http://blogs.elsweb.org/cdame2of Just another blogs.elsweb.org weblog Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:40:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kathleen's blog entitled Drama, Romance, Fantasy -- Oh My addresses some of the differences that arose in turning Portrait of Jennie into a film.  I agree with her in that Spinney has a much larger role in the film than she did in the book, but I don't really feel ... http://blogs.elsweb.org/cdame2of/2007/07/25/part-deux-blog-reactions/   Robert Nathan's Portrait of Jennie is a story about art, with a bit of fantasy peering around the edges of its pages.  The         narrator and protagonist is Eben Andrews, an everyman starving artist living in the rumbling belly of New York City during the Depression era.  He is lonely, faithless ... http://blogs.elsweb.org/cdame2of/2007/07/25/portrait-of-jennie/ I found the footage of Werner Herzog eating his shoe in the spirit of keeping his bet with Morris, but while he isn't choking down the leather, he has some very interesting things to say about television and the quest to provide adequate images for our culture.  Morris has most ... http://blogs.elsweb.org/cdame2of/2007/07/11/werner-herzog/ Here's a present for anyone who's looking for some action tonight.  Check out the condensed movie Love Story along with the smooth-groovin' sex jam (and theme song) as performed by Andy Williams.  Be safe, meaning stay away from sharp things.  This movie is clinically despressing.  You'll bawl (or ball, however ... http://blogs.elsweb.org/cdame2of/2007/07/11/grab-the-tissuesits-gonna-get-hardcore/ With our closing up of Little Women and its three film adaptations, I was trying to figure out which actress best portrayed the beloved firecracker.  Definitely not 1949's June Allyson.  She's chatty, annoying, and her cheesy smile hurts me.  In my opinion Winona Ryder is a better contender, though she ... http://blogs.elsweb.org/cdame2of/2007/07/11/final-thoughts-on-jo-march/ Apparently Little Women was reimagined as a pulp fiction novel, I'm guessing in the 50's when smut got big.  I'll do some research, but for now I just really enjoy this cover. Update -- well this isn't the goldmine I was hoping for, and the backstory isn't very exciting on this ... http://blogs.elsweb.org/cdame2of/2007/07/08/hahawhat/ After a lot of thinking, er no, feeling, I've decided to take back what I said in class about Little Women. I love it. It's timeless and warm, comforting like an old country song.  Upon finishing the book, I realized that I had spoken too soon.  When I dished out my ... http://blogs.elsweb.org/cdame2of/2007/07/08/i-was-hastyand-im-a-sucker-for-little-women/ The protagonist of Miller's Crossing, Tom,  harkons back to Hammet's Ned Beaumont, the cynical idealist that keeps his friends close and his enemies closer.  It would appear that just as much as his gambling habits, Tom's hat is an equally important element of his identity.  And though he says that a ... http://blogs.elsweb.org/cdame2of/2007/07/08/theres-nothing-more-foolish-than-a-man-chasing-his-hat/ Let's talk about how suggestive this trailer is... http://blogs.elsweb.org/cdame2of/2007/07/02/i-go-ga-ga-for-clint-eastwood/ Sanjuro, the protagonist of Yojimbo, is the quintessential cowboy of classic Westerns. He is a wanderer, drifting into defunct towns to help the helpless and defeat the unjust. His demeanor is stoic, seemingly asexual, pure and noble. Once the dynasty that held him in employment dissolved, he is left to ... http://blogs.elsweb.org/cdame2of/2007/07/02/sanjuros-motive/