tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post3367156361774155955..comments2024-03-03T10:32:45.969-08:00Comments on Mr. Peel's Sardine Liqueur: Ecological BalanceMr. Peel aka Peter Avellinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553482286909862975noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-89355941797601846642011-12-31T17:32:33.898-08:002011-12-31T17:32:33.898-08:00I got Darren this for Christmas and so I watched i...I got Darren this for Christmas and so I watched it for the first time last night -- a fantastic film that is enhanced by your essay; I can not believe there is somebody who saw this film and didn't like it!<br /><br />Your description of what you went through at work was so honest and relatable; I hope your current situation is better!<br /><br />While watching NETWORK I thought of Regis Philbin being ousted when he doesn't want to go and of Occupy Wall Street and its' offshoots. A stimulating film and a thought provoking essay.Phil Hansennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-87289590116019169432011-10-02T20:26:36.154-07:002011-10-02T20:26:36.154-07:00Darren--
Once again, thank you, you know how much...Darren--<br /><br />Once again, thank you, you know how much that means. <br /><br />Fred--<br /><br />Thank you so much for that, it's very much what I was trying to get across. Since I was a little young at the time I've never seen Chayefsky's acceptance speech but I can only imagine. A genuinely serious satire on television might very well be impossible today--this film really was made at the exact point in history it needed to happen. Thanks to you again. <br /><br />Fred--<br /><br />DOG DAY AFTERNOON certainly was one of the first I watched (again) soon after Lumet died. As as loyal Wilder fan I love ACE IN THE HOLE very much. <br /><br />Joan--<br /><br />Whoever you are, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!Mr. Peel aka Peter Avellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553482286909862975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-7852887261851782342011-09-28T12:23:34.420-07:002011-09-28T12:23:34.420-07:00All I know is, you've got to get mad. You'...All I know is, you've got to get mad. You've got to say, "I'm a human being, goddamn it. My life has value." <br /><br />Brilliant essay!Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-39728365509067259992011-09-28T08:24:30.674-07:002011-09-28T08:24:30.674-07:00I also went on a Sidney Lumet binge this year. I t...I also went on a Sidney Lumet binge this year. I thought "Dog Day Afternoon" was great too. The acting, the mood and theme were really amazing. It's not as much as message movie as "Network" although I feel it captures the public's desperation in hard economic times and the feelings of futitilty. I also really enjoyed watching "Face In a Crowd" and "Ace In the Hole" (also called "the Big Carnival") if you're interested in future-looking movies, definitely recommended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-7990170776137879992011-09-27T21:02:34.062-07:002011-09-27T21:02:34.062-07:00You really captured the essence of this film. I r...You really captured the essence of this film. I remember seeing it when I was 12 during its initial release, and finding it to be the first time I understood the adult parts of a drama. Viewed now, the relationship between Holden and Straight is the truest one in the whole film, with Straight really showing the anger and hurt of a woman watching her marriage collapse because of her husband's mid-life crisis. And I agree that Holden really deserved the Oscar, but how can you beat someone playing a lunatic chewing the scenery, especially when said actor has the good sense to die before all the votes are in? <br /><br />Regarding Chayefsky, I remember his Oscar acceptance speech and the thinly veiled anger. He was in many ways a combination of the Beatrice Straight and William Holden characters, who had married early television, given birth to its success, only to be scorned and fired, thrown over for the hacks who wrote silly sitcoms and t&a shows that then dominated the airwaves. It is truly amazing that television morphed from serious drama written by talents like Chayefsky and Serling, to mediocre nonsense written by for-hire hacks, to "reality" shows in which there is no more need for writers, allowing the producers and studios to reap more profits for themselves. And what seemed over-the-top and satirical in <b>Network</b> in 1976 looks toned down from today's reality, as we have shows about Bridezillas, toothless idiots in pawn shops, and other awful "people" acting like schmucks just to get on television.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768886260813823765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-37806905147829805932011-09-23T11:54:13.083-07:002011-09-23T11:54:13.083-07:00Brilliant piece. Just terrific. Well done, P.Brilliant piece. Just terrific. Well done, P.Darrennoreply@blogger.com