tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30487573.post3376829947914959802..comments2024-03-14T19:14:03.059-05:00Comments on Acidemic - Film: 2008 - ACIDEMIC YEAR ROUND-UPErich Kuerstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850572368098319317noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30487573.post-60954090243916465232009-01-15T15:16:00.000-05:002009-01-15T15:16:00.000-05:00Thanks pal, I just read your Z man piece and it's ...Thanks pal, I just read your Z man piece and it's pretty terrific. You really nailed the problem. <BR/><BR/>Even my beloved Camille Paglia seems to be showing signs of this hardening of the opinions, via her distrust of the internet. Of course if I was a well-respected print author I'D be worried too. We're gonna bury them!Erich Kuerstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850572368098319317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30487573.post-50433755445659041632009-01-15T11:56:00.000-05:002009-01-15T11:56:00.000-05:00Glad to know I'm not the only one who's ambivalent...Glad to know I'm not the only one who's <A HREF="http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/film_review.asp?ID=4057" REL="nofollow">ambivalent about the Z man.</A> I wouldn't be surprised if your opus DID influence him, such is his taste for bleeding edge pop culture. Also, that Lacan theme song would influence anybody.Joseph "Jon" Lanthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826623899121215596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30487573.post-88536881711715990142009-01-14T20:43:00.000-05:002009-01-14T20:43:00.000-05:00Thanks, Jon, I've seen part on the The Pervert's G...Thanks, Jon, I've seen part on the The Pervert's Guide since it came free with the Believer. I have to say I was turned off by all his shit analogies. Surely there's better metaphors to use! Also, like most scholars, he resorted to scopophia-driven simplification rather than Jungian mythification (which I use in my THE LACAN HOUR, which came out first, so who is to say Zizek wasn't inspired by it via youtube? <BR/><BR/>Anyway, <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-KiGb1a7vY" REL="nofollow">mine</A> has more bitches. Zizek needs to exit the anal stage and move up a chakra or two, man. This is Hithcock we're talking about! This the BIBLE!Erich Kuerstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850572368098319317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30487573.post-27825889322693611792009-01-14T19:46:00.000-05:002009-01-14T19:46:00.000-05:00I joined the BL family late in 2008 (although supp...I joined the BL family late in 2008 (although supposedly I'm getting a profile page in the Feb issue...oh yeah!) so I didn't catch all these the first time around -- working through them now. Your piece on Paul Thomas Anderson would likely make David Thomson (who joined the PTA club long ago and seems to think him the savior of American cinema) wet his pants. I was also glad to see that I was not the only person who loved "Margot At The Wedding". With Whit Stillman MIA and Wes Anderson off in la la land Baumbach is the only trace of bookish New Wave-ism left among US indies. I told a friend of mine who despised "Margo" that his negative assessment was dead wrong and he said "Yeah...but you're a writer!" Whatever.<BR/><BR/>By the way, have you seen "The Pervert's Guide to Cinema"? It's Zizek's little movie round-up/essay/mindfuck. I had problems with it but would be curious for your take, given your obvious affection for Lacan...Joseph "Jon" Lanthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826623899121215596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30487573.post-28151843910336768552009-01-14T19:44:00.000-05:002009-01-14T19:44:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Joseph "Jon" Lanthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826623899121215596noreply@blogger.com