--- Patrick King <
abrasax93@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The Coen brothers' stories never end
well.
For shame, a thing like that happening on a list devoted to
noir.
> They try
> way too hard to get the atmosphere right and
they
> expect us to let them get away with weak plots
and
> poor endings. They are definitely pandering to
the
> audience. Allen doesn't do that.
That's funny. Almost ironic. What you say about the Coen
brothers -- and, again, I'm not a big fan -- is exactly how I
feel about Allen. The other aspect of this whole discussion
is Who cares about whether someone is an American director or
not. This week I've seen films from Brazil, Spain, France,
Australia. There is so much more film to be seen thanks to
DVDs and to narrow my viewing habits over some jingoistic
aspect is absurd. Those days are long gone.
William
Essays and Ramblings
<http://www.williamahearn.com>
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