Posted on 02/08/2016 6:28:43 PM PST by SJackson
Take it easy out there.
bump
I am 75 so I have a couple of years on you. There is a reason why Wops were garbage men and Micks were cops. They were excluded from many industries. They lifted themselves up through perseverance and hard work. They vowed to make life better for their kids & grandkids. And they did. I firmly believe that in today’s America blacks could do the same thing. But they have been led down the welfare path by dogooders and have allowed themselves to be made into a permanent ubderclass.
It is not the “fault” of the actors or writers or directors.
Maybe the movies just sucked.
It's a great story. The only parts I didn't like were the scenes with the main character's kid--excruciatingly boring. But I've learned how to deal with such things: Fast Forward.
I use Fast Forward a lot now. For instance, the television show, Mad Men, is actually two shows. One show is an interesting story about an ad agency, and the other is a soap opera. When I watch Mad Men, I keep my hand on the remote, and any time the story focuses on the wife and kids, or a mistress, I hit FF.
Much more enjoyable viewing.
Jimmy wasn’t half bad when he played it straight.
Looking forward to next Monday. :)
I really liked Hail Caesar. I thought it was great.
Blood Simple.... Genius.
I haven’t got Italian ancestry but my first son does. His Nonno was a lawyer for the mafia, in Rome. He was also thrown in jail during the great temporary corruption purge in the 90s. I was kind of surprised how much the stereotypes from the media rang true in strange ways. But the food. Oh, the food.
I have spent little time there ....are there no black jews in Minnesota?
“I’ll be taking these Huggies and whatever cash you got”
It is the average to not so great 'political' artists such as Spike Lee that NEED to be TALKING politics as he rarely if ever says succinctly or successfully with his craft what he begs to communicate to the people. Then he DEMANDS to be noticed and rewarded in his craft DESPITE his lack of brilliance and lasting impact of his work as a filmmaker/writer.
The Cohens focus on their work and let the work speak for itself. And so it does and this is what they are noted for. Notice too how succinctly, honestly, and intelligently they make their political point and move on to what they love to do--make films.
And the Academy Award goes to . . .
I like much of the dryness of their movies and the steady nod to noir
But the texture is so cool
In their period pieces like Millers and O Brother and True Grit they move very deliberately and it’s feel accurate and genuine
The tragic or near tragic comedies like Blood and Raising and The Dude
They are really cool and not obnoxiously political
I never saw Fink....I don’t cotton to Turturro
God love em
“I never saw Fink....I don’t cotton to Turturro”
It was slow paced. I got bored and never saw the end.
My wife really loves them
And Wes Anderson films too
I find Anderson quirky
lol. They went after them with a vengeance at one tome.
I believe a judge and a few other high ranking officials were killed, perhaps in Sicily
“Why do blacks expect whites to write about their experience...?”
Because they are ignorant and racist butt-heads that have been brain-washed by dumbass liberals to believe that the world revolves around them.
Screw them all. I don’t give a shite about child-like, ignant, black celebraties. Piss on all of them. Then again, I wouldn’t piss in Spike Lee’s mouth if his teeth were on fire, so never mind.
Thanks ES. Posted on FB. Like Coen’s work. Distinctive
Very astute observation. Well done.
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