tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post3232640826789055883..comments2024-02-10T01:22:29.316-08:00Comments on Hugo Stiglitz Makes Movies: Sydney Pollack: They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?Kevin J. Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-90245094295173090412012-07-02T12:24:27.674-07:002012-07-02T12:24:27.674-07:00Thanks, Jandy. Don't get me wrong, the film de...Thanks, Jandy. Don't get me wrong, the film definitely affected my mood the day I watched it. It's a film that still packs a punch. And I'm with you: I don't know that I could (or would want to) watch this again. I had to revisit it for this retrospective, and that was hard enough, hehe. <br /><br />Thanks for checking this out!Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-27795648471740473852012-07-02T11:06:09.913-07:002012-07-02T11:06:09.913-07:00Really great write-up, Kevin. You pulled out many ...Really great write-up, Kevin. You pulled out many of the things from the film that I felt but couldn't really articulate. I found it a fascinating experience to watch it, but unlike you, I actually did find it quite depressing. In fact, I've rarely been as viscerally affected by a movie as I was by this one, to the point that I was almost contemplating suicide myself by the end (I am not depressed or suicidal by nature). I admire the film greatly for being able to affect me that strongly, but it's one of only a few films that I will never, could never, watch again.Jandyhttp://www.the-frame.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-66005302960066941142012-06-29T22:01:34.742-07:002012-06-29T22:01:34.742-07:00Thanks, J.D.! I appreciate it. Pollack acknowledge...Thanks, J.D.! I appreciate it. Pollack acknowledged his lack of visual flare himself, but I think there's something to be said about the way he was able to work with so many mega-stars and was able to get pitch-perfect performances out of them. He was a master at getting male and female leads to have great chemistry together, and this film is probably the first film where he's just in complete control of every frame of the film and every amazingly intense performance. I think his style is better suited for films like <i>They Shoot Horses, Don't They?</i> and doesn't really work all that well on films that aspire to be more, like his next film <i>Jeremiah Johnson</i>.<br /><br />Thanks for checking this out.Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-67870279745698794642012-06-29T21:57:09.332-07:002012-06-29T21:57:09.332-07:00Thanks, Peter. I didn't know that. I mean I kn...Thanks, Peter. I didn't know that. I mean I know Jane Fonda is beautiful, but Knight was a different kind of beauty, and it would have been an interesting to see her try and throw herself into such an intense role of designed around desperation and exhaustion.Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-86138575392547669222012-06-29T08:18:58.513-07:002012-06-29T08:18:58.513-07:00Wow, what a great, in-depth review! I have never s...Wow, what a great, in-depth review! I have never seen this film... just clips but I was always intrigued by what I saw. Your review really has me curious to check this one out. I do like Pollack's work and you're right, he does have a kind of invisible style of directing - real meat and potatoes type, which works well for him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-30064032981319566912012-06-29T07:27:12.391-07:002012-06-29T07:27:12.391-07:00James Poe, the screenwriter, was at one point goin...James Poe, the screenwriter, was at one point going to direct the film. I recall an interview where he said he would have had Shirley Knight in the role played by Fonda. Also, Poe's wife, Barbara Steele was to have had the role played by Susannah York.Peter Nellhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161286159856159772noreply@blogger.com