tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746189833925666296.post5944394140555760114..comments2024-03-28T15:07:49.650-04:00Comments on the phantom country: Arachnid redundantJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319721431296639419noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746189833925666296.post-27938402066015166562012-07-03T12:56:01.257-04:002012-07-03T12:56:01.257-04:00Yes, you might have a higher tolerance for super h...Yes, you might have a higher tolerance for super hero movies than I do, so while I hope my thoughts on Spider-Man are useful they might not be a reliable way of predicting your own pleasure. (Especially for Emma Stone!)<br /><br />Don't let go of that hair piece! Sounds to me like an excellent subject for your critical skills and wit. And be sure to make a note of Ellen Barkin's hair in the 1980s. Now that was one motherfucking mane!JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319721431296639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746189833925666296.post-19039697753756812882012-07-03T12:48:10.923-04:002012-07-03T12:48:10.923-04:00My memory of his hair from Red Riding was that it ...My memory of his hair from Red Riding was that it expressed even more clearly than his character did, "I am a cocky git." He does have such a very much lot of hair. I have a long and very much stalled piece of writing on hair in cinema -- a piece that I think about every once in a while when I see hair like Merida's in Brave or Michael Fassbender's in Prometheus. (And I'd previously thought of Fassbender's hair as unremarkable. I love being proved wrong.) I even wanted to write a long paragraph about how Brit Marling's hair in Sound of My Voice may have been the final straw that ultimately ruined the film for me, but I wasn't entirely sure my argument made enough sense. <br /><br />Isn't it somehow reassuring that not all of these huge summer blockbusters are too big to fail, critically at least? I was surprised to find I enjoyed Avengers as much as I did, since going in it felt like such a craven attempt to squeeze more money out of viewing audiences. And I do so love hating a big summer blockbuster.Feminemahttp://feminema.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746189833925666296.post-34203957991197994472012-07-03T10:43:29.754-04:002012-07-03T10:43:29.754-04:00I think the why needn't be explained beyond th...I think the why needn't be explained beyond the $$$$$$ that will soon be appearing next to the film's name when the grosses hit. Which is, you know, fine if the artists charged with the task of bringing some integrity to this thing are inventive and rigorous. But there's a pretty even balance of problems with the concept and execution here, even if the result is reasonably entertaining (if only for the first half or so). <br /><br />I remember liking Garfield in Red Riding too. I especially remember his excellent hair. Come to think of it I also retain fond memories of his hair in Never Let Me Go. Perhaps he is an especially expressive hair actor. I'm just beginning to become leery of his sniffing around for opportunities to flip out on screen.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319721431296639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746189833925666296.post-71301258910889568212012-07-03T08:37:32.601-04:002012-07-03T08:37:32.601-04:00Well, this explains a lot. When I saw the preview ...Well, this explains a lot. When I saw the preview I thought, why? And now I know that not even the director or screenwriters have the answer.<br /><br />I did quite like Garfield in Red Riding 1973. One would hope that he's now made enough money with this that he can go back to interesting parts.Feminemahttp://feminema.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com