tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post573282451845281179..comments2024-03-13T06:28:44.715-04:00Comments on And So It Begins...: Top 41 Things I Love About Drive (that no one talks about)Alex Withrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-83991231744515967422017-03-13T12:46:45.774-04:002017-03-13T12:46:45.774-04:00Oh so you think right-framing is a control thing f...Oh so you think right-framing is a control thing for <i>all</i> movies, not just Drive? That's really interesting. Have to think about that...Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-16474475406065502082017-03-11T10:28:41.137-05:002017-03-11T10:28:41.137-05:00My opinion on the character framing in the shots (...My opinion on the character framing in the shots (the left or right thing) is that the person in control, the person with power, is always on the right. <br /><br />One of my favorite examples of this is in the opening scene of Inglourious Basterds, where the dairy farmer starts out on the right side of the frame, but then it transitions to Hans Landa as he starts talking about his reputation as The Jew Hunter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104124343364851830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-43109685240336825172017-01-12T17:43:41.558-05:002017-01-12T17:43:41.558-05:00Thanks for reading! And good luck with your play. ...Thanks for reading! And good luck with your play. That is a great idea!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-14906405644907453012017-01-10T20:18:28.291-05:002017-01-10T20:18:28.291-05:00Love this film, thanks for the article. Am plannin...Love this film, thanks for the article. Am planning to make a theatre play out of it.Jiří Žákhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12917726376682640302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-56163907815408238242016-03-03T16:07:53.780-05:002016-03-03T16:07:53.780-05:00Thanks, Alex.
bThanks, Alex. <br /><br />bAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-58140769321893191582016-03-03T15:48:03.409-05:002016-03-03T15:48:03.409-05:00For posts more than 10 days old, comments do not a...For posts more than 10 days old, comments do not appear until I approve them. I literally receive hundreds of spam comments on the this <i>a day</i>, 90% of which are on older posts. So instead of having to go through and delete each one, I simply wait and approve the comments that are legit. Like yours, which I do appreciate.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-21464429955251822002016-03-03T15:45:43.982-05:002016-03-03T15:45:43.982-05:00Haha okay I'll look it up soon. Thanks!Haha okay I'll look it up soon. Thanks!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-45164255639917146172016-03-03T10:18:46.163-05:002016-03-03T10:18:46.163-05:00Am I being censored? None of my recent comments a...Am I being censored? None of my recent comments appear. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-24629744098501549312016-03-01T10:17:13.725-05:002016-03-01T10:17:13.725-05:00PLEASE, PLEASE READ "DRIVE" critic by L....PLEASE, PLEASE READ "DRIVE" critic by L. Ron Mexico. (Ruthless Reviews)<br /><br />You will piss yourself laughing! My neck hurts from all the nodding I did in agreement!<br /><br />bAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-78069487174607203782015-09-28T14:03:12.174-04:002015-09-28T14:03:12.174-04:00Thanks! So glad you like the post. It was a damn f...Thanks! So glad you like the post. It was a damn fun film to write about.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-8341768395943309942015-09-28T09:57:06.509-04:002015-09-28T09:57:06.509-04:00Oh man, what a fantastic write up. Drive has quick...Oh man, what a fantastic write up. Drive has quickly become one of my all time favorite movies and i have already seen it countless times. It's one of those movies i just can't get sick of. The cinematography and soundtrack are just so perfect. Hell, everything is perfect. This pointed out some things i hadn't noticed yet either so now i need to watch it again even though it's just a few weeks since the last time i saw it. Henrik J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12675100900709348187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-57337468042429412502015-09-25T13:47:04.865-04:002015-09-25T13:47:04.865-04:00Thanks so much for your kind words about Mint Gree...Thanks so much for your kind words about Mint Green! You've always "gotten" my work, which is so nice. Really glad you enjoyed it.<br /><br />Also great that you loved the second season of True Detective. I guess Vaughn's monologues made the show an easy target, but I really like it. I think it has more rewatchability than the first season. But that's probably just me.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-21538594869669524472015-09-23T15:29:23.253-04:002015-09-23T15:29:23.253-04:00Nightcrawler is quite amazing, one of the most spe...Nightcrawler is quite amazing, one of the most special things I've seen in a while. I was looking for other things from the director, and I just saw it was his debut! <br /><br />I've just seen the music video. She's flawless, and I love how you have filmed her. There was something surreal about the way she moved, even how her hair moved, that made even more tragic the fact that she is not really there. And Micah Parker is phenomenal! He made me emotional on the first scenes and when he hold the baby on his arms. Of course, a great job from the director to capture all this! So congrats on your first video. I didn't know about Shapiro but I would check out his music.<br /><br />And how cool is it that you also liked True Detective? I’m one of the few people who loved it too! haha I hope that it would become a cult thing on the future. I loved those scenes you've mentioned… Farrell devastated me during that binge scene and when he called his wife, and on the goodbye to his kid... he had really superb moments, he was so raw and real I loved him. And McAdams was really great too. The orgy scene was so suffocating, great stuff. The whole series had a Twin Peaks vibe that I also loved.<br />María Val. https://www.blogger.com/profile/17702353414253463871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-33567638184873431162015-09-22T13:38:24.583-04:002015-09-22T13:38:24.583-04:00Hey there, great to hear from you! So happy you li...Hey there, great to hear from you! So happy you like this post <br /><br />I have seen most of Refn’s work. I liked Bronson a lot the first time, but it doesn’t really hold up for me now. <br /><br />Isn’t Nightcrawler cool? Carolyn, who plays one of the people who works at the news station (she says the line, “There isn’t a baby in there is there?”)… she was the star of my music video, Mint Green if you’re interested! <a href="http://www.andsoitbeginsfilms.com/2015/06/music-video-mint-green.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.andsoitbeginsfilms.com/2015/06/music-video-mint-green.html</a><br /><br />I’m one of the few people who loved the second season of True Detective. Farrell’s binge and the orgy mansion with McAdams… those were remarkable set pieces. And that fucking salute Farrell shared with his son in the final episode… wow.<br /><br />You know how I feel about Warrior’s use of “About Today”… the best. Unmatched.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-60601358687244088352015-09-22T13:24:01.745-04:002015-09-22T13:24:01.745-04:00So glad you like the post! I get out of touch with...So glad you like the post! I get out of touch with blogging too - all good!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-7265965265507611292015-09-22T04:14:13.760-04:002015-09-22T04:14:13.760-04:00I need to rewatch Drive soon! Amazing post. I neve...I need to rewatch Drive soon! Amazing post. I never realized about that swoosh noise or the sun on the center frame. Awesome catches. Funny that I did also gasp when I saw him on that cop uniform. The shot on the window with the MacArthur Park is one of my favorites. And I had that image of Nino stuck in my mind since I watched it. I think probably due to the way that scene is created with the moving song on the background and because Ron Perlman’s laugh is quite a thing of its own, and it reminds me of watching him on Sons of Anarchy laughing at the head of the club's table. Really sad he didn’t get any award for that performance because the show wasn’t quite award-friendly. <br /><br />Last weekend I saw Bronson for the first time and I was mesmerized by the imagery, the soundtrack and Tom Hardy’s terrific performance. Visually it reminded me a lot of Kubrick and it was the only film I have left to watch from Winding Refn. Have you seen his early films? I especially liked the first Pusher and Valhalla was hypnotic too. Can’t wait to see his next project. <br /><br />Oh and I saw Nightcrawler last night, finally, and then I wondered if you’ve written about it and I just saw your great post and the mention about the two actresses on Wait, what a coincidence! I was wondering, because I saw it recently too, if you’ve watched the second season of True Detective. Don’t know why it made me thought of you… probably because of the L.A. noir cinematography that also reminded me of Drive and of Michael Mann’s first films.<br /><br />Oh and loved your post about songs and films. I thought about The National's About Today used on The Warrior ending.María Val. https://www.blogger.com/profile/17702353414253463871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-14599037448275684932015-09-21T14:22:50.982-04:002015-09-21T14:22:50.982-04:00UGH how did I miss this?! I am so out of touch wit...UGH how did I miss this?! I am so out of touch with blogging these days, I miss gold like this. YES this is the coolest movies in the recent years and god I love every single point you made here. Especially the left-right thing. Very interesting.Nikhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379713171889712078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-17450412563162010692015-09-21T13:15:45.104-04:002015-09-21T13:15:45.104-04:00Thanks! Damn fun flick to watch.Thanks! Damn fun flick to watch.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-37190466918894837202015-09-21T13:04:43.066-04:002015-09-21T13:04:43.066-04:00Wow, impressive break down. This film gives me the...Wow, impressive break down. This film gives me the chills. Need to re-watch it with this in mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-80070913596365819882015-09-21T11:53:55.564-04:002015-09-21T11:53:55.564-04:00Great vid. Thanks for telling me about it.Great vid. Thanks for telling me about it.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-1985350315200526552015-09-21T11:53:42.939-04:002015-09-21T11:53:42.939-04:00Very interesting theory. The Every Frame a Paintin...Very interesting theory. The Every Frame a Painting video supports your theory a bit. Check it out if you get a chance.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-37250635791086759492015-09-21T11:52:49.845-04:002015-09-21T11:52:49.845-04:00Thanks buddy! That updated link to the Every Frame...Thanks buddy! That updated link to the Every Frame a Painting video helps explains things a bit. So glad you like these posts!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-1394014151934636152015-09-21T11:52:05.802-04:002015-09-21T11:52:05.802-04:00Fair enough, but the criticism of "it left me...Fair enough, but the criticism of "it left me cold" is very curious to me. Many of my favorite films leave me cold. They're bleak, morose, honest. I'm talking about films by Bergman, Kieslowski, Audiard, and others. I'm not saying Drive is as good as films by those guys, but being left cold isn't necessarily a bad thing to me, you know?Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-12941148301663927732015-09-21T11:49:31.862-04:002015-09-21T11:49:31.862-04:00That Every Frame A Painting vid is incredible, tha...That Every Frame A Painting vid is incredible, thanks for telling me about it! I love Mulligan and Isaac in Inside Llewyn Davis. "Don't tell Jim... <i>obviously</i>."Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-30378173086116691562015-09-21T03:05:03.040-04:002015-09-21T03:05:03.040-04:00Every Frame A Painting Every Frame A Painting TZnoreply@blogger.com