "documentary."
It's great entertainment, though.
Hmmm, maybe that was the goal? 🙃
Baz does that, and it always seems to work...for me, anyway.
In Moulin Rouge, for example, it was to convey to today's audiences how contemporary and exciting that whole scene was back in the day. Using only period music would have made it quaint, but not relatable to many of us. It was not a documentary.
In Elvis, it may have been the same thing, or it may have been to convey to modern audiences how Elvis' music roots, and possibly his legacy, were multicultural. (Also, the music was not "heard" by people in the film; that would have been whack. It was for 21st-century audiences.)
Baz is an awesome director.
Again...my opinion. As always, other <i>opinions</i> are just as valid.
My wife and I (mid-70's) are loving this show, and I don't mind that format, but the Armchair Director in me says yeah, the looks-to-camera shtick is a bit overdone in this series. We've just started watching it...we're on ep 6 or 7 of Season One, so I don't know if it gets dialed back a bit. Hope so. Office, Parks and Rec, All In the Family, and others have made this a definite genre, and this seems to be another good one.
We also replay a piece with captions to catch a phrase. In fact, our tv has an option to show captions on replay.
And yes, that article is very interesting. Saw it a few weeks ago when it was posted on Twitter.
Also, we went to see a couple high school musical productions and had, as usual, a little trouble hearing the lyrics in the songs. This has been a problem with professional and amateur productions, though less so with professional. The problem is only partially due to the performers' lack of experience. It largely rests on the sound engineering, room acoustics, etc.
That's funny, because I had almost no problem with Monty Python back in the day once I watched a few.
"septics"?
Anyway, it's not the accent itself, it's the speed of delivery, and often the mumbling of it. Again, I like the very natural style, but it's hard to catch some of it. As the person posted above, this is also a bit of a problem with "American" accents, as well.
I thought for sure you were gonna ask "how did the monster get a little pudgy while buried in the sulfur pit?" 😉
That's the first thing I thought when I read that...people just don't understand aspect ratios.
On re-using screenplays...
It's always been fascinating to me that in Theatre, plays are written to be performed over and over by different theatrical groups, amateur and professional. Playwrights make money that way. People still go to see them, to see how the new staging or cast interprets the scripts. But that was never the case, apparently, with screenplays. When a move is re-made, it is generally with a new, and sometimes completely different, script. While I completely enjoy dozens and dozens of classic films, I've long wondered how they would be if produced with new casts and direction, using the original script, much like a stageplay. I'm sure the results would often be less than stellar, but nonetheless interesting in the right hands.
Also keep in mind; often a "name actor" is given a title of "producer" simply as another form of compensation to share in a project's profits, but in practice they have little-to-no actual responsibilities in its production. We don't know if that's the case here. I suppose it could be said that this is a risk that comes with such accepting the title.
Not, not at all condescending. (Not sure why you would think that. I sincerely meant "Thank You" because I didn't fully explain myself.)
We're cool.
Yes, Ace, that's exactly what I meant, but failed to say. Once he completed the work, he was revulsed by the hideousness of the creation. Thanks for filling in my ommission.