tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post7188132946616495574..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "A Critical Review"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-87595426940306989472013-11-16T03:28:45.350-08:002013-11-16T03:28:45.350-08:00Hey, I'm that Johnny Walker -- and yes, it'...Hey, I'm that Johnny Walker -- and yes, it's my real name.<br /><br />Just wanted to add: The idea of watching the same movie in a theatre three times in one day is a writing exercise that William Goldman insists his students do. I didn't make it up, but I did learn from it.<br /><br />That said, I think the idea of audiences sitting there, twisting dials, is preposterous. You can get a feeling for how an audience is reacting just by sitting with them if you ask me.Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-22064831742983857972012-02-23T04:06:08.734-08:002012-02-23T04:06:08.734-08:00As a teacher, I chose a couple of films for the Me...As a teacher, I chose a couple of films for the Media Studies curriculum to help the students understand the impact of new technologies on average family life. So for over 15years, two terms/year, I sat through "Radio Days" and "Avalon" with my classes. I never tired of either of them, finding more to enjoy and appreciate with each viewing. Without going into particulars, they just got better and better! But unlike John, there was a little breathing space between my screenings!PGhttp://wwwtobigordon.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-39279975561908321922012-02-22T19:11:17.239-08:002012-02-22T19:11:17.239-08:00Having managed movie theaters for a number of year...Having managed movie theaters for a number of years, I sometimes went to screenings of movies put on by the film companies [since they were trying to get you to book their movies in your theaters]. What amazed me was often what I saw and what was released had been severely edited. [Stuff that was in during during the screening had been taken out & stuff added in]One of the ones I saw pre-release long time ago was "The Black Hole". Disney put on one hell of a shebang, catered lunch, marching bands, etc. But they showed the film before a lot of the special effects had been added, before the soundtrack [dialogue, music] had been added to the film [they had some of the dialoge on a reel-to-reel tape that they had synced up with the film]. But even seeing some movies before public release, I'd sit down and watch it once it was...often several times. Often when seeing it the first time, I'd think the film was crap, but upon subsequent watchings I'd discover things I missed the first time and sometimes change my opinion of it. I would also say it would have to do with the mood you were in when you saw it for the first time. There were times I was in a funk and I'd think the movie was awful while everyone else was raving about it, but after seeing it when I was in a better state of mind, I'd changed my mind. So John Walker is right [I'm pretty sure he's a guy, he posts a lot on Ken Levine's blog] watching a movie a number of times may give you a better perspective on the whole film. Then again, sometimes a film is a piece of crap when you first watch it and remains a piece of crap no matter how many times you see it.YEKIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921751875397071034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-86152292656155882602012-02-22T12:37:26.173-08:002012-02-22T12:37:26.173-08:00Painting funny pictures with words counts as art i...Painting funny pictures with words counts as art in my book Earl.Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-11197986454665102872012-02-22T09:32:43.243-08:002012-02-22T09:32:43.243-08:00Dear Mr. Pomerantz; sometimes a movie is not what ...Dear Mr. Pomerantz; sometimes a movie is not what it appears to be about. "A League of Their Own" is one such movie. They're tricky.<br /><br />Do you think the atmosphere of the screening affected your initial assessment? I find that I enjoy a movie when I'm watching it, but later find the flaws and dwell on them. Most times I suspend my disbelief during the moment, it's later that I feel regret for having done so.<br /><br />-ZZarayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336440600394588306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-30396429653000750782012-02-22T07:57:57.424-08:002012-02-22T07:57:57.424-08:00There’s an apocryphal tale of a Broadway producer ...There’s an apocryphal tale of a Broadway producer sending his creative staff to the opening of the latest musical to see what they’d think of it.<br />The next day, the gathered staff reported:<br />The Music? His composer thought it was derivative.<br />The Book? The librettist thought it was too long and way too talky.<br />The costumes were clichés, the set design too fussy.<br />In fact, according to these pros, the show wouldn’t last a week.<br />The show?<br />My Fair Lady!Alannoreply@blogger.com