tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post948187397858666753..comments2023-09-23T04:53:23.472-03:00Comments on Under the Mad Hat: Sticks and stonesMadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416585771017767796noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-91426406407649304292008-06-22T05:57:00.000-03:002008-06-22T05:57:00.000-03:00I love the cranky, thinky, sentimental Mad this po...I love the cranky, thinky, sentimental Mad this post reveals.Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526629366170486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-87951339115940762362008-06-21T11:40:00.000-03:002008-06-21T11:40:00.000-03:00This is one of those posts where I don't really kn...This is one of those posts where I don't really know much about what you are writing about (the AFI thing or the professor's work)...but I still love the way you write about it all.Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-65219781147076352422008-06-21T10:47:00.000-03:002008-06-21T10:47:00.000-03:00Thank you for the reminder that there is more to a...Thank you for the reminder that there is more to art than the same movies everybody watches.<BR/><BR/>A few days ago while flipping through TV channels my husband and I found Mozart's Idomeneo going on. It seemed a bit unreal that I a) had never seen Idemeneo before, b) could identify the director immediately though the last opera I saw was in the eighties, and c) it was broadcast live from a theater only about 25 km from where we live.<BR/><BR/>I'm really happy that there is still public television in Germany where one can see things different from mainstream Hollywood movies, and documentaries made to resemble a thriller.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220769941216066968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-15666939439078442612008-06-19T23:34:00.000-03:002008-06-19T23:34:00.000-03:00I'm afraid I'm a no. Sadly. But I can become a rea...I'm afraid I'm a no. Sadly. But I can become a reading yes at least, maybe.<BR/><BR/>I can't imagine...it sounds thrilling. Why wouldn't it be produced?<BR/><BR/>I saw that was on but kids were up and so no TV. I have no idea the list but I feel the same way about as you: morbidly intrigued yet disdainful.<BR/><BR/>I liked Bull Durham.<BR/><BR/>But maybe I should not say since I think movies like Legally Blonde and Clueless rock. ;)<BR/><BR/>(I mean to archive dive after your cryptic comment to me.)Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-20009845575334008302008-06-19T23:08:00.000-03:002008-06-19T23:08:00.000-03:00I thought of you when I read about his death in th...I thought of you when I read about his death in the paper. The article quoted someone from the department (I forget who now) mentioning Reaney's response to Jane Austen's <I>Emma</I>: "I loved the ducks at the end of that book." Or was it geese? Either way, poultry that nobody else actually notices in that novel.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957626443087438904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-53120654600895164982008-06-19T18:05:00.000-03:002008-06-19T18:05:00.000-03:00The story of the Black Donnellys actually sounds l...The story of the Black Donnellys actually sounds like something I'd to see. <BR/><BR/>And I'm with you on <I>Bull Durham</I> ... extremely enjoyable movie. ;-)ewe are herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339650361453626546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-81881199218713989472008-06-19T17:38:00.000-03:002008-06-19T17:38:00.000-03:00Are you telling me that you studied with THE James...Are you telling me that you studied with THE James Reaney??<BR/><BR/>Jaw dropping.<BR/><BR/>Um, YEAH, I know who he is and what he wrote! Not much of a surprise, huh. In fact, I think one of my acting teachers was in the Toronto premiere. My friend (Blocks of Stone) grew up around that area and LOVES those plays. Loves. Ask me what her son's name is. Go on. Ask.<BR/><BR/>Ok, I am SO officially jealous now.Run ANChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088821030860597465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-49735575604825028152008-06-19T17:03:00.000-03:002008-06-19T17:03:00.000-03:00I'll have you know that as a Protestant, we are mu...I'll have you know that as a Protestant, we are much, much too busy having potlucks and singing ASTONISHINGLY lame hymns to lynch anyone these days.<BR/><BR/>I saw one of those while I was in university! I think it was Sticks and Stones, but I'm a bit fuzzy. And I'm so tired of movies - they're all big dumb amusement rides these days and I'm tired of big dumb amusement rides.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-49747773030331373402008-06-19T15:19:00.000-03:002008-06-19T15:19:00.000-03:00because i am morbid, the story of the black donnel...because i am morbid, the story of the black donnelys is one of my favorites. chris is from sw ontario, and every time we go to his parents, i beg for a sidetrip to lucan. even though the grave marker no longer says 'murdered.'<BR/>i said i was morbid, right?karengreenershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488069680575426742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-30783341123022498072008-06-19T14:47:00.000-03:002008-06-19T14:47:00.000-03:00I'm familiar with the story of the Black Donnelly'...I'm familiar with the story of the Black Donnelly's but, sadly, not with Professor Reaney's plays.<BR/><BR/>I really liked this post.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567374243896229606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-48514575763590337372008-06-19T13:38:00.000-03:002008-06-19T13:38:00.000-03:00What flutter said. And I have mucho experience wit...What flutter said. And I have mucho experience with Protestant lynch mobs (I am SO right with you on the Dark Side of the Moon, but don't you know I was told on multiple occasions that that album and others like it would make me go straight to hell. I chose to take my chances.)<BR/>I'm going to find these plays - I am part of a theatre group, and we are always looking for good stuff.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190489990653412687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-71842997787238508592008-06-19T12:52:00.000-03:002008-06-19T12:52:00.000-03:00self important? i can't fathom where you'd get an...self important? i can't fathom where you'd get an idea like that.<BR/><BR/>i mean, really. America is about as open and unassuming as they come. and our movies? it's really just a little side business. a distraction. you know, for oil and world domination. er, i mean, wait.Girlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-91953989319877093032008-06-19T11:01:00.000-03:002008-06-19T11:01:00.000-03:00This was the most amazing post...This was the most amazing post...sweetsalty katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15822876211091242851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-6172128364808692462008-06-19T10:47:00.000-03:002008-06-19T10:47:00.000-03:00I had the same experience taking a class from Romu...I had the same experience taking a class from Romulus Linney in college. No one knows who he is, either (except Laura Linney's father), but he is a genius playwright.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-21588180950293443952008-06-19T09:57:00.000-03:002008-06-19T09:57:00.000-03:00i didn't know of Reaney, not at all. i think a tr...i didn't know of Reaney, not at all. i think a trip to the local library is in order so i can better acquainted...partly for the way you describe the plays, partly for the way you describe the man and the classes. makes me nostalgic for those odd days of undergrad that i'd get so much more out of now. i'll send Dave to fetch.Bonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403701620708365171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-12336738911367602852008-06-19T09:21:00.000-03:002008-06-19T09:21:00.000-03:00This comment has been removed by the author.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662448292809451387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-22717021935737751692008-06-19T08:16:00.000-03:002008-06-19T08:16:00.000-03:00Huh, I didn't even notice AFI nor do I know the pl...Huh, I didn't even notice AFI nor do I know the plays. Huh...I'm perfectly (un)balanced, I suppose.<BR/><BR/>I'm wondering if Mr. Reaney had some heavy influence on this post in other ways. You wrote it just like it might be graded. In that I mean it is just so damned smart!Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-27840140274817335082008-06-19T01:06:00.000-03:002008-06-19T01:06:00.000-03:00The plays sound fascinating. I'll be keeping my ey...The plays sound fascinating. I'll be keeping my eyes open for them now. <BR/><BR/>And all those lists, well, they are only so much hype and opinion, and really, I don't pay attention any more. Who has time for many movies, anyhow? If I've missed some great ones, I won't have time to go back and catch them for a long time to come, anyhow.kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-65979880204599781512008-06-19T00:45:00.000-03:002008-06-19T00:45:00.000-03:00I recently heard a tribute to Reaney and his work ...I recently heard a tribute to Reaney and his work on As It Happens: very moving and intriguing. Can you believe I've not read the plays? Ack. Mind you, I don't watch movies much either. Totally out of the loop.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812707312289852258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-68266240664592990622008-06-19T00:38:00.000-03:002008-06-19T00:38:00.000-03:00Hollywood pats itself on the back about every 37 s...Hollywood pats itself on the back about every 37 seconds. Don't think all yer hillbilly neighbors to the south dig it though, k? ;pflutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-80119401620748602742008-06-19T00:35:00.000-03:002008-06-19T00:35:00.000-03:00Great last paragraphAFI spends a lot of time kissi...Great last paragraph<BR/><BR/>AFI spends a lot of time kissing ass. It has no meaning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-82825872731965858812008-06-19T00:30:00.000-03:002008-06-19T00:30:00.000-03:00i hear you on thisand funny, you're the 2nd person...i hear you on this<BR/><BR/>and funny, you're the 2nd person to mention the AFI thing today, and the friend I was on the phone with last night had it on TV. I was FINALLY watching the end of the Tony's (it took me 3 nights. I'm busy. And TIRED)painted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com