lukethedrifter wrote:Speaking of Sex and the City movies, my ex bro in law's cousin directed that piece of poop. I saw an article online about the director who was from the same town, Scranton, had the same last name- a common one, and looked remarkably like him so I asked about and he said no. Then I showed him the article, he called back home and found out it was one of his dozens of cousins. So proud.
Same guy that ran the show. I never saw the movies, but I actually thought the show was pretty good and very funny at times.
He's gotten in a bunch of hot water lately over racial stereotypes in 2 Broke Girls, which he runs now. Haven't seen it and don't really care to, though I do like Kat Dennings.
lukethedrifter wrote:Speaking of Sex and the City movies, my ex bro in law's cousin directed that piece of poop. I saw an article online about the director who was from the same town, Scranton, had the same last name- a common one, and looked remarkably like him so I asked about and he said no. Then I showed him the article, he called back home and found out it was one of his dozens of cousins. So proud.
Same guy that ran the show. I never saw the movies, but I actually thought the show was pretty good and very funny at times.
He's gotten in a bunch of hot water lately over racial stereotypes in 2 Broke Girls, which he runs now. Haven't seen it and don't really care to, though I do like Kat Dennings.
That's him. I didn't realize that he was the svengali of the show. just thought he directed the 2nd movie. Not sure how Richard didn't know about him being behind the hbo show. Close Irish family I guess.
There was no way 50 shades wasn't going to be big. Too many loveless sexless marriages in America to not capture that romanticizing house wife demo. It's successful for the same reasons the books were or all those romantic novels are. They are a little on the naughty side. Just taboo enough to make you feel a little wrong, but not porn so it's ok to the masses.
I'm trying to watch "Tokyo Story", hailed as a masterpiece of cinema, on all kinds of "best of" lists. It's been tough sledding. Nothing is happening. An old couple goes to Tokyo to visit their kids, then they go home.
Vidor wrote:I'm trying to watch "Tokyo Story", hailed as a masterpiece of cinema, on all kinds of "best of" lists. It's been tough sledding. Nothing is happening. An old couple goes to Tokyo to visit their kids, then they go home.
That's pretty much the entirety of the Ozu catalogue other than Good Morning.
Vidor wrote:I'm trying to watch "Tokyo Story", hailed as a masterpiece of cinema, on all kinds of "best of" lists. It's been tough sledding. Nothing is happening. An old couple goes to Tokyo to visit their kids, then they go home.
That's pretty much the entirety of the Ozu catalogue other than Good Morning.
I previously watched "Good Morning" and liked it. Have to confess I didn't really dig this one. It seems like if you make a 136-minute film, something should happen.
