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

ok sorry sorry but the brackets here.

It is not funny when Obama-as-Day-Lewis confuses things, saying “The hardest part? Trying to understand his [my] motivations. Why did he [I] pursue ‘heatlh care’ first? What makes him [me] tick? Why doesn’t he [I] get mad? If I was him I’d be mad all the time. But I’m not him, I’m Daniel Day Lewis.”

and yeah he lost all sense of perspective and grammar long ago.

I love all these fictional Spielberg haters who suddenly came rushing out to praise Lincoln after trashing the dude for so many years.

why does anyone bother reading armond white, is the question? you have no one to blame but yourselves.

you [i] have no one to blame but yourselves [obama]

:)

I'm just amazed that he waited a whole month to get in his first post-death Ebert dig. Unless I missed one, of course.

That whole practice of acting like your personal canon is everybody's

It's a critic's job not to care about everybody's canon, homie.

tbf he's leveled that criticism @ ebert forever

yeah, he should stop, you ppl have won.

you ppl have won

Yes. The ppl have also won on The Shawshank Redemption, too. Life is choosing new battles, et al.

But, wait! It gets worse!

love that comma

his piece on Portrait of Jason was his best in awhile.

Reviews in which he knows the spotlight isn't going to be on are typically better.

I'm just amazed that he waited a whole month to get in his first post-death Ebert dig. Unless I missed one, of course.

― Public Brooding Closet (cryptosicko), Tuesday, May 7, 2013 6:53 AM (51 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the man has untold reserves of restraint.

It's a critic's job not to care about everybody's canon, homie.

no shit, boyee, but when critics act like it's a matter of record that a relatively obscure note in someone's career was their peak, it can suggest their head is up their ass. and dare i suggest it re: armond.

dude, trolling is what armond _does_

which is why I used phrases like "he's still got it" and "i tip my hat" in regards to it

when critics act like it's a matter of record that a relatively obscure note in someone's career was their peak

Uh no boyee, he was likely saying the early Zemeckis-Gale comedies were better than the shit Bob Z has been churning out for the last quarter-century.

Armond aside, the smuggled truth of the WHCD skit is that Bam is a mere actor feeding his supporters' fantasies. Good for POTUS for farting in their faces. Rodham 2016.

I hear she produces the most delicate-toned air biscuits. Just lovely.

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

http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/

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!