tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804657780857817119.post9111414190042553300..comments2022-11-20T03:15:18.468-08:00Comments on Cinema Directives: What I Loved at the Movies in 2011tom hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15059595835440742055noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804657780857817119.post-48694726077383557622012-01-11T17:07:32.855-08:002012-01-11T17:07:32.855-08:00I haven't see them yet either. But soon!I haven't see them yet either. But soon!tom hylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059595835440742055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804657780857817119.post-38715165434601276722012-01-11T10:48:36.802-08:002012-01-11T10:48:36.802-08:00Great column! I'm curious: what did you think ...Great column! I'm curious: what did you think of Meryl Streep and Glenn Close? I have not yet seen those films ...Film Noir Blondehttp://www.filmnoirblonde.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804657780857817119.post-22244007795029074192012-01-10T06:56:58.155-08:002012-01-10T06:56:58.155-08:00Adam:
Thanks for the nice comment. I forgot that ...Adam:<br /><br />Thanks for the nice comment. I forgot that line from Forster in "The Descendants"- that is a classic! He was just great and it was so nice to see him back on screen- he's a marvelous actor. It was also nice to see Beau Bridges in this film as well - a very nice turn by him.<br /><br />As for cinematography, how do you choose among those top 5 I've mentioned (or whatever 5 the Academy chooses)? They're not about to present dual awards for this category, but they certainly have reason to this year. I do hope it's Lubeszki, as his work here is tremendous and he's been passed over for an Oscar more than once, despite his amazing body of work.<br /><br />As for "Margin Call", I like your comparison with Mamet. No, Candor's script is not as devastating as something such as "Glengarry Glen Ross:, but I still think it's quite good. It may be a bit difficult to believe all of the action takes place in just a few hours, but other than that, I thought it was a well-written script and I loved the part about Spacey worrying about the health of his dog.<br /><br />Yes, 2011 was a wonderful year at the movies!tom hylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059595835440742055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804657780857817119.post-7841078823032368762012-01-09T22:41:32.798-08:002012-01-09T22:41:32.798-08:00@Tom: This post is a fun reminder of just how stro...@Tom: This post is a fun reminder of just how strong a year 20l1 was for cinema. I'm especially in agreement with you on the high marks for cinematography. With oustanding work by Kaminski, Cronenweth, Richardson, Lubeszki <i>and</i> Claro, I imagine the Academy is going to have a very difficult time awarding just one of them.<br /><br />So many of my favorites are here: <i>War Horse, Hugo, Melancholia, The Tree of Life, The Artist</i> and <i>The Adventures of Tintin</i> (which it seems I admired more than you did; I'm thinking about reviewing it pretty soon). I loved <i>The Descendants</i>, too, and am so glad you mentioned Robert Forster. His quote, "Hey -- I'm gonna <i>hit</i> you!" is my pick for the funniest line of the year.<br /><br />One film on your list here I have to admit I wasn't too big a fan of was <i>Margin Call</i>, which I saw at Sundance last year. Although I admired the effort, I ultimately felt like J.C. Chandor was struggling with the dialogue. He appeared to be attempting to mount a David Mamet-esque portrait of the Wall Street crisis, but I feel like he still doesn't have Mamet's gift for language. Still, the performances by Jeremy Irons and Kevin Spacey were top-notch.<br /><br />And I'm seriously looking forward to <i>A Dangerous Method</i>. It opens in St. Louis this Friday, alongside <i>Carnage</i>, and I'm incredibly excited for both. It'll be quite an experience going to see a new Cronenberg film *and* a new Polanski film in the same day.Adam Zanziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524618281515322239noreply@blogger.com