General Stuff: General MoviesGeneral Stuff explains movies.Salon's Top Ten Movies of 2003; Charles Taylor has a hate on for Gus Van Sant- December 27, 2003 http:www.salon.comentmoviesfeature20031227best_movies_szindex.html I can't say I've seen enough of these movies to have an opinion. Return of the King was pretty good. Master and Commander was good. I laughed at Old School and Bad Santa. Damn, my memory only goes back about 3 weeks. Man, Charles Taylor of Salon has a hate on for Gus Van Sant's Elephant. In his top ten list, he gives a special "Emperor's New Clothes Award" to Elephant. In his original review of Elephant, Taylor...http://blogs.salon.com/0003158/categories/generalMovies/2003/12/27.html#a55 The New York Review of Books: General Stuff Without The Swearing- December 20, 2003 I'm not saying Daniel Mendelsohn of the New York Review of Books ripped off General Stuff's review of Kill Bill, but consider the similarities and the fact that General Stuff published his opinion back on November 13, over a month before Mendelsohn sounded off.Here's the Mendelsohn piece:It's Only A Moviehttp:www.nybooks.comarticles16836 Here's how Mendelsohn summarizes his argument: "The problem with this&151;and, ultimately, with the "movieness" argument in general&151;is that the writing and.http://blogs.salon.com/0003158/categories/generalMovies/2003/12/20.html#a51 Mike Patton Interview from set of "Firecracker"; See raw footage, too- December 14, 2003 http:www.theage.com.auhandheldarticles200312041070351705958.html And how does he see acting figuring in his future "I don't see it at all!" he cackles. "If something comes my way, fine, but I don't see myself out on a street corner with my pant leg rolled up going, 'Will act for cock!'" ---------------------------------------------- Check out some raw footage from Firecracker here: http:www.dikenga.comfilmsfirecrackertrailerindex.htm The General has to say, as much as he loves Mike...http://blogs.salon.com/0003158/categories/generalMovies/2003/12/13.html#a39 Pulling A Travolta, Part 2: Robin Williams- December 13, 2003 Pulling A Travolta (PAT), as I explained in my last post, refers to a bad actor who has an undeserved career renaissance by associating himself or herself with a quality project. The PAT may turn out to be a universal law of celebrity culture (aside: it's just for laughs, OnceBitter). The key is to locate the three essential points on the curve of John Travolta's career: what is the actor's Saturday Night Fever (the initial success), what is the actor's Look Who's Talking Now (the...http://blogs.salon.com/0003158/categories/generalMovies/2003/12/12.html#a37 Pulling A Travolta- December 12, 2003 Lately, The General and a friend have been fleshing out a phenomenon we like to call "pulling a Travolta." The phenomenon got this name based on the post-Pulp Fiction career of actor John Travolta. If you are familiar with the expression "jumping the shark" -- which refers to the moment when a TV show or actor or cultural phenomenon goes from good to bad -- then you will understand "pulling a Travolta" (from now on, PAT). PAT refers to the celebrity culture phenomenon when an undeserving.http://blogs.salon.com/0003158/categories/generalMovies/2003/12/12.html#a36 |