From today's Grauniad:

[zotz]

Greenaway, of course, makes art films; Parker makes movies for Hollywood studios. I'm agnostic regarding the Greenaway films I've seen. They were beautifully photographed and designed, but it wasn't clear to me what they were about. Parker's work, on the other hand, is straightforwardly detestable: dishonest, propagandistic, authority-loving crap of the ilk of Mississippi Burning.

The wonderful Alex Cox, of course, in a brief article from Friday's paper. Parker, of course, saw Greenaway's first film, The Draughsman's Contract, and said on TV that if Greenaway was allowed to make any more films he'd have his children educated abroad. As usual in these cases, I'd love to know whether he subsequently did, as Mr G has made a number of films since - including my own favourite film, the very excellent The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover.

Cox, of course, makes films also - including Repo Man and, recently, A Revenger's Tragedy.

Comments

[zotz]

I haven't seen A Zed And Two Noughts, actually. The Draughtsman's Contract is beautiful, but a bit opaque (what's really going on is a bit of a puzzle, but there is actually an answer). The Belly of an Architect is very nicely made, but I failed to understand it at all when I saw it - I think it deserves another go, though. Maybe the next one to go for is The Pillow Book, or perhaps Prospero's Books (which is a version of The Tempest).

[zotz]

. . . and yes, I too loved Memento. Guy Pearce for Hellblazer, say I. Reeves just isn't right.

[viridiris.livejournal.com]

Well, thanks for those tips. I'm going to have a hunt for those you've recommended tomorrow when I pop into town, and I'll look for A Zed and Two Noughts because if you can't trust drpyrojames then who can you trust?

[viridiris.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen A Zed And Two Noughts, actually.

I watched it a few days ago - drpyrojames was right. Go find it, buy it, see it. Only then will you be complete.


(gah: lj is trying to tell me it isn't noughts, but rather: Naughts, Nights, Naught's, Oughts, Nougats, Night's, Knights, Nuts, Nougat's, Naughties. I quite like the last one)