tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397258225529631690.post8038257020157421993..comments2024-03-09T01:41:32.865-05:00Comments on The United Provinces of Ivanlandia: Miss Foreign Affairs Presents: The 36+ Movies of December 2011!Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16443946766217092846noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397258225529631690.post-22602672167540434342012-01-17T21:39:12.053-05:002012-01-17T21:39:12.053-05:00"knee-jerk yelp of 'Why don't you com..."knee-jerk yelp of 'Why don't you come up with one of your own?' "<br /><br />uh, i didn't write that. i was having some fun fuckin' with it. and i'm never "knee-jerk", but i can be a jerk.<br /><br />i was more interested in the George Stevens part.otto mannixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397258225529631690.post-38721897778421145892012-01-17T21:22:09.760-05:002012-01-17T21:22:09.760-05:00Your belligerence is invigorating, Herr Mannix!
I...Your belligerence is invigorating, Herr Mannix!<br /><br />I'll ignore much of what you've written, so's this doesn't take forever--I object to the term "mockumentary" being applied as a catch-all to describe any fiction film that uses the "documentary" format. <br />Now, if the prefix "mock-" came from the UK-English, as in "mock turtle soup" (made with cow brains instead of turtles), or "fake," I think I would be fine with "mockumentary." <br />But the expression grew out of the films of Christopher Guest, starting with This Is Spinal Tap. His movies were comedies and tended to "mock" (make fun of, disdain) their subjects. Honestly, I think his best film, Best In Show, succeeds because it is much more sweet-natured than Guest's other flicks. <br />I realize people need their snappy little catchphrases--and to hell with logic or common sense!--but I don't see why I should blindly accept it when I disagree with it. And to your knee-jerk yelp of "Why don't you come up with one of your own?", I reply, what the hell do ya think I've been doing?!? <br />As of now, "fake documentary" is the closest I've gotten, and like hell, if I'll start calling the genre "FaDo." <br /><br />As for "docudrama," as a word it sounds good, has gravitas, and is actually the briefest way possible to describe this style of film. <br /><br />WHEW! This fucking comment is longer than today's post! You better appreciate this, man. You're the only one reading it.Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16443946766217092846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397258225529631690.post-8578137414573903302012-01-14T11:11:40.494-05:002012-01-14T11:11:40.494-05:00So the dictator of Ivanlandia does not sanction th...So the dictator of Ivanlandia does not sanction the word 'mockumentary', but is OK with 'docudrama'. I imagine the Overlord takes exception with the word 'mockument', whereas 'docudrama', which i would prefer be hyphenated, has real roots. How does His Honor feel about the other common terms for these kinds of movies? <br /><br />-Rockumentary<br />-Jockumentary<br />-Blackumentary<br />-Geekumentary<br />-Fuckumentary<br />-Drunkumentary<br />-Chickumentary<br />-Freakumentary<br />-Crapumentary<br />-Pimpumentary<br /><br />George Stevens. I can think of three i've seen. Recently rewatched SHANE. I still like it but not as much as the first time. GIANT is my fave of the three. Shot in "Warnercolor", it feels like one of my beloved melodramas, although it's considered a drama. A PLACE IN THE SUN is great, but somehow Shelley Winters is too annoying even when she's supposed to be, which is almost all the time. Clift is superb, as always, but i was never a fan of Liz for some reason. For a similar, but lesser drama, i prefer LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN; it has just the right cheese factor!<br /><br />Lots more to comment on in this post, but i've run out of steam for now.otto mannixnoreply@blogger.com