I watched 'Showgirls' last night. And there is no way it falls into the 'so bad it's good' category. It's just simply a good film (in the sense that the film as a product seems to align very well with Verhoeven's intentions).
I had the pleasure of joining
@colebrax
on
@WrongReel
to discuss Orson Welles' 1948 film version of 'Macbeth' which was a reimagining of his 1936 stage production 'Voodoo Macbeth'.
Worth noting that Welles considered Cagney as the greatest actor of all time. He said that Cagney was completely unreal but at the same time completely truthful in all his performances.
What film do you love that your favourite director absolutely hates? For me it's 'Rebel Without a Cause'. And this is what Orson Welles thought about it "I left the cinema after four reels of Rebel Without a Cause : I get angry just thinking about that film".
I turn 36 today. By this age Welles had made 'Citizen Kane', 'The Magnificent Ambersons,' 'The Stranger', The Lady from Shanghai' and 'Macbeth'. I am choosing to ignore all his stage and theatre work because no one needs that kind of perspective on their birthday.
My new paper with
@petajwhite
in which we have fun drawing on Peirce's thoughts on the three normative sciences to frame up a new aesthetic for climate change education.
Orson Welles' love for Shakespeare began during his years at Todd School for Boys under the tutelage of Roger 'Skipper' Hill. I discuss this father-son relationship and all things Welles and Macbeth with
@colebrax
on
@WrongReel
@JFrankensteiner
I think his performance as Guy of Gisborne is far superior to Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham. In any case, I love that film. Be damned haters!
@coenesqued
While deeply disturbing, I differ from most in thinking that the ending is the most disturbing scene (the lumberjack lighting her on fire). Not just the physical violence, but the absolute absence of humanity in his actions (othering in its most violent form).
Wiseman on being described as a fly-on-the-wall film maker (which he clearly is not): "It’s an insulting term. Most flies I know aren’t conscious at all, and I like to think I’m at least 2% conscious.”