http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/11/10/metropolitan-1990/ Film reviews and commentary tonight, before I forget tomorrow Wed, 23 May 2012 03:27:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/11/10/metropolitan-1990/comment-page-1/#comment-7169 gloraine Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:52:12 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/11/10/metropolitan-1990/#comment-7169 does anyone know the song playing in Rick Von Sloneker's bedroom on Chap 24 ? does anyone know the song playing in Rick Von Sloneker’s bedroom on Chap 24 ?

]]> http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/11/10/metropolitan-1990/comment-page-1/#comment-2488 Joe Valdez Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:31:10 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/11/10/metropolitan-1990/#comment-2488 Marilyn: I think Stillman had a strange ability to make movies with charm that did not in any way give the audience what they wanted. It's a stretch for me to label this a "romance", but I agree with you, there's a certain rhythm and poetry to the movie in its music and dialogue that kinda makes me grin. Marilyn: I think Stillman had a strange ability to make movies with charm that did not in any way give the audience what they wanted. It’s a stretch for me to label this a “romance”, but I agree with you, there’s a certain rhythm and poetry to the movie in its music and dialogue that kinda makes me grin.

]]> http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/11/10/metropolitan-1990/comment-page-1/#comment-2483 Marilyn Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:02:37 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/11/10/metropolitan-1990/#comment-2483 <i>Metropolitan</i> is one of my very favorite films. It's interesting that I just saw <i>Tough Guys Don't Dance</i>, Norman Mailer's only feature film, and find the literary pleasures of <i>Metropolitan</i> so much more appealing. The dialog reverberates well in the ear, and the romantic exploits of our privileged cast of characters are so charmingly real. I never thought of it as a Fred Astaire movie--perhaps because of the young ages of these characters--but I definitely think it has that subgenre's charm down. I could watch it over and over--and I have. Metropolitan is one of my very favorite films. It’s interesting that I just saw Tough Guys Don’t Dance, Norman Mailer’s only feature film, and find the literary pleasures of Metropolitan so much more appealing. The dialog reverberates well in the ear, and the romantic exploits of our privileged cast of characters are so charmingly real. I never thought of it as a Fred Astaire movie–perhaps because of the young ages of these characters–but I definitely think it has that subgenre’s charm down. I could watch it over and over–and I have.

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