tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322835765225560186.post7728156476181963125..comments2024-01-04T04:13:15.823-08:00Comments on Film Reviews, News, Casting Updates and Analysis: The Silver Screening Room: Ten Things I Know About MeWalter L. Hollmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636732594078157905noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322835765225560186.post-63296143754659938562010-04-23T06:53:35.235-07:002010-04-23T06:53:35.235-07:00Walter...
Hope it's not too late, but I never ...Walter...<br />Hope it's not too late, but I never thanked you for the mention. It was very kind and generous of you, and encouraged me.TomShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16718198770348083155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322835765225560186.post-35452279486936554292010-04-22T12:40:32.159-07:002010-04-22T12:40:32.159-07:00I have a girl crush on Drew Barrymore. Sometimes I...I have a girl crush on Drew Barrymore. Sometimes I watch "Never Been Kissed" and cry at the end.<br /><br />Damn, you tricked that dirty little secret outta me!M. Carter @ the Movieshttp://mcarteratthemovies.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322835765225560186.post-90091995357017927552010-04-20T21:01:17.186-07:002010-04-20T21:01:17.186-07:00Andrew - Sorry, misspoke. I never saw the play, bu...Andrew - Sorry, misspoke. I never saw the play, but it's beautifully written. The "how" just perplexes me, especially since there are more actors than characters. I wonder if they're going to set it in a support group or something.<br /><br />Nigel - You're right. You can make a movie out of any book (even articles) but I don't think they always should. The Alice example is spot-on.<br /><br />Gentlemen, thank you for keeping me clear-headed. And I shall get to Streetcar as soon as possible!Walter L. Hollmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636732594078157905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322835765225560186.post-77249813177082991192010-04-20T06:21:45.380-07:002010-04-20T06:21:45.380-07:00Walter, I think Andrew is trying to say that any b...Walter, I think Andrew is trying to say that any book has the potential to mature into a script, plain as it may be...or simple...<br /><br />I agree with Andrew that you can do a little carving to any (simple) story/book in order to create something tangible for the screen.<br /><br />Maybe you should change your assertion to, "every book can be adapted into a movie; but not all of them make good films."<br /><br />I mean, I personally don't think there is anything intricate about "Alice in Wonderland," the story (never-mind the drug use connotations)----but hey, wasn't it adapted (again) to produce a a film, one that wasn't good (to refer back to my point above?)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15013183034551019992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322835765225560186.post-79254137631372236932010-04-20T01:37:23.908-07:002010-04-20T01:37:23.908-07:00For Colored Girls... is actually a play, I never s...For Colored Girls... is actually a play, I never saw it - but it won some Tony's I believe.Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322835765225560186.post-34076163997010750932010-04-20T01:14:28.840-07:002010-04-20T01:14:28.840-07:00I, too, died a little about the not seeing 'St...I, too, died a little about the not seeing 'Streetcar' revelation. Redeem thyself! :PPeter Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08703260082728889704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322835765225560186.post-9774726933305366592010-04-19T23:52:48.705-07:002010-04-19T23:52:48.705-07:00Oh, Andrew, I just cannot agree with that. There a...Oh, Andrew, I just cannot agree with that. There are some books that are pure books, plain and simple, just as there are plays that are just made for the stage. I have reservations about Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls..." adaptation because HOW? Siddhartha is a book that I couldn't finish because I just couldn't picture how to adapt it. Also, it bored me.<br /><br />And you did see my Applause casting coup, no? I'd love to see Drew Barrymore in a role there, but much as I love her...the girl can't really sing. She has a passable voice in Music and Lyrics, but it's much too weak for a MUSICAL.Walter L. Hollmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636732594078157905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322835765225560186.post-40798186674159997962010-04-19T20:20:37.587-07:002010-04-19T20:20:37.587-07:00You need to see Sunset Boulevard!! I'm always ...You need to see Sunset Boulevard!! I'm always glad we both enjoy musicals so much, though Mama Mia! and High School Musical do not make the cut for me... I can't even watch them, every time I try, it's flipsies on the tv-screen. But catching Xanadu and Earth Girls Are Easy in the same night with some of my closest friends is like the meaning of Benevolent Universe. If that can happen, something good is definitely on our side. Funny how neither one of us brought up foreign films, though together we spent so much time weeding through those beautiful old Criterions. Remember RAN!! And oh, Nixon! Just realizing I missed that showing of Nixon In China breaks my heart. Damn you Blackberry for not reminding me like you were supposed to. Oh well... check this out: http://www.amazon.com/Nixon-China-John-Adams/dp/B000005IYW<br />Hells yes!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792779511812213612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322835765225560186.post-6236649914283778142010-04-19T17:38:35.402-07:002010-04-19T17:38:35.402-07:00Oh dear, I do NOT LIKE Ghost. I mean, I love Whoop...Oh dear, I do NOT LIKE Ghost. I mean, I love Whoopi in it, but I just really don't like the movie.<br /><br />"I only read books and plays that sound like they'd make good movies."<br />As a staunch book lover (perhaps more than film) - EVERY book would make a good movie.<br /><br />You have not seen <i>Streetcar</i>. WTF?<br /><br />Okay, Applause the musical - that would be killer...Annette Bening, Drew Barymore?Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322835765225560186.post-36692284687458468602010-04-19T05:15:13.515-07:002010-04-19T05:15:13.515-07:00You're a wild bear.You're a wild bear.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04420559801503739219noreply@blogger.com