tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post372776874104051306..comments2023-10-11T03:42:59.033-07:00Comments on The Criterion Contraption: #103: The Lady EveMatthew Dessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-90089455191834891052012-07-23T15:30:03.653-07:002012-07-23T15:30:03.653-07:00I really feel there's a gripping and cohesive ...I really feel there's a gripping and cohesive narrative somewhere in the spam links by Bryan above...Mike Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-59728193801563093772012-01-17T12:53:14.386-08:002012-01-17T12:53:14.386-08:00Interesting. A tall friend of mine confused it on...Interesting. A tall friend of mine confused it once when recommending it to me, too. Weird.Tim Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-12505700702774756512012-01-17T12:40:55.863-08:002012-01-17T12:40:55.863-08:00What a great movie. Though I always confuse it wi...What a great movie. Though I always confuse it with All About Eve when I recommend it to friends.Greg Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-78849648069265523702011-12-16T16:15:57.595-08:002011-12-16T16:15:57.595-08:00I found so much useful data in this post!
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" It's nearly impossible to wr...You state,<br />" It's nearly impossible to write about The Lady Eve without violating Richard Brody's dictum that 'the past should be used to nourish the present, not bludgeon it.'"<br /><br />There's a simple reason why you find it nearly impossible: you are dealing with a romantic comedy. Romantic comedies are the one case where the nostalgists are right! How theMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698885393854345012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-21909144293809088752011-01-09T11:49:19.077-08:002011-01-09T11:49:19.077-08:00Hey, fine by me. I re-read my comment and it might...Hey, fine by me. I re-read my comment and it might have come off sounding more negative than I intended. Keep up the good work.Brendan Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18113014851403475920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-22146491620052903072011-01-04T13:35:37.097-08:002011-01-04T13:35:37.097-08:00@Rand Careaga — Of course I should have; fixed. T...@Rand Careaga — Of course I should have; fixed. Thanks for pointing it out!<br /><br />@Brendan Flaherty — After a month of watching and rewatching <em>The Lady Eve</em>, I really didn't have anything to say about it that hadn't been said better elsewhere, couldn't summon much enthusiasm about restating other peoples' arguments, and figured it was better to move on than keep Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-76185153771475916172011-01-04T07:27:05.532-08:002011-01-04T07:27:05.532-08:00Idiom alert: It's a very common error, but you...Idiom alert: It's a very common error, but you should have written "bated breath." A negligible flaw in another first-rate review.Rand Careagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993454654652802173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-50163736881863818912011-01-03T21:16:18.116-08:002011-01-03T21:16:18.116-08:00Well, I've got to speak up. I've been read...Well, I've got to speak up. I've been reading your blog for a couple of years now, and it's been fantastic. It's not a recent phenomenon that your posts have become less and less frequent, and I understand that you've got a lot more important things to do than post online.<br /><br />But seriously.... two months of waiting for a series of links to other reviews? Really? I Brendan Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18113014851403475920noreply@blogger.com