apparently those words are part of some bestselling formula
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 28 November 2017 13:53 (six years ago) link
greenberg was so bad i kinda want to never watch his movies. ben stiller played a carpenter! i'm so sure.
francis ha was only good cuzza gerwig and she probably wrote the best stuff for it.
sundance woody allens usually suck. they don't know anything. they have no wisdom.
when greta gerwig breaks up with that dude i hope she has a wonderful career as a writer and director though. she's got the stuff.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 15:26 (six years ago) link
PN: Disagree strongly about Jeff Daniels in The Squid and the Whale--I think he's amazing, one of my favourite performances of the past couple of decades. I find his self-absorption and casual rudeness and superciliousness entirely convincing (and like nothing I've ever seen Daniels do). I didn't believe the Hoffman character for a second; all I could see was Dustin Hoffman doing Dustin Hoffman schtick.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 19:52 (six years ago) link
otm
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 28 November 2017 19:54 (six years ago) link
never watched it more than in passing but that is my impression of what daniels character is like on that hbo sorkin show
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 20:01 (six years ago) link
Daniels does turn in a good performance but Hoffman IS the self-absorbed, casually rude, supercilious guy who is schticky.Daniels "dumbness" is also more believable in Dumb and Dumber, but that just means he hasn't committed to the character as Jim Carrey has.
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 20:06 (six years ago) link
I mean if the argument is the more off-target you are from what Noah Baumbach intended, the better, I wouldn't protest.
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 20:13 (six years ago) link
you guys have to see jeff daniels in Godless on Netflix. so good. Godless definitely better than The Squid & The Whale. though Godless is over 7 hours long so maybe that's unfair.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 20:30 (six years ago) link
francis ha was only good cuzza gerwig and she probably wrote the best stuff for it. when greta gerwig breaks up with that dude i hope she has a wonderful career as a writer and director though. she's got the stuff.
― hi i’m darren and i’m a bouncer from bendigo (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 28 November 2017 20:33 (six years ago) link
c'mon, not giving NB any credit for (whatever) good films GG has done with him isn't fair
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 28 November 2017 22:58 (six years ago) link
greta gerwig is unimpeachable & noah baumbach is bad is a really boring stance
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 00:34 (six years ago) link
don't you mean "corny"
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 16:11 (six years ago) link
anyway I watched this and thought it was fine, engaging and funny where it needed to be but not up there with his best. Cast were all fine, even Sandler. There were some minor things that bugged me, like the lawn argument/fight, Matthew's phone interactions w his 5yo son, and the strange editing choices (ranging from abrupt cuts to fade-outs to title cards, all to no discernible purpose that just made the pacing feel a little wonky). A lot of deadpan laughs though.
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 16:13 (six years ago) link
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Tuesday, November 28, 2017 4:34 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
they both are huge mediocrities is my booming stance
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 17:36 (six years ago) link
you'll change your mind once you watch Lady Bird.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 17:37 (six years ago) link
trailer makes it look extremely rote but i will see it
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 17:38 (six years ago) link
Don't ever watch trailers! I don't.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 17:42 (six years ago) link
some of us aren't accredited bloggers and sit through that shit when we pay
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 17:43 (six years ago) link
uh no you come in late – that's what I do. Just walk in 15 minutes after the posted time. At worst you'll get the last 40 seconds of the last trailer.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 17:43 (six years ago) link
sometimes the theaters here fill up, as the tumbleweeds blow through the South Florida 'plex
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 17:46 (six years ago) link
"accredited bloggers"
Wow.
― Fred Klinkenberg (Eric H.), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 17:51 (six years ago) link
I go to shows before noon. No way am I fighting evening crowds.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 17:52 (six years ago) link
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, November 29, 2017 11:36 AM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
nahhh
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 21:08 (six years ago) link
I thought people didn't go to movie theaters anymore
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 21:09 (six years ago) link
Everyone who's not an accredited blogger.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 21:32 (six years ago) link
I'm a little surprised Netflix bothered with theater distro
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 21:33 (six years ago) link
they're in the business now, dude. Prestige, so it's not just another fucking TV thing for normies.
distributing the imminent Woody Allen film, then a dozen next year.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 21:36 (six years ago) link
no sorry, the Woody is Amazon....
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 21:38 (six years ago) link
https://qz.com/1104262/netflix-will-release-more-movies-next-year-than-disney-and-other-studios-combined/
it was financed by NetflixNo, it was independently financed; Netflix bought distribution rights after the fact. One suspects that Baumbach made theatrical release a condition of sale.
― shackling the masses with plastic-wrapped snack picks (sic), Thursday, 30 November 2017 01:33 (six years ago) link
basically, Shakey Fuck Off Part CCLXVII
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 30 November 2017 01:49 (six years ago) link
Um what did i do now idgi
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 30 November 2017 02:59 (six years ago) link
Given that Baumbach won a bunch of awards/plaudits (incl an Oscar nomination) for Squid and the Whale, which this film most closely resembles, why the hell would he settle for a streaming release?
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000876/awards
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 30 November 2017 06:09 (six years ago) link
btw he will be presenting a 35mm print of Meyerowitz in NY this weekend, and also this all-time great
http://metrograph.com/film/film/264/letter-from-an-unknown-woman
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 30 November 2017 06:38 (six years ago) link
Way into this. What an ensemble. Seems like a MoMA audience ^^ would be the ideal crowd to see this with.
― ... (Eazy), Monday, 8 January 2018 14:50 (six years ago) link
guess I should watch this. interesting how his star has been eclipsed by Gerwig now.
― akm, Monday, 8 January 2018 15:01 (six years ago) link
A few years ago, this probably would have been the Oscar contender and Lady Bird would've been on HBO.
Lady Bird is fresher, though. Whereas here -- if you want to see New Yorkers trying to find parking spots, Squid and the Whale 2, this delivers.
Also am a sucker for movies/etc about the change in status symbols in NYC culture: this, Oh, Hello in its own way, While We're Young (more stacks VHS tapes, as here), and so on.
― ... (Eazy), Monday, 8 January 2018 16:28 (six years ago) link
does flopson like 'margot at the wedding'? curious
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Tuesday, October 31, 2017 1:25 AM (seven months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
ya this one is his best imo
― flopson, Thursday, 21 June 2018 04:43 (five years ago) link
Seeing this a second time, I just love the structure of the whole thing, how it takes so long to get all the siblings in the same room.
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 27 November 2019 05:25 (four years ago) link