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How to Write Film Criticism? Stop Reading It.
SpoutBlog —
I woke up this morning to a feed reader full of stories about film criticism, many of them blog posts in response to the latest bit of polemic from Armond White. It’s a prolonged screed against contemporary critics––young, old, print, web––anyone by Armond, essentially. Most of it just reads as noise, and since I’ve decided to put a moratorium on talking/writing about What Happened In Queens, I can’t respond to White’s not original complaint that the MOMI institute (which he did ...
Links and Miscellany
The Listening Ear —
... is a recipe for disaster, with or without a pissed off Canada Goose on your heels, though I got away with nothing but a bad charlie horse. Thankfully the brute was more interested in defending the (long gone) nest than exacting vengeance, so he just stood there and honked... Anyway: that's a poor introduction to a slate of pretty intriguing links: Girish asks: Why do you blog? Kristin Thompson discusses Fair Use of film frame reproductions. Damn near everybody talks about Armond White whining about the ...
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Burbanked —
A surreal, fascinating clip. It’s funny in a bizarre, giggly kind of way, but there’s also something really kind of compelling about it. Or maybe I just need more sleep. ( via The House Next Door )
Links of the Week 4-26-08
The Moviezzz Blog —
In case you missed it, here is some of what went on around the internet this past week. *The big news is that Roger Ebert entered the world of blogging! He had three posts last week, more than a lot of full time bloggers I know. Unfortunately, due to a recent hip injury, he won't be making it to this year's Ebertfest. *Armond White had yet another attack on critics. This one has been getting a lot of talk, over at Glenn Kenny's blog and The House Next Door. *Recently fired critic Nathan Lee gave an interview that should have ...
