tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post3127458978477047081..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: Philly's Own!joe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-5283163674729759192016-12-20T15:21:09.894-05:002016-12-20T15:21:09.894-05:00Very cool! Very cool! Bill from Phillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-71035885246747014242016-12-20T14:06:16.882-05:002016-12-20T14:06:16.882-05:00Joe, I think the "nativesonism" is pecul...Joe, I think the "nativesonism" is peculiar to Philadelphia. I never saw in the Yorkshire Post, say, "our own Judi Dench" or "East London's pride, Michael Caine." I think Philly has always had this underdog mentality. Maybe it's because it is between NYC and DC - a "try out" town. I was never quite comfortable there because I felt even the wealthy people had to show off more than rich people from NYC. I guess pretty soon the Inky will start bragging that D. Trump went to college in Philadelphia! Anyway, great column!Kikinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-63091069428482472622016-12-20T13:21:22.754-05:002016-12-20T13:21:22.754-05:00Everyone is born somewhere. Everyone is born somewhere. Dicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-57053199107477499262016-12-20T12:51:51.301-05:002016-12-20T12:51:51.301-05:00Another Philly person here. I've also noticed...Another Philly person here. I've also noticed the non-stop local refrences in the Inky's arts section. Much worse are those TV ads for Action News on channel 6 - "I'm more Philly than you!" Embarrassing.nick f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-33170285419028377322016-12-19T17:47:13.884-05:002016-12-19T17:47:13.884-05:00I live in Philly also. Sickening is the word that ...I live in Philly also. Sickening is the word that I would use to describe all the braggingJudynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-6249970916203637512016-12-18T16:16:16.396-05:002016-12-18T16:16:16.396-05:00I'm from Philly, too, Joe, as well as a retire...I'm from Philly, too, Joe, as well as a retired journalist who worked for the Bulletin. I can guarantee you that your editor's observation about Philadelphia's inferiority complex is not a solitary one. That theory has been around for ages and there's probably some truth to it.Walternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-4056132831852347652016-12-18T15:10:00.974-05:002016-12-18T15:10:00.974-05:00I live in Philly and have had the same reaction th...I live in Philly and have had the same reaction that you have. The word I use for it would be obnoxiousGloria S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-73804902360087380412016-12-18T14:31:27.620-05:002016-12-18T14:31:27.620-05:00Yes, Deb, she did. For "The Country Girl&quo...Yes, Deb, she did. For "The Country Girl" - indeed her best performance. She did three films for Hitchcock and was merely charming in two of them ("Rear Window" and "To Catch a Thief") and, yes, merely competent in the third ("Dial M for Murder"). BTW, Kelly took on a dowdy look for "The Country Girl" and may have been a trailblazer by doing so. Think of all the actresses since then who drabbed down their natural good looks and won Oscars as a result. Can you say Charlize Theron - or Nicole Kidman?joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-54033680894617587052016-12-18T13:58:03.974-05:002016-12-18T13:58:03.974-05:00Excuse me, but didn't Grace Kelly win an Oscar...Excuse me, but didn't Grace Kelly win an Oscar??? She was certainly more than competent!!!Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-30742695755731997202016-12-18T13:04:37.631-05:002016-12-18T13:04:37.631-05:00not fair to compare editorial standards at a paper...not fair to compare editorial standards at a paper in Philadelphia to national and even global papers like NY Times, LA Times, Chicago, Washington, etc. Philadelphia is more in line with Boston, Houston, Phoenix, and similar-sized regions. And I'm one of Philly's Own!Philly's Own!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-8978231755416364372016-12-18T12:45:41.424-05:002016-12-18T12:45:41.424-05:00It's my understanding that newspapers have sty...It's my understanding that newspapers have style guides and it may be a given at The Philadelphia Inquirer that local connections be mentioned in all stories, not just those involving celebrities.Sheilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-29397456844890986292016-12-18T12:07:55.039-05:002016-12-18T12:07:55.039-05:00Having worked at a number of papers, I don't t...Having worked at a number of papers, I don't think that these on-going references are something that a writer would work into his or her story. I'd say that it happens during the editing process if it is as prevalent as you say it is. w.t.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-27934734141856567022016-12-18T11:00:38.373-05:002016-12-18T11:00:38.373-05:00Yo, Joe. Long-time fan. Always read you in Phill...Yo, Joe. Long-time fan. Always read you in Philly back in the '70s and '80s and liked the way you think. Just happened to find your blog and glad to see that you are still telling it like it is. I moved a couple years ago to Seattle but I do remember the Philly papers always mentioning when a celeb has local roots. We don't get that here in Seattle. But Philly people are special and take extra pride in their town, so I accepted it. But when it's done repeatedly, I guess it can be a bit much. I look forward to reading more of The Passionate Moviegoer.Larrynoreply@blogger.com