Comments on: Hannah Takes the Back-Handed Praise http://blog.spout.com/2008/04/22/hannah-takes-the-back-handed-praise/ Daily coverage of what is truly interesting in the film world Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:51:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Adam http://blog.spout.com/2008/04/22/hannah-takes-the-back-handed-praise/#comment-93325 Adam Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:37:11 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=2703#comment-93325 Disc-cusion is an umbrella term referring to how some film critics hate any cultural artifact stored in disc form (SACD, DVD, Laserdisc, 7"). Disc-recusion is when these critics refuse to watch/listen to something that's stored on a disc, while disc-accusion refers to a critic's claim that the disc, as a concept and object, is the nemesis of reasoned thinking and culture. Disc-accusionists have their genesis in the tenth century BC, when the flat earth / spherical earth debate began. It is claimed that Axos, the spokesman for a spherical earth and the most learned of all philosophers, was beheaded when flat earth spokesman Lepidopterus, in a tantrum, threw a sharpened metal disc through the air. Disc-cusion is an umbrella term referring to how some film critics hate any cultural artifact stored in disc form (SACD, DVD, Laserdisc, 7″). Disc-recusion is when these critics refuse to watch/listen to something that’s stored on a disc, while disc-accusion refers to a critic’s claim that the disc, as a concept and object, is the nemesis of reasoned thinking and culture.

Disc-accusionists have their genesis in the tenth century BC, when the flat earth / spherical earth debate began. It is claimed that Axos, the spokesman for a spherical earth and the most learned of all philosophers, was beheaded when flat earth spokesman Lepidopterus, in a tantrum, threw a sharpened metal disc through the air.

]]> By: Karsten http://blog.spout.com/2008/04/22/hannah-takes-the-back-handed-praise/#comment-93295 Karsten Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:05:31 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=2703#comment-93295 Disc-<i>cusion</i> might actually be a great new word. But what does it mean? Disc-cusion might actually be a great new word. But what does it mean?

]]> By: wells http://blog.spout.com/2008/04/22/hannah-takes-the-back-handed-praise/#comment-93271 wells Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:10:21 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=2703#comment-93271 Uh, *discussion.* Uh, *discussion.*

]]> By: wells http://blog.spout.com/2008/04/22/hannah-takes-the-back-handed-praise/#comment-93270 wells Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:09:50 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=2703#comment-93270 Re: that last question -- yes. The more meta-commentary about mumblecore that exists, the longer these reductive groupings will continue. Disccusion of 'mumblecore' only legitimizes it as a cultural force. This is what I tried to raise in a GreenCine comments months back. Let's stop talking about the 'movement' -- and the labeling of the movement -- and get back to the films themselves. Re: that last question — yes. The more meta-commentary about mumblecore that exists, the longer these reductive groupings will continue. Disccusion of ‘mumblecore’ only legitimizes it as a cultural force. This is what I tried to raise in a GreenCine comments months back. Let’s stop talking about the ‘movement’ — and the labeling of the movement — and get back to the films themselves.

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