tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post3351812514932458528..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: HBO and the bane of 'edge'joe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-22716435097279737082019-05-26T15:58:27.235-04:002019-05-26T15:58:27.235-04:00I liked the idea of Vinyl, I actually liked the sh...I liked the idea of Vinyl, I actually liked the show, There was other 750,000 people who did. Enough to keep it running? No. An ultra Niche show? Yes . Unwatchable? Why?A.N.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-33559143069540106872016-05-23T16:52:48.066-04:002016-05-23T16:52:48.066-04:00McK: Selena has said a lot worse that that this se...McK: Selena has said a lot worse that that this season! -Jjoe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-44910001872896598982016-05-23T12:39:24.928-04:002016-05-23T12:39:24.928-04:00I'd also like to add a hearty "Hear! Hear...I'd also like to add a hearty "Hear! Hear!" for your acknowledgement of "Nashville," a show that is intelligently done and unbelievably entertaining. Connie Britton is a goddess! Sheilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-12008931545524640572016-05-23T10:40:31.871-04:002016-05-23T10:40:31.871-04:00Tim- It's called creative bankruptcy. It'...Tim- It's called creative bankruptcy. It's easier to renew something old than creative something new. That's why so many sequels and remakes litter movie theaters more than ever. -Jjoe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-154042513103026962016-05-23T10:22:02.285-04:002016-05-23T10:22:02.285-04:00Joe- Re HBO, why are these sorry shows always bein...Joe- Re HBO, why are these sorry shows always being renewed? That's what I'd like to know!Tim K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-13257243308130726642016-05-23T10:16:01.709-04:002016-05-23T10:16:01.709-04:00Kevin- Farmiga is a revelation, shrewdly playing N...Kevin- Farmiga is a revelation, shrewdly playing Norma Bates with a wink and an appreciation of nuttiness. Somehow, Farmiga's rapturous beauty both clashes with and compliments the deep-seated troubled soul that drives the willful Norma.<br /><br />And, yes, Nestor Carbonell (an excellent actor) is one of the show's solid supporting structures and, yes, his resemblance to Perkins hasn't escaped me either.<br /><br />As for Highmore, I can't say enough about his amazing (and amazingly subtle) performance. -Jjoe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-5851840765947133512016-05-23T09:52:23.695-04:002016-05-23T09:52:23.695-04:00I am so happy that you called attention to Bates M...I am so happy that you called attention to Bates Motel and the splendid, complex and elegant performances of Freddie Highmore (a British lad!) and the incomparable Vera Farmiga, who I have been in love with since her Oscar nominated performance in Up in the Air. Nestor Carbonell is also wonderful in the show (I am fascinated by his resemblance to Anthony Perkins). Do you think Marion Crane's car will arrive on a stormy night in the final episode? I hate to see it end!Kevin Barryhttps://plus.google.com/103940633366301302518/postsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-28649642289506484232016-05-23T09:43:32.630-04:002016-05-23T09:43:32.630-04:00Edward! You're correct. Thanks! I was fairly...Edward! You're correct. Thanks! I was fairly certain it had three seasons. Perhaps it just felt like three seasons. If so, it was a long haul for a nifty show that started off so well. By the final episode, I had enough. Apologies to Mark! -Jjoe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-37671269045252415432016-05-23T07:48:34.691-04:002016-05-23T07:48:34.691-04:00Thoughtful post, but TOGETHERNESS had only two sea...Thoughtful post, but TOGETHERNESS had only two seasons.Edward Championhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551603352009992627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-91782307805077870172016-05-22T19:15:53.217-04:002016-05-22T19:15:53.217-04:00Here I am again -- totally agreeing with everythin...Here I am again -- totally agreeing with everything you wrote but without the investigation of who was who behind it. I've wanted to ask: "Joe,did it all end with The Sopranos? " (which I still watch on reruns) and was lamenting the state of HBO. I never got "Girls" .. in fact, despise it. Same with "Sex and the City." Not to mention "The Comeback." But I like "Ray Donovan" a lot and think that, even tho his career was more successful, Dustin Hoffman was jealous of Jon Voight's Mick Donovan while he got stuck with "Luck." Thanks for this! Kikinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-46948256819987661342016-05-22T18:33:12.560-04:002016-05-22T18:33:12.560-04:00Joe- Re HBO, why are these sorry shows always bein...Joe- Re HBO, why are these sorry shows always being renewed? That's what I'd like to know!Tim K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-86431581293053452792016-05-22T17:05:03.529-04:002016-05-22T17:05:03.529-04:00Paradoxically, one of the great things about Farmi...Paradoxically, one of the great things about Farmiga is that she doesn't opt for camp but seems to make smart decisions the way a smart director would. Her Norma is a very well-thought-out characterization, with the result being that the viewer makes new discoveries every week.<br /><br />Off topic, I must add that your site has expanded this passionate moviegoer's retinue of filmic interests with your unexpected takes on overlooked films and careers. I appreciate your enthusiasm for the obscure. paul r.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-23447610816447692772016-05-22T16:55:29.599-04:002016-05-22T16:55:29.599-04:00Right!Right!Charlottenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-14291166361908794772016-05-22T16:44:03.652-04:002016-05-22T16:44:03.652-04:00To my dear wife: Thank you - I think.
To Charlot...To my dear wife: Thank you - I think.<br /><br />To Charlotte: Why can't these actresses simply drape a bed sheet around their breasts if they don't want them seen? That would be more realistic than wearing a brassiere, right?joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-6537040187682594392016-05-22T16:39:19.015-04:002016-05-22T16:39:19.015-04:00Joe! The nasty, dirty sex on "Girls" is...Joe! The nasty, dirty sex on "Girls" is atypical today, as you say, but it's all so unappealing. That's the problem with HBO. It's turned pleasures into something creepy. It didn't used to be that way. But I agree with you that the actresses who wear bras in sex scenes in today's films are ridiculous. Just don't agree to do sex scenes if you don't want to be authentic!Charlottenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-79040547739044461462016-05-22T16:34:30.721-04:002016-05-22T16:34:30.721-04:00i enjoy and agree with all of your HBO rantsi enjoy and agree with all of your HBO rantsyour wifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-9826361542324576192016-05-22T16:25:39.944-04:002016-05-22T16:25:39.944-04:00Great, Joe, just great. Re "Bates Motel,&quo...Great, Joe, just great. Re "Bates Motel," I decided to watch the first episode just out of curiosity, not planning on watching any others. But I was immediately hooked. It surprised me. Its level of writing, as you have pointed out, is really impressive. But none of it would work without Vera Farmiga. That's a tricky character she's playing, but somehow she manages to make Norma both unsypmathetic and very attractive at the same timeGlennnoreply@blogger.com