Comments on: SXSW Review: Medicine For Melancholy http://blog.spout.com/2008/03/05/sxsw-review-medicine-for-melancholy/ Daily coverage of what is truly interesting in the film world Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:16:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Chris Knipp http://blog.spout.com/2008/03/05/sxsw-review-medicine-for-melancholy/#comment-95889 Chris Knipp Tue, 06 May 2008 05:38:49 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/2008/03/05/sxsw-review-medicine-for-melancholy/#comment-95889 Your review is the best of the lot referenced from IMDb, as I appreciate trying to write one of my own after seeing the film at the SFIFF. The "self-contained rebuttal" line is excellent. A little correction: Joanne "storms out" of the cab in the Marina. That's where she lives, not Russian Hill. But that's immaterial. All your points are good, and it's hard to talk about this film. Your review is the best of the lot referenced from IMDb, as I appreciate trying to write one of my own after seeing the film at the SFIFF. The “self-contained rebuttal” line is excellent. A little correction: Joanne “storms out” of the cab in the Marina. That’s where she lives, not Russian Hill. But that’s immaterial. All your points are good, and it’s hard to talk about this film.

]]> By: Pete http://blog.spout.com/2008/03/05/sxsw-review-medicine-for-melancholy/#comment-94726 Pete Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:13:37 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/2008/03/05/sxsw-review-medicine-for-melancholy/#comment-94726 while the reviewer's courage to recognize her naiveté in her review is applaudable, it still is sad to know that there are paid critics out there thinking shots can be uniformly graded as one big visual metaphor, or black people should not ask themselves what it means to be black in our current America, and then justify it by lamenting the lack of role models for two full-grown adults. better to declare one's ignorance honestly than to hide it I guess. while the reviewer’s courage to recognize her naiveté in her review is applaudable, it still is sad to know that there are paid critics out there thinking shots can be uniformly graded as one big visual metaphor, or black people should not ask themselves what it means to be black in our current America, and then justify it by lamenting the lack of role models for two full-grown adults. better to declare one’s ignorance honestly than to hide it I guess.

]]> By: Medicine for Melancholy » Blog Archive » SXSW Reviews http://blog.spout.com/2008/03/05/sxsw-review-medicine-for-melancholy/#comment-83134 Medicine for Melancholy » Blog Archive » SXSW Reviews Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:23:19 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/2008/03/05/sxsw-review-medicine-for-melancholy/#comment-83134 [...] -Karina Longworth, Spout (Review) [...] [...] -Karina Longworth, Spout (Review) [...]

]]> By: Sujewa http://blog.spout.com/2008/03/05/sxsw-review-medicine-for-melancholy/#comment-82270 Sujewa Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:53:37 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/2008/03/05/sxsw-review-medicine-for-melancholy/#comment-82270 Re: "self-contained rebuttal to claims that precious, naturalistic dramas about the existential dilemmas of hipster singles are exclusively a white man’s game", since the claim link goes to my post re: lack of minority participation in the '07 Generation DIY fest @ IFC Center; What I was saying then was that great indie films by & featuring minority talent have been around for a while, before & even during the 1st days of mumblecore, but they were ignored by the Gen DIY fest (that's pretty much what i was saying). A few months later it is nice to see an interesting indie film by a minority director be included in SXSW. Perhaps greater ethnic diversity will be the way of the future for US indie fests, press, & industry as a whole. That would be cool. - Sujewa Re: “self-contained rebuttal to claims that precious, naturalistic dramas about the existential dilemmas of hipster singles are exclusively a white man’s game”, since the claim link goes to my post re: lack of minority participation in the ‘07 Generation DIY fest @ IFC Center;

What I was saying then was that great indie films by & featuring minority talent have been around for a while, before & even during the 1st days of mumblecore, but they were ignored by the Gen DIY fest (that’s pretty much what i was saying). A few months later it is nice to see an interesting indie film by a minority director be included in SXSW. Perhaps greater ethnic diversity will be the way of the future for US indie fests, press, & industry as a whole. That would be cool.

- Sujewa

]]> By: Charlie http://blog.spout.com/2008/03/05/sxsw-review-medicine-for-melancholy/#comment-81895 Charlie Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:39:45 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/2008/03/05/sxsw-review-medicine-for-melancholy/#comment-81895 precisely. another ace-sounding new boundary-pushing film from the States I'll probably have to order on import... precisely. another ace-sounding new boundary-pushing film from the States I’ll probably have to order on import…

]]> By: John Vanderpuije http://blog.spout.com/2008/03/05/sxsw-review-medicine-for-melancholy/#comment-81841 John Vanderpuije Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:41:57 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/2008/03/05/sxsw-review-medicine-for-melancholy/#comment-81841 before sunset comes to mind... this needs to come to London, along with the new Swanberg pic, the trailer for that is DOPE... before sunset comes to mind… this needs to come to London, along with the new Swanberg pic, the trailer for that is DOPE…

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