tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post1149141852368280968..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: "the snot evacuated from a large, bulbous nose"joe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-57956528165170038452011-02-10T18:58:32.983-05:002011-02-10T18:58:32.983-05:00Kim- Astute comparison. I like both Thomson and ...Kim- Astute comparison. I like both Thomson and Reed, but I think Rex did it better. -Jjoe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-911306275003455322011-02-10T17:47:13.721-05:002011-02-10T17:47:13.721-05:00Thomson sounds like he's picked up where Rex R...Thomson sounds like he's picked up where Rex Reed left off in the 1970s. Reed has a penchant for comparing actors (mostly actresses) to food and it made for difficult reading. I hate that kind of writing.Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-3607364857874120832011-02-09T11:32:55.242-05:002011-02-09T11:32:55.242-05:00Dan: Oy! -JDan: Oy! -Jjoe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-47096677866105603662011-02-09T09:18:21.785-05:002011-02-09T09:18:21.785-05:00I was at a few parties with Thompson, he's the...I was at a few parties with Thompson, he's the friend-of-a-friend, but everyone was given caution that we should not engage him about film. So sparring partner, maybe not...Dan Buskirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879715944386245008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-29533719660909542762011-02-08T15:10:40.062-05:002011-02-08T15:10:40.062-05:00his hyperbole rankles…his hyperbole rankles…davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-5469066213803068432011-02-08T12:16:38.869-05:002011-02-08T12:16:38.869-05:00Just to be clear, I think Thomson is an incisive, ...Just to be clear, I think Thomson is an incisive, fair observer of the cinema landscape, but yes, he can be snotty - when it's called for.Romannoreply@blogger.com