Comments on: Sunset Blvd. http://www.peebo.net/2005/09/30/sunset-blvd/ There are 24 hours in a day. I use maybe 3 of them. Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:36:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Peebo » Blog Archive » October Movie Roundup http://www.peebo.net/2005/09/30/sunset-blvd/#comment-95 Peebo » Blog Archive » October Movie Roundup Thu, 20 Oct 2005 06:47:23 +0000 http://www.peebo.net/2005/09/30/sunset-blvd/#comment-95 [...] « Sunset Blvd. ↑ Home [...] [...] « Sunset Blvd. ↑ Home [...]

]]> By: peebo http://www.peebo.net/2005/09/30/sunset-blvd/#comment-94 peebo Thu, 06 Oct 2005 07:37:57 +0000 http://www.peebo.net/2005/09/30/sunset-blvd/#comment-94 More classic film recs, thank you! And hey, people, don't give up on modern fiction. Great writing still exists! Off the top of my head, let's see. . . Don DeLillo, Phillip Roth, Jose Saramago, Paul Auster, Kundera, Michael Chabon. All living, breathing writers of damn fine fiction. I'll have to think more about this one... it may be blog-worthy. :-) More classic film recs, thank you!

And hey, people, don’t give up on modern fiction. Great writing still exists! Off the top of my head, let’s see. . . Don DeLillo, Phillip Roth, Jose Saramago, Paul Auster, Kundera, Michael Chabon. All living, breathing writers of damn fine fiction. I’ll have to think more about this one… it may be blog-worthy. :-)

]]> By: Carrie http://www.peebo.net/2005/09/30/sunset-blvd/#comment-93 Carrie Wed, 05 Oct 2005 03:42:26 +0000 http://www.peebo.net/2005/09/30/sunset-blvd/#comment-93 This is on my list ov movies to see!!! I have grown to love Turner Classic Movies. If I ever have a few minutes in the evening (when I'm actually home), I switch it to that channel to see what's on. Since we finally discovered the Video Hound catalog of movies, that makes it easy figure out who is in it, the director and suggestions for other movies to see. For my current play, we are supposed to watch 5 old movies because they are referenced or spoofed in the play (12 total are referenced, but the authors only recommend we watch these 5): All About Eve, The Bad Seed, The Women, Gypsy and Valley of the Dolls. I don't read much anymore, so I can't say I have the book problem that you and Clea have. I was in a book club briefly, so stayed up on the newest-hottest-books-of-the-moments, but not many stuck out as exceptional to me. One of the girls always recommended older books and like Clea noted, those were usually the best. This is on my list ov movies to see!!! I have grown to love Turner Classic Movies. If I ever have a few minutes in the evening (when I’m actually home), I switch it to that channel to see what’s on. Since we finally discovered the Video Hound catalog of movies, that makes it easy figure out who is in it, the director and suggestions for other movies to see. For my current play, we are supposed to watch 5 old movies because they are referenced or spoofed in the play (12 total are referenced, but the authors only recommend we watch these 5): All About Eve, The Bad Seed, The Women, Gypsy and Valley of the Dolls.

I don’t read much anymore, so I can’t say I have the book problem that you and Clea have. I was in a book club briefly, so stayed up on the newest-hottest-books-of-the-moments, but not many stuck out as exceptional to me. One of the girls always recommended older books and like Clea noted, those were usually the best.

]]> By: Clea http://www.peebo.net/2005/09/30/sunset-blvd/#comment-92 Clea Sat, 01 Oct 2005 11:02:42 +0000 http://www.peebo.net/2005/09/30/sunset-blvd/#comment-92 I have a similar problem with watching old movies instead of keeping up with new releases but I never, ever had this dilemma with books. I don't know, I just don't find in new books the superb quality that you find in classics. I have my theory as to why this is so but if you know of any outstanding new fiction writing, please let me know. The only new "classic" I have read in the last many years is Frazer's "The Corrections". Everything else it's been a waste of time for me. Looking forward to being contradicted on this one. I have a similar problem with watching old movies instead of keeping up with new releases but I never, ever had this dilemma with books. I don’t know, I just don’t find in new books the superb quality that you find in classics. I have my theory as to why this is so but if you know of any outstanding new fiction writing, please let me know. The only new “classic” I have read in the last many years is Frazer’s “The Corrections”. Everything else it’s been a waste of time for me. Looking forward to being contradicted on this one.

]]> By: Belinda http://www.peebo.net/2005/09/30/sunset-blvd/#comment-91 Belinda Sat, 01 Oct 2005 07:34:07 +0000 http://www.peebo.net/2005/09/30/sunset-blvd/#comment-91 Oneofmy favorites. Dovetails nicely with "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" Oneofmy favorites. Dovetails nicely with “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?”

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