tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post2284485941792713200..comments2024-02-10T01:22:29.316-08:00Comments on Hugo Stiglitz Makes Movies: 8 1/2Kevin J. Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-78828551279099179072012-04-14T13:21:11.893-07:002012-04-14T13:21:11.893-07:00I stumbled across your blog today, looking after s...I stumbled across your blog today, looking after something from <i>8 1/2</i> which to me is a numinous talisman, a portal that does indeed "resonate with us so deeply and on such a personal level that it becomes almost a religious text..."<br /><br />I really appreciate the intelligence, heart and spirit of this post. NamastePrivilege of Parentinghttp://www.privilegeofparenting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-48726399692650042492011-05-26T16:05:13.139-07:002011-05-26T16:05:13.139-07:00Great stuff, my friend.Great stuff, my friend.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094775985105130433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-35419279902982261382011-05-20T11:29:36.707-07:002011-05-20T11:29:36.707-07:00Thanks for the kind words, everyone.
Tim: I real...Thanks for the kind words, everyone. <br /><br />Tim: I really appreciate that. I've got my slasher queue filled, so I can do the second year of using the summer to take a look at a variety of slasher films. Although, I might be cold and terse by the time I'm through with the likes of <i>Christmas Evil</i> and <i>Slaughter High</i>. Hehe.<br /><br />Thanks again, everyone! I appreciate it.Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-78860352249839420532011-05-19T21:43:52.687-07:002011-05-19T21:43:52.687-07:00Excellent piece, though I'm mostly commenting ...Excellent piece, though I'm mostly commenting to register my excitement that you're writing again. The film blogosphere has been colder without you these few months.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-72301472021873017302011-05-18T09:30:49.988-07:002011-05-18T09:30:49.988-07:00I've seen 8 1/2 a couple of times but never co...I've seen 8 1/2 a couple of times but never connected with it the way I have with La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, or even La Dolce Vita. You've inspired me to give it another go, though, and thanks to your excellent appreciation I've got a few more things to think about and look for this time around!Jandy Stonehttp://www.rowthree.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-51027495964809941222011-05-15T18:28:38.201-07:002011-05-15T18:28:38.201-07:00This is a splendid appreciation of a seminal film....This is a splendid appreciation of a seminal film. After being disappointed by La Dolce Vita but liking such later stuff as Roma and Amarcord, I agree that 8 1/2 is a liberating film, not only freeing Fellini from neorealism but from conventional literary narrative and legitimizing subjective spectacle as his most effective form of expression. His fantastical contribution to Boccaccio 70 is an important first step but this one makes clear that spectacle doesn't drive away meaning but can make it even more meaningful.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-81515234162206160612011-05-15T11:14:28.510-07:002011-05-15T11:14:28.510-07:00"8 ½ is indeed the greatest movie about the s..."8 ½ is indeed the greatest movie about the struggle to create art and to navigate the choppy, existential waters of life." Touche!!!<br /><br />Absolutely brilliant write-up. 8 1/2 is such a difficult movie to watch & comprehend, yet also such a fascinating viewing experience - the kind one wouldn't forget easily.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-45391733616806271042011-05-15T02:37:56.762-07:002011-05-15T02:37:56.762-07:00Whoah... you've put some serious effort into t...Whoah... you've put some serious effort into this piece, Kevin! I haven't seen <i>8 1/2</i> in ages, though I remember admiring it -- if not as much as <i>La Dolce Vita</i> or <i>Nights of Cabiria</i>. <br /><br />You mind if I come back to this piece later? I probably shouldn't simply post a meager comment in which I can do nothing else except recall the things about this movie which I actually remember. I'd hate to do such a severe injustice to this fascinating review.Adam Zanziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524618281515322239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-64289716016332899772011-05-14T18:13:13.942-07:002011-05-14T18:13:13.942-07:00Addendum: I couldn't help but think of the Tre...Addendum: I couldn't help but think of the <i>Tree of Life</i> trailer when I wrote that last paragraph. I mentioned about a month ago to a friend that Malick's film – judging by the trailer – could be the closest thing we ever get to another <i>Walden</i>. Of course, that's a ridiculous sentiment on my part and totally irrational to make a claim like that based off of two minutes of random footage. But I have to admit, that when I watched the trailer for Tree of Life, I felt what I feel whenever I sit down to watch a Malick movie: that same stirring inside of me that I describe in the above essay. This is a totally random addendum, but I just thought I would throw it in the comments since we're about a week away from the movie that it seems every cinephile is excited to see.Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.com