http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2008/01/02/blue-collar-1978/ Film reviews and commentary tonight, before I forget tomorrow Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:14:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2008/01/02/blue-collar-1978/comment-page-1/#comment-3326 Joe Valdez Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:57:11 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2008/01/02/blue-collar-1978/#comment-3326 Jeremy: Paul Schrader during this period pretty much personifies what '70s filmmaking was all about. He explored the dark side of being an American male, and even though his career careened out of control with coke and <em>Cat People</em> in the early '80s, <em>Blue Collar</em> is one of the key movies of the previous decade. Thanks for commenting! Jeremy: Paul Schrader during this period pretty much personifies what ’70s filmmaking was all about. He explored the dark side of being an American male, and even though his career careened out of control with coke and Cat People in the early ’80s, Blue Collar is one of the key movies of the previous decade. Thanks for commenting!

]]> http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2008/01/02/blue-collar-1978/comment-page-1/#comment-3322 Jeremy Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:24:27 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2008/01/02/blue-collar-1978/#comment-3322 I love this film and it is one of my favorites from the seventies. As much as I admire some of Paul's later works, I think this is still his best. All of the cast are great but this is Pryor's masterpiece. He is amazing in this role...touching, terrifying, heartbreaking. Along with already being one of the most important comedians in history, this film shows he could have been and incredibly great dramatic actor. It is tragic that he was so underused for the rest of his career in film...Great post on a truly special film...I really dig all of Paul's late seventies early eighties works as well and he always managed to bring out some of the best work from his actors from Gere to Kinski, Scott to Walken... I love this film and it is one of my favorites from the seventies. As much as I admire some of Paul’s later works, I think this is still his best. All of the cast are great but this is Pryor’s masterpiece. He is amazing in this role…touching, terrifying, heartbreaking. Along with already being one of the most important comedians in history, this film shows he could have been and incredibly great dramatic actor. It is tragic that he was so underused for the rest of his career in film…Great post on a truly special film…I really dig all of Paul’s late seventies early eighties works as well and he always managed to bring out some of the best work from his actors from Gere to Kinski, Scott to Walken…

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