tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226602.post5243868987610434532..comments2024-03-18T09:42:45.437-04:00Comments on The Gnostic World Of Candy Minx: For Some Of Us...He Never Left...Yea Rourke!Candy Minxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350752657678863378noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226602.post-7870732000576756182009-01-13T18:20:00.000-05:002009-01-13T18:20:00.000-05:00Whew...Gardenia, what truth I'm feeling from you s...Whew...Gardenia, what truth I'm feeling from you saying how if people adopt cynicism (and negativity) they sound more sophisticated. I think we are also a culture that is cut off from the art processes and we have a fear of looking foolish if we like something...then it gets razzed. Sort of like the clothes dissing. I miss the old days of the Oscars when the actors were all creative. Now it's only music award shows where the artists dress creative...but they get razzed too...like rock and roll and hp hop can be also culturally blacklisted. So soon all the artists will dress like corporate whores.<BR/><BR/>Lets not forget corporate suits can't dance!Candy Minxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350752657678863378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226602.post-73055433518558700922009-01-13T15:59:00.000-05:002009-01-13T15:59:00.000-05:00I hate reading critic reviews - because of the cyn...I hate reading critic reviews - because of the cynicism - I think a lot of people think that they will be cool if they pick up on this cynicism and adopt it - that this will automatically make them "sophisticated" - not so.<BR/><BR/>I hate it after the awards - when even the clothing worn by actors, actresses gets "rated" by people who have somehow become "experts" -I loved it when Angelina started wearing department store clothing - set the critics on their ears!!!!<BR/><BR/>I think Rene Z is sexy and cute as heck. <BR/><BR/>I saw an astounding movie the other night - Doubt.<BR/>I guess by being hateful and cynical, we can make ourselves look better - though it really makes us look worse -Gardeniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233358355888022857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226602.post-9452581672814531562009-01-12T15:12:00.000-05:002009-01-12T15:12:00.000-05:00yeah, I've been looking at the fucked up micky fac...yeah, I've been looking at the fucked up micky face in the tabloids and feeling sorry for him..and not really thinking about his work.<BR/><BR/>he was great in man on fire<BR/>and great in sin city..<BR/>so who am i to fucking feel sorry for him?Cynniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796562985485272298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226602.post-64779832671869583782009-01-12T14:29:00.000-05:002009-01-12T14:29:00.000-05:00Hi *, wow, wonderful comment...great to "see" you....Hi *, wow, wonderful comment...great to "see" you...I've missed you a lot!!!<BR/><BR/>I think I might have to do another post about this area...I suspect this might be a cultural thing. Like a contemporary cultural thing.<BR/><BR/>Even ethnocentric!<BR/><BR/>Um..I'm going to tie this next post into fame...Al Pacino and Reeves amd Rourke...I've got an inspiration...<BR/><BR/>but I'm supposed to be working at my desk...not screwing the pooch defending the profession of acting ha ha!<BR/>Later!Candy Minxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350752657678863378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226602.post-32018585361102995322009-01-12T14:02:00.000-05:002009-01-12T14:02:00.000-05:00Great post, Candy. I wish I could say I've always ...Great post, Candy. <BR/><BR/>I wish I could say I've always been a Mickey Rourke fan and be super-cool, but the truth is I haven't. But that's not to say I ever thought he was bad. He just was mostly in films I found disappointing, perhaps because I was too young at the time.<BR/><BR/>What I always knew, though, was that he was a fascinating guy who played the game his way. When he quit acting to do boxing, everyone thought he was nuts and the papers revelled in showing us his smashed face. I thought it was sad, sure, but he was doing what the fuck he wanted to do. Good for him.<BR/><BR/>I've seen a bunch of his cameos in the past few years and never have I said, "Fuck, what a shit actor," cos y'know -- he never was a shit actor. He was never less than credible in a role.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad he's "back" (haha), but like you say, those of us into Tony Scott, Rob Rodriguez, QT and the like, knew he's never gone away. He's seems like he's got his shit together at last. I only hope he's not hounding into hibernation again.* (asterisk)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11969314216753450118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226602.post-86643957759002988572009-01-12T12:21:00.000-05:002009-01-12T12:21:00.000-05:00Meanwhile...here Karen is a clip of Rourke's cameo...Meanwhile...here Karen is a clip of Rourke's cameo in "The Pledge"<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFu8Yz3YgRw<BR/><BR/>and in "Domino"<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQpVx--wIh8<BR/><BR/>and in Enrique Englesias video...<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH9hAeXRlx0Candy Minxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350752657678863378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226602.post-44939326585168695052009-01-12T12:12:00.000-05:002009-01-12T12:12:00.000-05:00Captain Karen, great to see you! You know you've g...Captain Karen, great to see you! You know you've got something there...about the mainstream press. I think a lot of the hating is kind of relaed to the kind of coverage art, movies and literature gets in the mainstream press. Granted...I watch a lot of movies. Way morethan most people. I'll watch movies that get bad reviews, have so-called bad actors or scripts etc etc. I watch all kinds of genres...so when an actor like Rourke is so "culturally blacklisted" I have probably ignored that blacklisting. Same as Reeves.<BR/><BR/>I also think...maybe the cynicism is like the cynicism to sports players. I think the cynicism is related to jealousy. Here are these people who get pid tons of money and never get their hands dirty opposed to most peple who find it hard to shell out the money for movie ickets and have to answer to their bosses.<BR/><BR/>I think there might be an attitude that actors work for the audience (which they do!) and so the audience is going to shit on them in exact ratio to how much they feel shit on in their own lives.<BR/><BR/>I suspect that when someone is giving their glorious critique of an actor...or director etc and taking the piss out of them...that person s probably not very happy in their own job. <BR/><BR/>Well there is my analysis for the day ha ha!Candy Minxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350752657678863378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226602.post-49656985871952675342009-01-12T07:49:00.000-05:002009-01-12T07:49:00.000-05:00I am so happy to see that Rourke won the Globe las...I am so happy to see that Rourke won the Globe last night. His performance in the Wrestler was incredible. Perhaps now all those naysayers and Mickey-Bashers will pipe down. I have to admit that I'm not a big fan of his and his past performances (the ones I've seen) have been hit or miss for me. Unlike some other actors, he doesn't get a lot of mention in the mainstream press so I mistakenly assumed that he hadn't been working very much recently (other than Sin City). I'll have to check some of these out. Great post Candy!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066059792352397198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226602.post-80823696826425330842009-01-12T01:23:00.000-05:002009-01-12T01:23:00.000-05:00Hi SME, the thing is...most actors by the time the...Hi SME, the thing is...most actors by the time they get cast and we know about them...they are all usually quite good. all the actors we know of are very adept. Now...I'm not saying there aren't ever some bad roles and some bad cases of acting r directing...sure...there are. But those don't even make a movie "bad" . There are many flawed performances...sure.<BR/><BR/>Your example of Roberts, Caruso are terrific...as they get the rep of being very bad actors. What they are ...is actors who have rumours of bad behaviour. So does Val Kilmer. <BR/><BR/>Tons of people trash Keanu Reeves all the time...but his value of an actor is more than traditional delivery of lines that viewers associate with "good acting". Reeves has an accessibility for woemn that shouldn't be underestimated he is a non-threatening persona that appeals to women who expect their men to be sexy and equals.<BR/><BR/>I think that what has been going on in pop culture with the massive negativity towards actors, movies and this cynical trend of playing "haters" on storytelling is going to be all different in the future. I think younger generations will accept actors and many movies without this tabloid mentality associated with their projects. There will be a time when someone will watch a famous Hollywood bomb for example...and accept it without the media coverage it came with.<BR/><BR/>Movies like "The Cotton Club", "Last Action Hero" or "The Last Boy Scout" which were all bombs and critically panned...will gt new audiences with different sensibilities. "The Cotton Club" is one of my favourite movies...I don't know what else one culd want in a movie as it has a little of everything and high caliber acting, filming, soundtrack. I also love "The Last Boy Scout" and "The Last Action Hero"...both terrific movies.<BR/><BR/>I've got a funny book about "hollywood turkeys" and many of the movies that got bad reviews or failed I think are cool...including "The Only Game In Town" and "Cleopatra" (both Elizabeth Taylor vehicles)<BR/><BR/><BR/>There is a fantastic movie called "S.O.B." by Blake Edwards kind of based on a box office bomb of his ("Darling Lili")...and it's a great insight into the world of popularity and public opinion in movies...and how corporate trends have a lot to do with public response and criticism to a movie release. <BR/><BR/>People think they are reflecting their own unique sense of culture when actually...they are pawns of some other cultural motif run by record companies and marketers and corprorate rumours...<BR/><BR/>Audiences are afraid of trusting their own instincts and to suspend their disbelief freely, on their own...they have to have some "cultural correctness"...<BR/><BR/>When I first was going to see "American Gangster" I'd heard it was a bad movie...so I was nervous. Oh my god...we love that movie around here. We bought a 3 dvd set...with directors commentary that is awesome. I only saw the directors version...the extended version...nand it is wonderful Again...everything you could want in a story...love, action, betrayal, fantastic actors, costumes...beautiful film direction and cinematography...<BR/><BR/>Stagg and I have watched it three times. We're like, how could anyone hate this movie...and we had been warned off of seeing it!Candy Minxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350752657678863378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23226602.post-73569275963601679162009-01-12T00:52:00.000-05:002009-01-12T00:52:00.000-05:00Actor-trashing is kind of a pet peeve of mine, too...Actor-trashing is kind of a pet peeve of mine, too. Mostly because one or two people start griping about an actor, and pretty soon everybody is ganging up on him - not because he's particularly bad, but because so many people are shallow, mean, and sheepy online. There's nothing wrong with Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, or David Caruso. If I was a director, I'd cast just these kinds of overcriticized, underrated actors. And I'd work against typecasting, too, cause people like Hugh Laurie have blown me away when they're finally allowed out of their teeny Hollywood boxes.S.M. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790067061938701596noreply@blogger.com