tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746189833925666296.post3792070712780214514..comments2024-03-28T15:07:49.650-04:00Comments on the phantom country: Art in America: Terry Zwigoff's portraits of infamous or insufficiently famous men, their problematic legacies and vanishing worlds, return on DVDJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319721431296639419noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746189833925666296.post-66002188525813423582010-08-09T15:40:59.318-04:002010-08-09T15:40:59.318-04:00I totally agree. Thought I probably watched it thr...I totally agree. Thought I probably watched it three of four times around the time of its release, I hadn't seen CRUMB for at least a decade and coming back to it was an even richer experience than I'd anticipated. Zwigoff is really more of a storytelling talent than he's probably given credit for. But if you haven't already, be sure to revisit LOUIE BLUIE as well. <br /><br />I should take this as an opportunity to add that, thought I couldn't quite find the right place for it in my post, which is long enough already, the audio commentaries Zwigoff provides on both of these discs are also really enlightening and entertaining. In the case of LOUIE, the commentary, full of anecdotes about the production, is almost as interesting as the movie. In the case of CRUMB, the only drawback is that Zwigoff's new commentary repeats a lot of what's already discussed in his earlier one with Roger Ebert. If you're going to choose one over the other, I'd go with the new, solo one.<br /><br />I'm so glad to hear you'll be reconvening with Heather to discuss CRUMB. As fun as it is to write about, it's the sort of movie that seems especially ripe for a conversation, and one that involves both genders is probably advisable, given Crumb's at times genuinely deeply disturbing depiction of women. Looking forward...JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319721431296639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746189833925666296.post-50190386167598579362010-08-09T15:15:45.184-04:002010-08-09T15:15:45.184-04:00I'm going to be talking about CRUMB a lot this...I'm going to be talking about CRUMB a lot this week — it's my DVD pick of the week for CBC Radio, and it'll also be the topic of discussion when Heather Noel and I resume the DVD AFTERNOON podcast tomorrow after our summer hiatus. Your review has got me even more eager to start the conversation than before... upon rewatching it, I really think CRUMB is one of the finest, most revealing portraits of an artist ever committed to film.Paul Matwychukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01917384620564525389noreply@blogger.com