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Comment on Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 48: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, We bought a Zoo, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse, and The Artist by Steve Stuart

Steve Stuart — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:29:50 +0000

And just where would the fun in that be, Nancy…??

Comment on Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 48: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, We bought a Zoo, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse, and The Artist by Nancy Louise Rutherford

Nancy Louise Rutherford — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:31:24 +0000

Oh, Jim…darling…just let it go.

Comment on Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 48: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, We bought a Zoo, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse, and The Artist by Jim Rutherford

Jim Rutherford — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:54:45 +0000

There’s one other questionable moment in “The Artist.” It’s not so much a mistake, I guess, as it is artistic license. When Peppy runs off the movie set to go save George Valentin, we see her chair with her name across it, and next to it is a chair that reads: screenwriter. If you know anything about how writers are treated in Hollywood (even in the silent days) it’s pretty unlikely one would be on the set, let alone have his own chair.
Very small gripe about an overall wonderful film.

Comment on Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 48: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, We bought a Zoo, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse, and The Artist by Steve Stuart

Steve Stuart — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:13:23 +0000

Well, how interesting to hear the different reactions to The Artist. After hearing all the hype, I too, assumed I would’ve felt the way Jim did at first blush; but it only took one viewing for me to come away feeling as Nancy did: I was smitten from the first frame. We won’t talk about the poor quality of the print (grainy, color stock standing-in for B&W, etc.) and an annoying distortion with whatever digital sound system was employed in the particular venue where I saw it. I guess I was able to overlook the flaws seen by some and just go with it; and those who joined me at the screening felt the same way.

And as for playing fast and loose with the dangers of cellulose-nitrate film stock – that wasn’t the only technical faux pas present here – how’s about using television leader-?? Heck, the timeline for this film even predates Academy leader – which would have gotten a free pass from me, had the producers the good sense to at least travel back that far in time for technical accuracy. Funny, it’s always the simple things which trip-up producers’, over and over again, when attempting to recreate the past. And in an otherwise flawless recreation of the late 1920′s, they blow these. Never mind how difficult it must have been to assure the accuracy of all the location shoots, etc., this is what ruins the day. Nonetheless, I still had a good time.

Comment on Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 36: Jim Morton Interview Part 2, Super 8, Larry Crowne, and Green Lantern by Nancy Louise Rutherford

Nancy Louise Rutherford — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:27:05 +0000

Sir, you speak da truth. You speak da truth!

Comment on Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 36: Jim Morton Interview Part 2, Super 8, Larry Crowne, and Green Lantern by Estefan Fernandez

Estefan Fernandez — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 06:31:20 +0000

daman is DAMAN.

Comment on The Travesty Story by pwbiscayne

pwbiscayne — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:07:44 +0000

Lou, good article……….you and I should make a short film on the Key soon. PW Biscayne.

Comment on Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 34: Win Win, Thor, and The Beaver by Steve Stuart

Steve Stuart — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:19:31 +0000

Every so often people ask me what I miss about L.A. Clearly I’ve been more than bereft when I fail to mention all those times in the Melnitz (Bridges) projection booth Jim and I would start discussing a film. I’m doubtful any of the tête-à-têtes were ever this spirited, but no matter – they were no less fun or engaging.

If Hollywood could somehow muster the courage to produce screenplays with merely half this much enthusiasm and honesty, they’d be well on the way to bringing back films worthy of our time, rather than that sinking feeling while walking out to the lobby and thinking to ourselves ‘well there’s 90, 120 (more-?) minutes of my life I’ll never get back’.

Good show, Jim-!

Comment on Cinema Misfits Podcast: Bonus 83rd Academy Awards Episode (audio) by Steve Stuart

Steve Stuart — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 05:06:54 +0000

Sorry – Kirk was ambulatory, or ambulatory enough. It was only the unfortunate remains of his stroke that moved his presentation into the “creepy zone”. I was referring to an entire segment.

Jim was clearly correct. What this show needed was – say it with me now: Telly Savalas & Issac Hayes. Then, the potential train wreck would have been in place. Evidently the ratings were “a bit off” which allowed all the usual excuses to fly. Such is life.

P.S. I have three (or is it four-?) Telly albums for your listening “pleasure”…

Comment on Cinema Misfits Podcast: Bonus 83rd Academy Awards Episode (audio) by Nancy Louise Rutherford

Nancy Louise Rutherford — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 03:57:09 +0000

Well, there WAS Kirk Douglas. I mean, we all love him and everything, and he showed a lot of courage that evening. But, let’s face it…there was a bit of a creepy “on death’s door” tinge to the whole thing.

Of course, the show has had a crazy overblown vibe for years. And to think that we all complained about that! After this Sunday’s broadcast, I would have paid anything to get a little of the crazy overblown back. If ever a show needed garish production numbers, this was it.

I think Jim said it best: This wasn’t a train wreck. The train didn’t even get on the tracks.