tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.comments2023-10-22T17:28:42.278-04:00Old SmileyHugh Ruppersburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754821511543584868noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-48885310579042648392017-11-02T12:22:50.129-04:002017-11-02T12:22:50.129-04:00Greetings from the UK. Thanks for your review.
Th...Greetings from the UK. Thanks for your review.<br /><br />Thank you. Love love, Andrew. Bye.WordsPoeticallyWorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05932809387878012226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-10718650555773442362016-11-02T07:02:10.771-04:002016-11-02T07:02:10.771-04:00I agree with all you say here, but would offer Leo...I agree with all you say here, but would offer Leonard Cohen as another songwriter whose lyrics rival, and sometimes surpass, Dylan's for their effectiveness as poetry. A recent issue of The New Yorker contains an article about Cohen in which Dylan, our latest Nobel Prize laureate for literature, expresses his own admiration for Cohen and for the impressive body of his work as a lyricist and songwriter. Also, along with Roth and DeLillo, I would put forward Ursula K. Le Guin as a deserving American candidate for the same prize that Dylan has just copped.Michael Bishopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-86762399798333967532016-11-02T06:52:33.801-04:002016-11-02T06:52:33.801-04:00Thank you, Hugh Ruppersburg, for your thoughtful a...Thank you, Hugh Ruppersburg, for your thoughtful and extremely kind comments about my novel "Brittle Innings." It's heartening to find that more than twenty-two years after its original publication (in 1994)you have found the novel worthy of your time and your attention. I write this thank-you at 6:50 a.m. on November 2, 2016, and yet you have already made my day. Really.Michael Bishopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-92222431436389721562016-07-04T11:29:02.707-04:002016-07-04T11:29:02.707-04:00I agree with you for the most part. I think she lo...I agree with you for the most part. I think she lost control of her material a little more than halfway through the book. It could have been much sparer. But I also like it that she took on big themes, and I would have liked more scenes like the one in the Museum with the old man. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09117439379626669811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-47732248088702799532014-08-12T16:58:29.524-04:002014-08-12T16:58:29.524-04:00" It is a film unavailable today on tape or D...<i>" It is a film unavailable today on tape or DVD, probably because it seems by contemporary standards too retrograde, especially in its treatment of the Old South and of slavery."</i><br /><br /><br />And yet, movies like "GONE WITH THE WIND" and even "BIRTH OF A NATION" are available on DVD? Liz's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13443856425679339434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-57173972569835052452014-07-13T15:38:03.926-04:002014-07-13T15:38:03.926-04:00I watched this movie repeatedly to try and see the...I watched this movie repeatedly to try and see the good in it, but I can't. I agree, Joey is a ninny that Sidney Poitier's character would never be attracted to unless he only wanted a White woman. I highly doubt he would be attracted to such a simple, childish Black woman. This, in and of itself makes the movie hard to watch. makes me wonder what Poitier was thinking of to be a part of this movie. I 'get" what they were trying to say, but it all it said was it doesn't matter what Black parents think as long as the White parents are good with it. Such total disrespect. He has no concern for HIS parent's feelings, only HER parent's feelings and approval.<br /><br />I was born in 1966 so I didn't experience the racism that my parents did, but I am well aware of it.<br /><br />My uncle's wife is White, and my brother in-law is White, so I don't have an issue with interracial marriage, just how this movie puts such emphasis solely on the approval of the White parents, and that the Black parent's opinion is that of people who are "stuck".<br /><br />I Googled the title to see what people really thought about the movie. I'm glad to see I'm not alone in seeing the foolishness in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-52100489610163334112013-03-27T11:10:04.821-04:002013-03-27T11:10:04.821-04:00Well said, Hugh. I too, found the movie very true ...Well said, Hugh. I too, found the movie very true and moving. As a long-time chamber music fan I've been intrigued by the dynamics of the quartet itself and I love how the film uses it as a metaphor for the work friendships that tend to be family-like as well. A gem of a film.Janice Simonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-14863066688656309052013-02-25T15:41:55.212-05:002013-02-25T15:41:55.212-05:00You are absolutely correct. I corrected the comme...You are absolutely correct. I corrected the commentary.Hugh Ruppersburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13754821511543584868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-69274029154080451412013-02-15T03:30:19.720-05:002013-02-15T03:30:19.720-05:00By not checking your facts, you have devalued your...By not checking your facts, you have devalued your review.<br /><br />It is RODRIGUEZ - not GonzalezAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-20072229906349830762013-02-01T11:00:34.054-05:002013-02-01T11:00:34.054-05:00I fully agree. What did you think of "Game Si...I fully agree. What did you think of "Game Six"?agile argylenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-16344962943260392992013-01-18T10:26:18.921-05:002013-01-18T10:26:18.921-05:00Is every working class man in Mississippi an unapp...<i>Is every working class man in Mississippi an unappreciated truck-driving alcoholic looking for a chance to cheat on his whining wife?</i><br /><br />Don't you mean every working class WHITE man?<br /><br />Thanks for the review, and the warning. This book sounds awful! Reminds me of Jim Harrison's writing.<br />ankle gamernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-50497083808423740952012-11-20T22:19:38.044-05:002012-11-20T22:19:38.044-05:00Hugh,
I enjoyed your review of True Grit. I read t...Hugh,<br />I enjoyed your review of True Grit. I read the novel a couple of months after seeing the new version of the movie. I remember reading a serialized version (or maybe just an abridged version) of the book in some magazine(I think it was Saturday Evening Post) while sitting in a doctor's waiting room when I was perhaps 12 years old. I liked both the novel and the new version of the movie, but found the movie the more compelling depiction of the story. I loved the scenery of the movie and especially after crossing the river. The snakes, at the end, looked computer generated to me. But I thought all of the roles were well played otherwise.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562186162502870825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-6067245592344151112012-09-29T00:06:05.802-04:002012-09-29T00:06:05.802-04:00I unfortunately have never seen the soap opera of ...I unfortunately have never seen the soap opera of Dark Shadows, but I have been hearing the same thing from a bunch of different reviews about this movie being botched. It's not surprising to hear negative reviews about it either, because I wasn't really impressed with the trailer to begin with, and a lot of my coworkers at DISH said it was pretty bad in theaters. As a fan of Johnny Depp and Tim Burton I feel like I should still at least rent it. I noticed it was available to add to my Blockbuster @Home queue already, so I added it to my list to watch a few days after it releases. I’m very interested in seeing which reviews I agree with or not. Thanks for the read! :)Sashanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-90514359680737158262012-09-26T17:40:30.166-04:002012-09-26T17:40:30.166-04:00"Every" not "Early". The book..."Every" not "Early". The book is not being narrated by a 5 year old. Those two points aside, I really enjoyed your review. Thanks for posting it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-60475489885325934872012-09-01T09:37:27.852-04:002012-09-01T09:37:27.852-04:00I loved this book - fyi a similar book: THAT GIRL ...I loved this book - fyi a similar book: THAT GIRL STARTED HER OWN COUNTRY ebook will be free on Amazon this morning through Monday evening pacific time: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981599145Richard Donaldsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03767462291266732689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-45262787417515122372012-07-31T00:21:16.517-04:002012-07-31T00:21:16.517-04:00I find the book “The Origin of the Universe – Case...I find the book “The Origin of the Universe – Case Closed” to be compelling. It has easy to follow math in the Appendix to back up its claims. It is hard to argue with math! It’s easy to follow with many pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-80801485913099109322012-07-26T00:10:02.584-04:002012-07-26T00:10:02.584-04:00I read several of Brown's novels some time ago...I read several of Brown's novels some time ago. Your review makes me want to pickup another gritty one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270203515159111524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-12168446932841957342012-01-30T09:43:09.073-05:002012-01-30T09:43:09.073-05:00Very nice. I hope your audience took your point t...Very nice. I hope your audience took your point to heart. TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17744787927657852070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-51810599186959570642011-08-16T12:58:26.922-04:002011-08-16T12:58:26.922-04:00I googled "Guess who's coming to dinner d...I googled "Guess who's coming to dinner daughter ninny," looking for anyone else who found Joey to be a ninny, a totally improbable partner for Sidney Poitier's character. Eureka, I found you! Back then, Sidney Poitier was considered a vastly talented actor (I remember well, I was a white teenager with a bit of a crush on him and his ultimate coolness), and I thought she was a silly choice for his love interest. I wondered what in the hell he could talk about with her. It almost appears that she was the injection of cotton candy that the producers thought was needed by the audience to help them swallow this premise. Maybe it was needed, but I didn't think so then or now. I venture to say now that she even seems like one of the innocent white southern belles that racists were most protective about when assuming the lascivious motives of black men. Hmmm....<br /><br />I do remember, however, that the adults around me back then, in the latter part of the 'sixties, thought it was a droll, witty, and rather daring movie. They talked about it a lot, with a tone of bravado, waiting to find out their conversational partner's racial leanings before venturing whether it was "brilliant," or "shameless."<br /><br />Either way, the movie did SOMETHING. Just the fact that such major players of the time were used in the leading roles speaks to the efforts of the producers to create something...epic?...respectful?... anyway, something to do with racial equality and civil rights... or something. Before that, there was nothing this mainstream. So... Even though Joey was a ninny, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is a real part of all of our heritage. We'll never know exactly what part it played in the efforts of reconciliation between America's blacks and whites, but we can assume it did something, which is better than nothing, which is what was there before.<br /><br />All my respect,<br />Barb, born 1951Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-10418572917000960772011-08-16T12:57:30.649-04:002011-08-16T12:57:30.649-04:00I googled "Guess who's coming to dinner d...I googled "Guess who's coming to dinner daughter ninny," looking for anyone else who found Joey to be a ninny, a totally improbable partner for Sidney Poitier's character. Eureka, I found you! Back then, Sidney Poitier was considered a vastly talented actor (I remember well, I was a white teenager with a bit of a crush on him and his ultimate coolness), and I thought she was a silly choice for his love interest. I wondered what in the hell he could talk about with her. It almost appears that she was the injection of cotton candy that the producers thought was needed by the audience to help them swallow this premise. Maybe it was needed, but I didn't think so then or now. I venture to say now that she even seems like one of the innocent white southern belles that racists were most protective about when assuming the lascivious motives of black men. Hmmm....<br /><br />I do remember, however, that the adults around me back then, in the latter part of the 'sixties, thought it was a droll, witty, and rather daring movie. They talked about it a lot, with a tone of bravado, waiting to find out their conversational partner's racial leanings before venturing whether it was "brilliant," or "shameless."<br />Either way, the movie did SOMETHING. Just the fact that such major players of the time were used in the leading roles speaks to the efforts of the producers to create something...epic?...respectful?... anyway, something to do with racial equality and civil rights... or something. Before that, there was nothing this mainstream. So... Even though Joey was a ninny, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is a real part of all of our heritage. We'll never know exactly what part it played in the efforts of reconciliation between America's blacks and whites, but we can assume it did something, which is better than nothing, which is what was there before.<br /><br />All my respect,<br />Barb, born 1951Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-60038143621485463702011-06-17T09:18:16.344-04:002011-06-17T09:18:16.344-04:00Good review. I remember our ventures to the river ...Good review. I remember our ventures to the river like it was yesterday.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270203515159111524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-26780578499223710942011-06-08T14:29:00.909-04:002011-06-08T14:29:00.909-04:00Thanks--I corrected that error.Thanks--I corrected that error.Hugh Ruppersburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13754821511543584868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-87518180247016113412011-03-18T21:54:41.126-04:002011-03-18T21:54:41.126-04:00The published play has radical diffs from Wms'...The published play has radical diffs from Wms' original script as well. He included a lot of revisions that Kazan (director) wanted and made it more hopeful. The film just goes another step down the road.<br />Fineas TiggAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-2494357946924863122011-03-18T21:52:34.079-04:002011-03-18T21:52:34.079-04:00Oh, but the performances made it worth watching, e...Oh, but the performances made it worth watching, esp. Murray and Spacek. Script was weak but the pedal to the metal acting was thrilling. Just saw True Grit and had the same feeling: script gimmicky, performances great. Fineas TiggAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011532.post-63983065671206423912011-02-27T19:08:24.384-05:002011-02-27T19:08:24.384-05:00Who is the Smith family?Who is the Smith family?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com