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Bri@n Tall3ric0. Google away.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 October 2005 03:16 (twenty years ago)

*does so* Wow, that's an amazing collection of porn reviews and all, but does he do anything else?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 7 October 2005 03:16 (twenty years ago)

ah ok, don't know him. your description made him sound a little like someone i know.

― 100% WJE (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 7 October 2005 03:19 (twenty years ago)

i see he was quoted on trektoday.com!

― 100% WJE (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 7 October 2005 03:21 (twenty years ago)

haha

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 October 2005 03:25 (twenty years ago)

I'm...really sorry, John. But this is just too fucking cute:

I have a friend who sends out movie-related e-mails to a group of us every so often (he's an online film critic), and earlier this week he asked what we thought the box office would be like for "FF." It took me a really long time -- through the context of other people's replies, mostly -- to figure out that that meant Fantastic Four. I really had no idea there was a Fantastic Four movie at all, much less one opening this weekend.

-- jaymc (jmcunnin...), July 7th, 2005.

Probably just as well to see The Constant Gardener instead. My film-critic friend Brian say it's his favorite of the year so far.

-- jaymc (jmcunnin...), September 2nd, 2005.

That's okay, Eric, a film-critic friend of mine just called me a snob recently when I asked him rhetorically why I couldn't muster any enthusiasm to see The Incredibles, even though everyone I know who saw it liked it. And I'm supposedly on the "other side" of this debate!

-- jaymc (jmcunnin...), December 2nd, 2004.

Only 69% on Metacritic, but very high-profile raves from Denby, Schwarzbaum (A), and Ebert (****). I went partially because a film-critic friend of mine spoke so highly of it.

-- jaymc (jmcunnin...), May 26th, 2005.

I have a film critic friend who says this. Agree or disagree? When has voiceover worked, and when hasn't it?

-- jaymc (jmcunnin...), March 23rd, 2004.

Weird, my film-critic friend told me it was one of the best DVD transfers he's ever seen.

-- jaymc (jmcunnin...), August 19th, 2005.

― 400% Nice (nordicskilla), Friday, 7 October 2005 03:36 (twenty years ago)

bah!

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 October 2005 03:37 (twenty years ago)

It's adorable!

― 400% Nice (nordicskilla), Friday, 7 October 2005 03:38 (twenty years ago)

pwnage :-)

― 100% WJE (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 7 October 2005 03:38 (twenty years ago)

Can I too be the friend of your film critic friend? May we have tea together?

― 400% Nice (nordicskilla), Friday, 7 October 2005 03:39 (twenty years ago)

Did you find the quote where I said I'm not really even that close to him?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 October 2005 03:40 (twenty years ago)

No! Scandal!

But he actually posted to that one thread!

― 400% Nice (nordicskilla), Friday, 7 October 2005 03:41 (twenty years ago)

film critics are the most pompous boring twats ever!

― 100% WJE (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 7 October 2005 03:41 (twenty years ago)

(xp) Yes, I had e-mailed him about it!

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 October 2005 03:42 (twenty years ago)

I also like it because the phrase "my film-critic friend" could totally have come straight out of your high school journal blog thing!

Anyway, Capote...

― 400% Nice (nordicskilla), Friday, 7 October 2005 03:42 (twenty years ago)

Haha... Adam is ILX's reigning concurator.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Friday, 7 October 2005 04:35 (twenty years ago)

i was sort of hoping your film critic friend would be revealed to be none other than "the surprisingly shy, humble, ever-smiling Armond White!"

― gear (gear), Friday, 7 October 2005 05:00 (twenty years ago)

MY film-critic friend (who i haven't talked to in a while) IS friends with armond white!

― 100% WJE (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 7 October 2005 05:04 (twenty years ago)

is he an asshole in real life too??

― gear (gear), Friday, 7 October 2005 05:04 (twenty years ago)

i'll give you three guesses

― 100% WJE (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 7 October 2005 05:05 (twenty years ago)

Who are you referring to? Jºhn D3m3try?

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Friday, 7 October 2005 05:09 (twenty years ago)

― 100% WJE (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 7 October 2005 05:11 (twenty years ago)

n4t3 p4tr1n?

― j blount (papa la bas), Friday, 7 October 2005 05:20 (twenty years ago)

I love this game! This thread needs to be retitled the "guess who my film-critic friend is" thread!

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Friday, 7 October 2005 05:23 (twenty years ago)

'oberman!

― gear (gear), Friday, 7 October 2005 05:37 (twenty years ago)

Wait, but is this the same film critic that JBR said the description of my friend reminded her of? So is this person in Chicago? And writes for a website?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 October 2005 05:44 (twenty years ago)

Nathan R@bin?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 October 2005 05:45 (twenty years ago)

nah, new york, and he writes for print publications too... your description just made me roffle because it was so like the dude i know. (xpost)

― 100% WJE (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 7 October 2005 05:48 (twenty years ago)

now i'm not saying.

― 100% WJE (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 7 October 2005 05:48 (twenty years ago)

Mike D'Angel0?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 October 2005 05:55 (twenty years ago)

I'll admit I can't get my head around any film critics being friends with Armond.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Friday, 7 October 2005 06:28 (twenty years ago)

jaymc, which of your friends am I, when you are talking to other people? Am I your bon vivant friend? Your healthcare nonprofit administrative assistant friend? Your poor internet humor friend?

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 October 2005 13:01 (twenty years ago)

I refer to jaymc as "my citical theorist/musician friend who views individual sexuality as essentially fluid and non-specific".

― 400% Nice (nordicskilla), Friday, 7 October 2005 15:31 (twenty years ago)

Seriously, like, search the archives!

― 400% Nice (nordicskilla), Friday, 7 October 2005 15:31 (twenty years ago)

::sigh::

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 October 2005 15:35 (twenty years ago)

Okay, I'll stop.

― 400% Nice (nordicskilla), Friday, 7 October 2005 15:36 (twenty years ago)

It's cool. :)

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 October 2005 15:37 (twenty years ago)

I refer to jaymc as "The Sigh-monizer." Or I will.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 October 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)

Or maybe "Sigh-man Says."

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 October 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

Most of my beleaguerment is for dramatic effect.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 October 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

I refer to him as "Miss Sigh-gone".

― 400% Nice (nordicskilla), Friday, 7 October 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

Anyway, I think I borrowed the sigh-bracketed-by-double-colons from Alex in NYC!

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 October 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)

We're totally ruining this thread, guys.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 October 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)

It's only the internet!

― 400% Nice (nordicskilla), Friday, 7 October 2005 15:48 (twenty years ago)

http://communitylink.gopbi.com/groups/755/FSLO-1042165543-983755.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 October 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

I am really not anticipating "Capote" very much. Biopics are the pits.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 October 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

That is generally true.

― 400% Nice (nordicskilla), Friday, 7 October 2005 15:53 (twenty years ago)

I think I like movies to either be completely real or completely made up, make up your mind.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 October 2005 16:00 (twenty years ago)

I sort of agree that biopics are usually not great. I just checked my top 50 of 2000-04, and the only biopic I listed was American Splendor, and even that is arguable as to whether it's actually a biopic.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 October 2005 16:03 (twenty years ago)

The best things about American Splendor are not the biopic things. Also biopics are more tolerable if they're about people who aren't really famous.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 7 October 2005 16:05 (twenty years ago)

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"cap hoat"

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 4 September 2006 21:56 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/images/smilies/Drudge_Siren_Small.gif BOB BALABAN IS IN BOTH!! http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/images/smilies/Drudge_Siren_Small.gif

― chaki (chaki), Monday, 4 September 2006 22:35 (nineteen years ago)

When will some talented queen write and direct a film about the Gore Vidal-Truman Capote verbal slugfests???

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Monday, 4 September 2006 22:43 (nineteen years ago)

kəˈpoʊ.ti

― Alba (Alba), Monday, 4 September 2006 22:55 (nineteen years ago)

BOB BALABAN IS IN BOTH!!

-- chaki (chaki.tim...), September 4th, 2006.

whoa, same character, too?

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 4 September 2006 22:57 (nineteen years ago)

he plays a younger version of himself (amazing wig) in this one.

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 4 September 2006 23:01 (nineteen years ago)

bob balaban is my dad

― PARTYMAN (dubplatestyle), Monday, 4 September 2006 23:04 (nineteen years ago)

plz rename your blog that

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 4 September 2006 23:09 (nineteen years ago)

you have a blog again? i keep track. link?

― jed_ (jed), Monday, 4 September 2006 23:18 (nineteen years ago)

same link as before

― PARTYMAN (dubplatestyle), Monday, 4 September 2006 23:28 (nineteen years ago)

and slocki your wish is my command

http://fineturkishtobacco.blogspot.com/

― PARTYMAN (dubplatestyle), Monday, 4 September 2006 23:32 (nineteen years ago)

maura: oh have you seen 'minor accomplisments' yet
maura: balaban is an exec rpoducer
strongo: oh yeah? then where's my mom's alimony

― PARTYMAN (dubplatestyle), Monday, 4 September 2006 23:39 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

So I saw the trailer for Infamous last night before Science of Sleep and my friends and I were all looking at each other going "WTF." The thread revival of a month ago clears up some mysteries, but still.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 5 October 2006 19:46 (nineteen years ago)

'infamous' might be better than 'capote', which actually isn't high praise

― gear (gear), Thursday, 5 October 2006 19:51 (nineteen years ago)

We need you to post your thoughts re Science on that thread, Ned!

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 5 October 2006 19:59 (nineteen years ago)

I did already!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 5 October 2006 20:50 (nineteen years ago)

Ok, this new Capote was the voice of Dobby the house elf in Harry Potter 2.

This bears repeating!

― Abbott (Abbott), Thursday, 5 October 2006 21:14 (nineteen years ago)

five months pass...

So, did anyone here other than me see Infamous? I thought it was quite terrific. Much better than Capote, which left me rather cold. It's a cruel twist of fate that Toby Jones should turn in a performance like that and have it all but ignored because someone else got there first.

The relationship between Capote and Perry Smith made more sense to me in Infamous, as did Smith generally, in fact.

― Alba, Monday, 19 March 2007 17:29 (nineteen years ago)

Infamous was more entertaining/involving than Capote. Less self-importantly dour, and yeah, the doomed romance angle worked better. Still a pretty cruddy movie, though. Not a total snooze, but not much more than that.

― Pye Poudre, Monday, 19 March 2007 17:34 (nineteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

just saw capote two nights ago. i really liked a lot of it. chris cooper makes me happy in anything, to be honest. i loved the colours, the farms, the scenes at chris cooper's house, all of the harper lee scenes.

what really frustrated me was the end. i spent the last 40 minutes or so thinking "this will be great if they don't show the execution." the west wing, of all things, is really great at never ever showing 'important' moments. i.e. the state of the union address is never shown - we see the preparation and the fallout, and while we may see clips of the speech we never actually see the unmediated scene, because what the president says is irrelevant - it's the stuff around it, how we react to it, that we care about. the execution is irrelevant - it is the lead-up and fallout that matter. we know at a point that it is going to happen, and showing it is besides the point. that they felt the need to need to show the execution suggested that it was somehow important, and it really wasn't - the film is not about the killers or the crime or the system. it's about the book and the author, to which the knowledge of the execution matters, not the event.

i was really into the levels of fictionalisation, too - this is a fictionalisation about the process of fictionalisation, with the added fun of having been adapted from a book about the writing of a book!

― derrrick, Tuesday, 3 April 2007 09:14 (nineteen years ago)

four years pass...

http://nymag.com/guides/fallpreview/2011/movies/moneyball/index2.html

kinda curious for the guy's new one, w/hoffman, pitt & jonah hill. this piece is sorta interesting, you get to hear pitt talking about movies (i always wonder how much + how huge actors watch films)

― sexual union prayerbook slam (schlump), Monday, 22 August 2011 08:41 (fourteen years ago)

this jonah hill pic is too much

http://images.nymag.com/guides/fallpreview/2011/movies/movies110829_jonah_560.jpg

― johnny crunch, Monday, 22 August 2011 14:08 (fourteen years ago)

six years pass...

I've seen this five or six times now--approaching comfort-film status (odd designation, I know). Love the music, Cooper and Keener and Balaban (even though, from what I've read about him, that's not William Shawn), PSH of course.

― clemenza, Saturday, 30 June 2018 15:57 (seven years ago)

two years pass...

Came to post pretty much exactly the same post I put here two years ago. I'm watching Shirley (still not finished), and in the middle of that thought this might be a good point of comparison, so I watched this again. I really love the contrast between the Kansas scenes and Capote holding court back in New York--one of the main things the film's about, really.

― clemenza, Monday, 22 February 2021 20:06 (five years ago)

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