tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post3129035812764213400..comments2024-03-12T12:38:23.542-04:00Comments on The Kind of Face You Hate: Achieving Immortality Through Not Dyingbill r.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-62357096888221506032011-11-23T10:10:08.159-05:002011-11-23T10:10:08.159-05:00Thanks, Pat. I feel like I had a lot more to see ...Thanks, Pat. I feel like I had a lot more to see about all this, but couldnt' find a place for it. I suppose it's good that I paired it all down, even if it was unintentional. Those last few paragraphs sure are long.<br /><br />To my mind, BROADWAY DANNY ROSE is nearly perfect. It evokes such a specific and interesting world, with the nightclub acts, and the comics telling the story at the Carnegie Deli, and the run from the mob taking them to the outskirts of New York, all in beautiful black and white and with an absolutely effortless humor. Plus one of the two best last shots in Allen's filmography, the other being, for me, not MANHATTAN, but CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS.<br /><br />I have not seen YOU WILL MEET A TALL, DARK STRANGER, but my wife and I instantly became curious while watching the documentary. I'll look into it ASAP.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-18724748146491012022011-11-23T09:50:28.164-05:002011-11-23T09:50:28.164-05:00Bill -
This is a great post.
It's frustrati...Bill -<br /><br />This is a great post. <br /><br />It's frustrating to me that Woody can't accept he has a genuine gift for comedy - but then, that tension between the natural comedian and would-be tragedian is what gives his best works their greateness. <br /><br />After watching that great documentary, it's hard NOT to assess your appreciation of Woody's work. I think we all like to squabble about which are his greatest films - my top five would be ANNIE HALL, CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS, MANHATTAN, BROADWAY DANNY ROSE and PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO, with about five other films vying for a very close sixth-place rating.<br /><br />As you can see by that ranking, I am SO with you on BROADWAY DANNY ROSE. I didn't fully appreciate when I first saw, but it only gets better with repeated viewings.<br /><br />Have you seen YOU WILL MEET A TALL, DARK STRANGER? I think that's been very underrated.Patricia Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394997608325540950noreply@blogger.com