tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14146381.post6816248562050939273..comments2023-10-22T09:19:29.996-04:00Comments on I Hate The New Yorker: the set-upzoe p.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02535684589288030978noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14146381.post-39168699084177442132007-05-03T14:58:00.000-04:002007-05-03T14:58:00.000-04:00Exactly. Like, Anthony Lane on Stanwyck, glowing ...Exactly. <BR/><BR/>Like, Anthony Lane on Stanwyck, glowing but smart and informed. Everyone seemed to like it, too, including GreenCine. I didn't get an April 30 issue, but I think I caught an excerpt of Lane on the website. The excerpt was even better than the full essay . . .zoe p.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02535684589288030978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14146381.post-6764990519199819582007-05-03T14:41:00.000-04:002007-05-03T14:41:00.000-04:00i imagine david remnick makes these rules, but i c...i imagine david remnick makes these rules, but i could be wrong. i agree, though, that there was probably no need for one more <I>spider-man</I> review, especially of the third installment in a series of films that don't deviate much from their formula. so many excellent, little-known films are doomed to three-sentence blurbs in the "movies" section; it would make more sense for the magazine's film critics to use their space and clout to bring these movies to readers' attention, rather than whine for two pages about a movie everyone already knew about.juniper pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09940950405860078123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14146381.post-88941537604948680502007-05-03T14:33:00.000-04:002007-05-03T14:33:00.000-04:00I sense this is big issue for you, jp. I have no t...I sense this is big issue for you, jp. I have no thoughts on Spiderman. <BR/><BR/>So, Spiderman aside, what struck me is that the cartoon rehearses exactly the way in which Lane or, more often ol' Denby, set themselves up for disappointment when they review certain films. You're right, the reviews often have a "because he had to" feel to them. But who makes these rules? Who enforces them? Break free, gentlemen!zoe p.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02535684589288030978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14146381.post-51551028686819811112007-05-03T14:00:00.000-04:002007-05-03T14:00:00.000-04:00i meant raimi; sorry. that's what happens when i g...i meant raimi; sorry. that's what happens when i get emotional.juniper pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09940950405860078123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14146381.post-6551035334977285502007-05-03T13:51:00.000-04:002007-05-03T13:51:00.000-04:00if you don't like marvel's spider-man, you won't l...if you don't like marvel's spider-man, you won't like sam ramii's <I>spider-man</I>, but that's because he's chosen to honor the original characters and framing to such a commendable degree and not try to make it a too-original "film version." i still read my spider-man comics, and i start hyperventilating every time i see a commercial (venom!!! i get venom!!!). i adore anthony lane, but he's never struck me as a comic-book fan. i guess he reviewed this movie because he had to, and it shows.juniper pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09940950405860078123noreply@blogger.com