another maniacal Armond White review, this time "Fahrenheit 9/11"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/etienne_saint/ScreenShot2013-06-10at121504PM_zps7883c790.png

he lives in a time of his own

how the hell did he tweet twice praising echobelly without comparing them to an overrated sacred cow

that might be his dumbest "opinion" yet

Would love to see his britpop "better than" list

That whole practice of acting like your personal canon is everybody's...Armond's still got it

― da croupier, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 03:59 (1 month ago) Permalink

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Liking Echobelly his dumbest opinion yet???

http://www.youtube.com/v/tU1I9I0xM2s

Tweeted by Armond, natch:

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20131204-how-to-buy-a-win-at-the-oscars

That night (Steve McQueen) also had by all accounts a difficult encounter with veteran New York film critic Armond White who can be a bit of a contrarian. According to White the director was rude and, in his view, was trying to pick an argument with him because of his negative review of 12 Years a Slave.

“A more experienced filmmaker understands what the event was about – and it is not about arguing with a journalist,” White told me later.

But listening to White you get the impression that he is incorruptible and takes a very focused and principled approach to voting. Any personal interactions with filmmakers or stars which result from wining and dining aren’t a factor in his decision making. “I’m always voting as a critic,” he says. “It’s up to individual critics to maintain integrity.”

crosslisted with Chris Ott thread

That's one cluster I'm steering waaaaay clear of.

not sure I knew he hates Billy Wilder

But Payne’s strange process of mockery-—presenting personality quirks as character flaws (there’s a difference)-—is reprehensibly cynical. It recalls Billy Wilder’s method of turning everyone except his heroes into rubes, rogues or suckers. As Wilder proved, this can lead to a successful career by confusing audience’s own nervousness and insecurity and letting them turn on their peers.

http://cityarts.info/2013/12/11/bleak-cheek/

whos chris ott

apparently some shithead music "writer"

"fake and hateful"

*applause*

where's the "better than" list?

The one time a year I'll read him anymore, as it provides consistent LOLs alongside the very occasional legitimately provocative juxtaposition.

next issue i'm sure

Nebraska no more hateful than Fargo btw

You're mellowing in your dotage.

bcz I'm increasingly forgiving of showing most Americans as greedy nitwits?

Payne should adapt James Michener novels.

South Pacific w/ Luther Billis as the hero

So Twitter's aflame today for Armond calling Llewyn Davis a Jew pretending to be Welsh.

he's half Italian, right? That's why they cast a Marisa Tomei lookalike as his sister.

AW is famous for getting details wrong.

He's famous for getting EVERYTHING wrong.

excited that screening of Nebraska tomorrow is at 9:45 a.m.

have an eye-opener

In the midst of his raving rave for American Hustle, he makes it too easy:

When Irving describes Sydney’s awesomeness, he says “Like me she had to reinvent herself” but “reinvent” is a 90s word, Stephen Holden coined it in a New York Times article describing and institutionalizing a Madonna tour.

http://cityarts.info/2013/12/18/david-o-russells-stock-company/

from Merriam-Webster:

First Known Use of REINVENT

1686

Do his editors not even bother because "aw, fuck it, its Armond?"

he IS the editor!

Explains a lot.

So he looks it up himself and says, "Fuck it! I'm Armond!"

The title of his upcoming autobiography right there.

Great bump but I'm disappointed it's not his better than list

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/12-years-a-slave-director-steve-mcqueen-heckled-at-new-york-critics-circle-awards-1201032911/

The 79th annual New York Film Critics Circle Awards turned awkward on Monday night when CityArts editor Armond White started to heckle director Steve McQueen.

McQueen had just accepted his prize for “12 Years a Slave,” presented by Harry Belafonte, when the interruption broke out.

As soon as McQueen took the stage, White started shouting from his table at the back of the room. “You’re an embarrassing doorman and garbage man,” White boomed. “F—you. Kiss my ass.”

lol what does that insult even mean

White is a vile embarrassment.

wrong

elaborate

hes cool as hell

awards dinners at their best are vile embarrassments

lol

Especially when they serve paella.

kinda love heckling 'you're an embarrassing doorman!'

Especially when your table is practically next to the doorman.

MAYBE HE WAS YELLING AT THE DOORMAN!

You waste, you little doorman!

It's cool to yell at people in public and say whatever is on your mind, even if what is on your mind is insulting.

doesn't he do this every year?