Gothamist: Movie Guide: A Solondz Packed Weekend!

christina

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 23:06:37 -0500

check out Palindromes. It's definitely different, very memorable.

solondzfan

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 19:57:45 -0500

the reporters can criticize all they want. I love Solondz's gloomy and insightful movies

BrianVan

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 17:35:52 -0500

"Batman Begins" is C.Nolan's only excuse for a temporary lifting of his media restraining order. There was no excuse for the unrestrained fawning and butt-kissing that went on after "Memento" - a movie which I think is too difficult to watch casually. (it works for the first 40 minutes; it's asking for too much plot-puzzle-solving after that) And yes, once again, I totally botched the meaning of that movie quote. Now that I've been informed, the vile taste of poseur ambition has left my mouth, thankfully.

r

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:53:18 -0500

BrianVan, "special people club" is a referance to a scene in the movie - it was not all supposed to be taken seriously. In fact the movie mocks the idea of a "special club."

Ian

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:23:53 -0500

Batman Begins is going to be awesome. Chris Nolan and Christian Bale rock.

BrianVan

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 15:22:16 -0500

Obviously I've never seen the movie, and I didn't get the quote - so forget what I said above. Out of context, it looked REALLY bad. Like, Gothamist-jumping-the-shark bad. And it looked really dorky, too. False alarm, though! Everyone move along, nothing to see here! My Todd Solondz snark still stands, though. Everyone's been falling all over this guy all week, as if he just directed Citizen Kane. I know he's good, but we'll need a few weeks off from him. Let's keep him, Alexander Payne, Christopher Nolan, and Wes Anderson in the cool-off lounge for a while. (And keep P.T. Anderson locked away for another year, too)

Mindy

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 14:29:47 -0500

Would people feel better if the word "cool" was removed? I seem to recall there weren't many people in the club - perhaps 2. I guess that's a bit exclusive, but I think Dawn would have welcomed anyone in, especially hunky Steve Rogers. See the film and then revisit your comment. Or, go to Dawn's profile on myspace to understand.

autrement qu'etre

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 14:26:58 -0500

Sheesh, yeah, it's just a reference from the movie and the joke -- again, IN THE MOVIE -- is that it isn't particularly cool at all.

Matt

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 14:19:21 -0500

People, IT'S JUST A REFERENCE FROM THE MOVIE. Get over yourselves. Don't worry, I'm sure the "cool" people won't ruin your night oh you I'm-so-cool-because-I-knew-the-EastVillage-and-LES-were-cool-before-the-cool-people-thought-it-was-cool people.

Stacey

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:26:08 -0500

"Welcome to the Dollhouse" reminds me of what I used to look like 6 years back - or right now, since my eyes are bloodshot and I'm wearing glasses that parallel the prettiness of Ms. Weiner. Great movie choice.

Meredith

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:00:15 -0500

Uhh.. it's just a reference from the movie.

BrianVan

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:56:09 -0500

"If you want to be part of the cool "special people" club, Gothamist strongly suggests heading to Landmark Sunshine Cinema, Fri. Apr 22 & Sat Apr 23 @ MIDNIGHT." Wow. That's sad. I want to say something nice, but I don't have it in me. I don't protest the topic (although, let's admit, Todd Solondz is wrapping up a week full of very sloppy kisses from media critics, it's getting a little overdone), but I hate to see this kind of wannabe-aspiration on one of my favorite websites. I'm not down with people who want to be in the "cool special people" club. It's the exact type of sentiment that ruins good creative works because fake, obnoxious people swarm over them. It also causes truly poor works to be overhyped because all of the so-called "cool people" are following along. There's too many of these types of people in NYC. They need to go. I just want to see the movie. Can all the people trying to find the other "cool special people" sit far away from me in the theater, please? Thanks. And yes, I know that was harsh feedback, but it was a truly unfortunate choice of words. I hope that's not what Gothamist is all about.