I was lucky to have caught this interview the other day so I thought I'd share, especially because Mr. Tarantino reveals himself a "novelist" and "poet."
"Pulp And Circumstance: Tarantino Rewrites History"
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
Summary Judgments
For those of you wondering if I ever planned to write about those movies in queue..
The Wrestler (2008) -- This is a nice case study for the “open ending.” I was indifferent at first about the success of The Wrestler’s end. But, the more I think about it, the more I focus on that final shot. A lasting final image is evidence of a powerful ending, right?
Revolutionary Road (2008) -- If I could adequately articulate my thoughts on this film, I would have done so (I’m still trying). I think the film is fantastic.
I read this while doing some homework on Richard Yates (author of Revolutionary Road, the novel (which is the final book of my summer reading list)): “And I think it's a curious thing, maybe a significant thing, that good novels - let's say great novels - have almost never been adapted into good movies.”
Read the full interview, here: http://www.pshares.org/issues/article.cfm?prmArticleID=128
Choke (2008) -- I think this is what Forrest Gump meant when he said “Stupid is as stupid does.” But, I’m still trying to figure out what Gump meant.
Changeling (2008) -- The first time I sat down to watch it, I drank too much and fell asleep before it ended. The second time, I fell asleep before it ended and I regret not drinking. Sorry, Mom.
Blindness (2008) -- I didn’t take too much away from this film, either. DP (my roommate) sat down in the middle of it and after a few minutes asked, “Are we supposed to be blind, too?”
…But DP has me thinking about the relationship of free and indirect style to film…and the limits of free and indirect style…
The Wrestler (2008) -- This is a nice case study for the “open ending.” I was indifferent at first about the success of The Wrestler’s end. But, the more I think about it, the more I focus on that final shot. A lasting final image is evidence of a powerful ending, right?
Revolutionary Road (2008) -- If I could adequately articulate my thoughts on this film, I would have done so (I’m still trying). I think the film is fantastic.
I read this while doing some homework on Richard Yates (author of Revolutionary Road, the novel (which is the final book of my summer reading list)): “And I think it's a curious thing, maybe a significant thing, that good novels - let's say great novels - have almost never been adapted into good movies.”
Read the full interview, here: http://www.pshares.org/issues/article.cfm?prmArticleID=128
Choke (2008) -- I think this is what Forrest Gump meant when he said “Stupid is as stupid does.” But, I’m still trying to figure out what Gump meant.
Changeling (2008) -- The first time I sat down to watch it, I drank too much and fell asleep before it ended. The second time, I fell asleep before it ended and I regret not drinking. Sorry, Mom.
Blindness (2008) -- I didn’t take too much away from this film, either. DP (my roommate) sat down in the middle of it and after a few minutes asked, “Are we supposed to be blind, too?”
…But DP has me thinking about the relationship of free and indirect style to film…and the limits of free and indirect style…
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