Comments on: The Business Of Film http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/11/the-business-of-film/ Lollards in the high church of low culture Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:05:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: My name is Kenny http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/11/the-business-of-film/#comment-96128 My name is Kenny Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:58:07 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/11/the-business-of-film/#comment-96128 I'm really shocked that they didn't include The Aviator, one of the most whole-hearted defenses of free-market capitalism ever made. I’m really shocked that they didn’t include The Aviator, one of the most whole-hearted defenses of free-market capitalism ever made.

]]> By: Peter Miller http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/11/the-business-of-film/#comment-95709 Peter Miller Wed, 29 Nov 2006 13:55:22 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/11/the-business-of-film/#comment-95709 I watched Trading Places last night after reading this. I don't think I would have bothered otherwise. So thanks for the tip-off. I didn't really understand all the buying and selling at the end. I think I must have nodded off for a second. I watched Trading Places last night after reading this. I don’t think I would have bothered otherwise. So thanks for the tip-off. I didn’t really understand all the buying and selling at the end. I think I must have nodded off for a second.

]]> By: Mark M http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/11/the-business-of-film/#comment-94632 Mark M Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:49:08 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/11/the-business-of-film/#comment-94632 That overlooked film list is shocking. It reminds me of Word magazine's underrated albums poll, which somehow managed to included MBV's Loveless and Tom Waits's Raindogs. Now, I love Raindogs, but you'd have to be demented to say that it was under-lavished with critical praise – I guess sometimes people approach these things with "BUT THERE IS NO POSSIBLE AMOUNT OF PRAISE SUFFICIENT FOR..." Either that or they don't read magazines or newspapers or the internet and are basing underrated/overlooked on whether their mother has heard of it. That's a terrible list of business films. What about Scarface? Or New Jack City – that's got endless discussion of marketing strategies? They should have gone with Wall Street because whatever Stone's intentions or presumed intentions, everyone who saw that film knew that its hero is Gordon Gekko. That overlooked film list is shocking. It reminds me of Word magazine’s underrated albums poll, which somehow managed to included MBV’s Loveless and Tom Waits’s Raindogs. Now, I love Raindogs, but you’d have to be demented to say that it was under-lavished with critical praise – I guess sometimes people approach these things with “BUT THERE IS NO POSSIBLE AMOUNT OF PRAISE SUFFICIENT FOR…” Either that or they don’t read magazines or newspapers or the internet and are basing underrated/overlooked on whether their mother has heard of it.
That’s a terrible list of business films. What about Scarface? Or New Jack City – that’s got endless discussion of marketing strategies? They should have gone with Wall Street because whatever Stone’s intentions or presumed intentions, everyone who saw that film knew that its hero is Gordon Gekko.

]]> By: Pete Baran http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/11/the-business-of-film/#comment-94627 Pete Baran Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:31:53 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/11/the-business-of-film/#comment-94627 Secret Of My Success is actually a really good pick but one worries that it may not pass the "Relatively realistic picture of business" test. Ditto the Hudsucker Proxy. Basically the "by breaking the rules...s/he broke into the bigtime" probably rules out the "realtively realistic portrayal of business". Note no The Insider, Rogue Trader or Thank You For Smoking. Secret Of My Success is actually a really good pick but one worries that it may not pass the “Relatively realistic picture of business” test. Ditto the Hudsucker Proxy.

Basically the “by breaking the rules…s/he broke into the bigtime” probably rules out the “realtively realistic portrayal of business”. Note no The Insider, Rogue Trader or Thank You For Smoking.

]]> By: tracerhand http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/11/the-business-of-film/#comment-94624 tracerhand Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:25:14 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/11/the-business-of-film/#comment-94624 I wonder how many of these films follow the basic premise, "By breaking the rules... s/he broke into the bigtime!" I wonder how many of these films follow the basic premise, “By breaking the rules… s/he broke into the bigtime!”

]]> By: tracerhand http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/11/the-business-of-film/#comment-94621 tracerhand Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:16:24 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/11/the-business-of-film/#comment-94621 No "The Secret of My Success," starring Michael J. Fox and foxy Supergirl-to-be Helen Slater? For shame! No “The Secret of My Success,” starring Michael J. Fox and foxy Supergirl-to-be Helen Slater? For shame!

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