Comments on: Synecdoche, New York: One of 2008′s best movies http://www.leifbaradoy.com/synecdoche-new-york-one-of-2008s-best-movies/ Just give'r Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:34:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leif Baradoy http://www.leifbaradoy.com/synecdoche-new-york-one-of-2008s-best-movies/#comment-128 Leif Baradoy Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:33:14 +0000 http://www.leifbaradoy.com/?p=161#comment-128 Great stuff! Were you able to get to it? What did you think? Great stuff! Were you able to get to it? What did you think?

]]> By: Ian http://www.leifbaradoy.com/synecdoche-new-york-one-of-2008s-best-movies/#comment-127 Ian Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:00:36 +0000 http://www.leifbaradoy.com/?p=161#comment-127 It opened this weekend! We're going to see it next weekend for sure. It opened this weekend! We’re going to see it next weekend for sure.

]]> By: Leif Baradoy http://www.leifbaradoy.com/synecdoche-new-york-one-of-2008s-best-movies/#comment-126 Leif Baradoy Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:43:03 +0000 http://www.leifbaradoy.com/?p=161#comment-126 Hi Ian! Man, that really sucks. Calgary has that problem too. "Doubt" opened last weekend, but not in Calgary--a painful reminder of how far Alberta is from any cultural centre. Some are saying that this recession will cause the arts to flourish a little more in Cowtown, as artists are always better off live on nothing. Anyway, do see Synedoche, New York when you can. The New Yorker gave it a poor review, but I still stand by my opinion: it is brilliant and well-crafted. Of course, I could be accused of embracing art that is intentionally confusing and purposefully difficult/impossible/unresolvable. I'd love to hear your judgements once you see the movie. Hi Ian!
Man, that really sucks. Calgary has that problem too. “Doubt” opened last weekend, but not in Calgary–a painful reminder of how far Alberta is from any cultural centre. Some are saying that this recession will cause the arts to flourish a little more in Cowtown, as artists are always better off live on nothing.

Anyway, do see Synedoche, New York when you can. The New Yorker gave it a poor review, but I still stand by my opinion: it is brilliant and well-crafted.

Of course, I could be accused of embracing art that is intentionally confusing and purposefully difficult/impossible/unresolvable.

I’d love to hear your judgements once you see the movie.

]]> By: Ian http://www.leifbaradoy.com/synecdoche-new-york-one-of-2008s-best-movies/#comment-125 Ian Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:03:52 +0000 http://www.leifbaradoy.com/?p=161#comment-125 This still has not opened in Edmonton, and I'm starting to wonder if it ever will. I have a huge list of 2008 movies I want to see, and almost none of them are playing in Edmonton. It's very frustrating. I think we've moved to a culture-less city. Which is strange considering we were living in Calgary before. This still has not opened in Edmonton, and I’m starting to wonder if it ever will. I have a huge list of 2008 movies I want to see, and almost none of them are playing in Edmonton. It’s very frustrating. I think we’ve moved to a culture-less city. Which is strange considering we were living in Calgary before.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.leifbaradoy.com/synecdoche-new-york-one-of-2008s-best-movies/#comment-122 Matthew Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:09:52 +0000 http://www.leifbaradoy.com/?p=161#comment-122 I think that the film offers so much up for interpretation in a tele-electronic critique: 1. the animated sequences 2. the translation machine with Olive and Caden 3. the witty virus / disease television commercials, etc. Also, most importantly, Kaufman runs the critique of the visual television register alongside Caden's theatre profession: itself a large play with the actual movie theatre audience that views the staged world in the electronic visual medium of film. I think that the film offers so much up for interpretation in a tele-electronic critique: 1. the animated sequences 2. the translation machine with Olive and Caden 3. the witty virus / disease television commercials, etc. Also, most importantly, Kaufman runs the critique of the visual television register alongside Caden’s theatre profession: itself a large play with the actual movie theatre audience that views the staged world in the electronic visual medium of film.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.leifbaradoy.com/synecdoche-new-york-one-of-2008s-best-movies/#comment-121 Matthew Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:30:17 +0000 http://www.leifbaradoy.com/?p=161#comment-121 Feel free to delineate my absurdity. Although Synecdoche, NY does offer much material to interpret it resists interpretation of the whole; and allows only partial interpretation of the special within it. Feel free to delineate my absurdity. Although Synecdoche, NY does offer much material to interpret it resists interpretation of the whole; and allows only partial interpretation of the special within it.

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