tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post8277991694602801735..comments2024-03-22T12:57:57.273-05:00Comments on WOUNDED BIRD: Summer HibernatingJune Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-55524081848724229142008-07-01T16:01:00.000-05:002008-07-01T16:01:00.000-05:00...as if I would....as if I would.Revd. Neal Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542436308490963201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-58440043919448436942008-07-01T15:35:00.000-05:002008-07-01T15:35:00.000-05:00Him that is.TheMe, you'd better not mean me. I'll...<I>Him that is.</I><BR/><BR/>TheMe, you'd better not mean me. I'll be forced to ban you.<BR/><BR/><I>many ended up quite successful and happy.</I><BR/><BR/>Counterlight, and there's you. <BR/><BR/>The movie was tough for me to watch, because I had flashbacks to "Life With (Alcoholic) Father". Lee was wise to insist that they not have children.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-13009759772092937592008-07-01T11:52:00.000-05:002008-07-01T11:52:00.000-05:00I've not seen the Pollock movie, but from what I'v...I've not seen the Pollock movie, but from what I've heard, it may well be spot on. The man was a mess, and from an early age. All those Abstract Expressionists were messes. Rothko was the biggest mess of all, a hateful manic depressive addicted to booze and pills who treated everyone around him so shabbily. He finally ended it all in a 1970 suicide.<BR/><BR/>I hope extreme suffering is not a requirement for great art. They've all done their share of suffering, but many ended up quite successful and happy. The last thing poor old Van Gogh wanted was to be Van Gogh of missing ear fame. He wanted to be the artistic version of Tolstoy or Victor Hugo, not some institutionalized maniac eating his paint and cutting up his arms, making brilliant pictures in his few lucid moments.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-13870552078947779732008-07-01T11:23:00.000-05:002008-07-01T11:23:00.000-05:002 surely, Pillock.Him that is.2 surely, Pillock.<BR/>Him that is.Revd. Neal Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542436308490963201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-14206790953374219352008-06-30T22:30:00.000-05:002008-06-30T22:30:00.000-05:00Margaret, your internet movie reviewer says thank ...Margaret, your internet movie reviewer says thank you.<BR/><BR/>TheMe, nevermind. I get it now. I'm a little thick sometimes. Only one letter wrong.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-25940586908148690912008-06-30T20:37:00.000-05:002008-06-30T20:37:00.000-05:00Grandmere--thank you for the reviews. Now I have t...Grandmere--thank you for the reviews. Now I have two movies on my must-watch list. I confess, we don't watch movies very often. --our biggest TV is a 13-incher, and we still use rabbit-ear antena! (now, don't anybody blacklist me because of that! --please!) But on occassion, we do rent a DVD and cook some popcorn.<BR/><BR/>Now I have a reason to do so!<BR/>blessings.it's margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577280471100732619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-65202523842475374602008-06-30T19:30:00.000-05:002008-06-30T19:30:00.000-05:00About the Bollywood list, Padre, you have my email...About the Bollywood list, Padre, you have my email address. Send it on.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-68187440925553145502008-06-30T19:28:00.000-05:002008-06-30T19:28:00.000-05:00Jane, that was a terrible time. How proud you mus...Jane, that was a terrible time. How proud you must be to have a father who was blacklisted by McCarthy.<BR/><BR/>I like Chagall's response, too.<BR/><BR/>Nathan, that would have been lovely, but that wasn't the movie they made. I think Clooney wanted to highlight the McCarthy period, because some of the same sort of heavy-handed bullying is happening now. And to stick it to the media, too.<BR/><BR/>Padre Mickey, watch it there. You'll give me a reputation as a commie sympathizer - com-symp was the short verson, I believe.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-69516124444939744462008-06-30T19:03:00.000-05:002008-06-30T19:03:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Padre Mickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07580459577853346369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-31710415057889932402008-06-30T19:02:00.000-05:002008-06-30T19:02:00.000-05:00I KNEW JANE R. WAS A COMMIE!!! I KNEW IT!!! 'CUZ I...I KNEW JANE R. WAS A COMMIE!!! I KNEW IT!!! 'CUZ I'M ONE!!!!Padre Mickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07580459577853346369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-30536135453425353652008-06-30T19:00:00.000-05:002008-06-30T19:00:00.000-05:00What you REALLY need to watch is some Bollywood.E-...What you REALLY need to watch is some Bollywood.<BR/>E-mail me and I'll give you some great titles to watch.<BR/>You won't be sorry!!Padre Mickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07580459577853346369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-52407936583876034702008-06-30T14:37:00.000-05:002008-06-30T14:37:00.000-05:00Good Night and Good Luck was good - the acting str...Good Night and Good Luck was good - the acting strong, the message powerful and still resonant - but I wish it had been more of a biopic. Another hour looking at Murrow's WWII coverage, which was just as barrier-breaking and courageous, would have been splendid.Nathan Empsallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270086735127577943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-83112672732939465202008-06-30T13:20:00.000-05:002008-06-30T13:20:00.000-05:00I loved "Good Night and Good Luck." I also watched...I loved "Good Night and Good Luck." I also watched it with great emotion since my my father was put on the blacklist in that era (for refusing to testify against a friend who was accused of being a "red" and instead testifying in his defense) and I was born during that time (actually after the worst was over). It is one of the few movies I have seen on the big screen during the last few years.<BR/><BR/>I would love to see the Pollock movie. The quote reminds me of a video interview of Marc Chagall that ran during the humongous Chagall retrospective at the Grand Palais in Paris when I was about 15 -- the first exhibit I went to where I really went "wow" and fell in love with the artist. The interviewer asked Chagall something like "why is there a woman inside that cow?" or "why is there a cow in the corner of the picture?" (about one of those Chagall paintings where there are creatures flying around) and Chagall said "it's just there." I loved it and I loved him for it.Jane Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814517077774999407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-35140624779222457982008-06-30T10:40:00.000-05:002008-06-30T10:40:00.000-05:00Ruth, one of the pluses in getting old is that you...Ruth, one of the pluses in getting old is that you've lived a chunk of history.<BR/><BR/>I hope that my words about "Pollock" being depressing won't steer anyone away from it. It was quite well done, and I highly recommend it.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-20394909114427025502008-06-30T10:04:00.000-05:002008-06-30T10:04:00.000-05:00I've been wanting to see Pollock.Good Night and Go...I've been wanting to see <I>Pollock</I>.<BR/><BR/><I>Good Night and Good Luck</I> was interesting. I had to write the Cold War chapter for an American history textbook a number of years ago, so it's always fascinating to me to see things set in that time period.Ruth Hull Chatlienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797146501548509911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-61334784399474589352008-06-30T08:14:00.000-05:002008-06-30T08:14:00.000-05:00Paul, thanks. You will very likely see more revie...Paul, thanks. You will very likely see more reviews, since I bought four videos cheap from Blockbuster. But I can watch those at my leisure.<BR/><BR/><I>Sadly misspelt name that fella.</I><BR/><BR/>TheMe, ?<BR/><BR/>Fran, your misspelling of the artist's name made me laugh out loud.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-91193306446450297012008-06-30T07:05:00.000-05:002008-06-30T07:05:00.000-05:00I loved Good Night and Good Luck. Must see Pollack...I loved Good Night and Good Luck. Must see Pollack!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Mimi!Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-4030641034920666512008-06-30T06:30:00.000-05:002008-06-30T06:30:00.000-05:00"Look at the grass and the birds. Can't people jus..."Look at the grass and the birds. Can't people just look at things and enjoy them?"<BR/><BR/>Sadly misspelt name that fella.Revd. Neal Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542436308490963201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-76360248752620093182008-06-30T05:38:00.000-05:002008-06-30T05:38:00.000-05:00Great reviews, Mimi. I think I may catch up on mo...Great reviews, Mimi. I think I may catch up on movie watching when I'm finally home.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090720645937634051noreply@blogger.com