tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post2935204954317985845..comments2023-10-28T11:09:18.671+05:30Comments on Cinemascope: Killing Them Softly [2012]Shubhajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-2027209416969120752012-10-15T10:34:06.916+05:302012-10-15T10:34:06.916+05:30@Sam:
I still can fathom how the film (an America...@Sam:<br /><br />I still can fathom how the film (an American film at that), released in India a good few weeks before its scheduled release date in US. Hope you get to see it soon.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-15163369370954905902012-10-15T10:32:37.986+05:302012-10-15T10:32:37.986+05:30@Joel:
Well, I didn't find the politics in t...@Joel: <br /><br />Well, I didn't find the politics in the film overtly right-wing, but yes, its allegiance does lie on the right (this ought to make the Republican candidate happy). And yes, Obama, or rather his countless interviews & speeches before he got elected, formed a near incessant background & backdrop for the storyline. And no, its not a period piece - at least not in the sense one refers to that phrase.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-8519071509127223282012-10-15T08:10:19.016+05:302012-10-15T08:10:19.016+05:30Nice work here Shubhajit! Like the others I am pa...Nice work here Shubhajit! Like the others I am patiently or rather impatiently awaiting it's US release! I've read a lot of about it, and am thrilled that it gets high marks from you!<br /><br />Obama/Biden 2012<br /><br />Ha!Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-58681013260134920472012-10-15T03:01:54.776+05:302012-10-15T03:01:54.776+05:30Hadn't heard a thing about this movie till I f...Hadn't heard a thing about this movie till I found this review. I love the poster and am intrigued by the notion of a right-wing political thriller which I feel like we don't see very often. Obama's incorporated in here somehow? It's not a period piece? Weird. Great cast, and Friends of Eddie Coyle is excellent so I'll look for this.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-14987549313216569692012-10-13T12:33:58.644+05:302012-10-13T12:33:58.644+05:30Oh, I wasn't aware that the movie released in ...Oh, I wasn't aware that the movie released in India before it did in the US - now that's a surprise if ever there was one. Well, I haven't read the novel by Higgins that this film is based on, but I've heard that Dominik made a number of changes to it (like transplanting the story from Boston to New Orleans in order to make the political commentary more potent, or shifting the story to more recent times, among others). But yes, the film has made me interested in looking up the novel, which I presume I will sometime sooner or later. Thanks Samuel for stopping by. I'd be eager to read your views on it once you get to watch it.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-30933758749482230462012-10-13T02:04:40.878+05:302012-10-13T02:04:40.878+05:30I envy you seeing this eagerly anticipated film ah...I envy you seeing this eagerly anticipated film ahead of its US release. I read the George V. Higgins novel <i>Cogan's Trade</i> upon which this is based earlier this year and the resemblance to Tarantino's writing is very strong, though Higgins was writing 20 years ahead of <i>Pulp Fiction</i>. I don't know how many films have been based on Higgins novels, but Peter Yates's <i>Friends of Eddie Coyle</i> sets a high standard for this new picture. Thanks for the advance word.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.com