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Posted on 7/13/17 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 7/13/17 at 2:57 pm
I took a course in Los Angeles crime fiction at UNC-Asheville this summer, covering books which had been made into movies. The four covered were Devil in a Blue Dress, LA Confidential, Get Shorty and The Player a Robert Altman film released in 1992 staring Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, and about every other big name in Hollywood.
This was the only one of the four which I had not seen, but was a very good movie. It's a satire on the film industry. I recommend it to anyone looking for a noir-ish movie.
This was the only one of the four which I had not seen, but was a very good movie. It's a satire on the film industry. I recommend it to anyone looking for a noir-ish movie.
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Posted on 7/13/17 at 4:38 pm to blueridgeTiger
Get Shorty was a satire on the film industry, as well. Was that just a coincidence?
I know LA Confidential wasn't really about the industry. Just had a little as the backdrop since they were in L.A. Haven't seen Devil in a Blue Dress, but from the plot summary it looks to be unrelated to the film industry entirely.
I know LA Confidential wasn't really about the industry. Just had a little as the backdrop since they were in L.A. Haven't seen Devil in a Blue Dress, but from the plot summary it looks to be unrelated to the film industry entirely.
Posted on 7/13/17 at 4:47 pm to blueridgeTiger
Great movie. It was Altman's return to Hollywood movie, as he had been a bit in the wilderness in the 80s, and he came back with both middle fingers raised.
It's got a lot of great subtle digs (watch the water orders throughout the movie), but also some great meta-commentary. The characters comment on the very opening tracking shot you're watching, and the movie ends with a pitch for the movie you just watched.
And the scene in the police station shows just how this false world Hollywood creates affects the way we view the world. It's a great movie, and one of Altman's best (I know he's revered, but it helps here that he actually has a plot to stick to, giving him some structure he usually lacks).
This is also when Tim Robbins was on a roll of great movies. Which now seems like forever ago.
It's got a lot of great subtle digs (watch the water orders throughout the movie), but also some great meta-commentary. The characters comment on the very opening tracking shot you're watching, and the movie ends with a pitch for the movie you just watched.
And the scene in the police station shows just how this false world Hollywood creates affects the way we view the world. It's a great movie, and one of Altman's best (I know he's revered, but it helps here that he actually has a plot to stick to, giving him some structure he usually lacks).
This is also when Tim Robbins was on a roll of great movies. Which now seems like forever ago.
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