tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post3668712987044773117..comments2023-04-01T16:25:50.899-07:00Comments on BLOGORRHEA: Obiter DictaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-48331994721735245842008-12-23T08:08:00.000-08:002008-12-23T08:08:00.000-08:00Mead, believe me when I say that you are probably ...Mead, believe me when I say that you are probably what Kaufman imagined as an Ideal Viewer when he made "Synecdoche New York." Ideal!<BR/><BR/>And even if, structure-wise, I think the movie doesn't quite work, I am still thinking about it and wanting to discuss it with other people several weeks after seeing it, and that's a good thing, right?<BR/><BR/>And I take it as a great compliment that my review, despite its caveats, made you want to see the movie. I think that it's more important for a review to give the reader an accurate feel for the play/movie/etc. than to issue "thumbs up/thumbs down" judgments.Marissa Skudlarekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864377900420377361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-59963327703894228832008-12-22T22:38:00.000-08:002008-12-22T22:38:00.000-08:00Actually your post about the movie made me despera...Actually your post about the movie made me desperate to see it! I responded to your descrption right away, even with your demurrers. Sounds like my cup o'tea....<BR/><BR/>Now you do know that the term synecdoche comes from the theater, right? Well -- from poetry. Well -- from the days when theater and poetry were synonymous terms. So right away I was captivated by the title. And starring PSH? Mo better. And now you tell it's a threnody?? Can't wait!Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02157076523366054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-42657866308463210802008-12-22T22:20:00.000-08:002008-12-22T22:20:00.000-08:00This book sounds like it would be a remarkably goo...This book sounds like it would be a remarkably good companion piece to "Synecdoche New York." I know I was rather ambivalent about that movie on my own blog, but that's probably because I am still young enough that I can (mostly) shut my ears to the tomb's siren threnody... Would be interested in hearing your perspective on it, if and when you see it.Marissa Skudlarekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864377900420377361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-34579898705573286432008-12-20T19:05:00.000-08:002008-12-20T19:05:00.000-08:00I love it that you linked to Powell's. Yes!I love it that you linked to Powell's. Yes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com