tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645595.post114366935490489748..comments2023-03-24T06:58:35.803-07:00Comments on Try Avoidance: PFF 2006 - American DreamzJoshua Provosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13265131010200627988noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645595.post-1143706281032323872006-03-30T01:11:00.000-07:002006-03-30T01:11:00.000-07:00I hope that the humor/issues don’t become somethin...I hope that the humor/issues don’t become something that give you stomach cramps, because that first scene is really about as intense as it gets with regard to that. If anyone finds the rest of the film offensive, it will be film students.<BR/><BR/>With regards to THIS movie, I am deeply interested in it. Yet, to be honest; I don’t watch American Idol…in fact, one of the few times I’ve seen it has been in the company of you and Angie. However, I am interested in the film’s director, Paul Weitz. <BR/>Weitz as you will recall, directed In Good Company, a mediocre comedy, which tackled the shaky world of modern business in lieu of premature adulthood. Much of the good that could be attributed to that film was due to the satirical commentary of Topher Grace’s character and the idealized, Franklin Covey image of business that he ascribed to. Weitz’s films have never been particularly strong. In fact, your assessment could be applied to his career as a whole: I always get the sense that he’s pulling some of his punches. Nevertheless, I must admit that his ironic, less-then-ideal depiction of idiosyncratic cultures has been a major influence on my depiction of film school in Filmic. <BR/>I’ll be seeing this one for sure, if only to get a better idea of what waters I’m heading in to.Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524358004155083525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645595.post-1143670451936693882006-03-29T15:14:00.000-07:002006-03-29T15:14:00.000-07:00Oh, no doubt, you are going there. In a big way. ...Oh, no doubt, you are going there. In a big way. I'm looking forward to it... and dreading it. :-\Joshua Provosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265131010200627988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645595.post-1143670113597614062006-03-29T15:08:00.000-07:002006-03-29T15:08:00.000-07:00"It's five years after 9/11 and perhaps it's time ..."It's five years after 9/11 and perhaps it's time someone went there, not that it is explored for anything more than its comedic potential."<BR/><BR/>Oh, we're going there!Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524358004155083525noreply@blogger.com