tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post2970349697350966933..comments2023-10-08T03:32:33.151-04:00Comments on bookeywookey: Understated hysteria (Film - Bright Young Things)Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-73814576879033985702009-09-26T16:33:30.537-04:002009-09-26T16:33:30.537-04:00Thomas - She's pricelessly clueless, that is a...Thomas - She's pricelessly clueless, that is a great scene! I recently saw her live on stage at the National Theatre in a less than stellar production, so I'm withholding judgment and in an episode of Dr. Who, so far her work in Bright Young Things outstrips them both.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-37588698351987119832009-09-26T15:16:28.113-04:002009-09-26T15:16:28.113-04:00I could not agree with you more. I love this film....I could not agree with you more. I love this film. The scene where Fenella Woolgar's character comes into breakfast at No. 10 Downing Street and doesn't realize it is hilarious. I kind of feel like Woolgar steals the show.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-74085780120981405252009-01-16T23:38:00.000-05:002009-01-16T23:38:00.000-05:00If you can't get enough of the 1930's beyond Fitzg...If you can't get enough of the 1930's beyond Fitzgerald, try out John O'Hara's Appointment in Sammara that really captures a moment in time.<BR/><BR/>chris<BR/><BR/>http://christopherwillardnovelist.blogspot.com/Christopher Willardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030530919226767487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-11543732580315389042008-07-11T19:15:00.000-04:002008-07-11T19:15:00.000-04:00I've been looking forward to reading Vile Bodies f...I've been looking forward to reading Vile Bodies for a while. This modern film adaptation sounds good, too.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108897586586146730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-76008815148056815122008-04-15T15:07:00.000-04:002008-04-15T15:07:00.000-04:00Imani - Thanks for that link - excellent article. ...Imani - Thanks for that link - excellent article. I agree with his analysis - Byatt's critique is almost absurdly reductive. <BR/><BR/>It's interesting to read your take on the epilogue of the film. You indeed remember the events correctly, however I didn't take it so much as happy-ing it up as forcing the characters, Adam Symes in particular, to come smack up against something that reveals to him what is important. If you remember, he "buys" her back from the man she married. What I liked about this is that a) he is still true to character and b) it's an absurd enough action that it's consistent with the satirical tone of the book.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-3443157460245206422008-04-15T12:44:00.000-04:002008-04-15T12:44:00.000-04:00I remember loving this movie right up until the en...I remember loving this movie right up until the end -- didn't it finish with an epilogue-like, contrived happy ending after the feller returns from the battle field? I think it was the one.<BR/><BR/>Either way it definitely reasserted Evelyn Waugh as an author-to-read.<BR/><BR/>By the by I thought this article might interest you: <A HREF="http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/article3712980.ece" REL="nofollow">The neuroscience delusion</A>. Takes a swipe at some weird new "neuroasthetics" trend in literary criticism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com