| So far as I know, I'm the only person (including Linklater) that ever identified the French film that Slacker most resembles. It's Luis Bunuel's Phantom of Liberte: although the director's Spanish, the movie was made in France, with French actors, etc. Like its predecessor The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoise, it's a dream film, really just a series of incidents. What holds it together is at the end of each vignette a minor or peripheral character walks out of the scene and becomes a major character in the next scene. This goes on for most of the movie's running time. As they used to say in the Marvel Comics letters pages: "Where's my no-prize?"
How about "geek prize?"
I was in North Carolina when Slackers came out, probably read something about it in the local rag, I think it was The Independent. While I got Tom and Steve here how about suggested some flicks, so I can queue up with Netflix. I don't know why all those Tom ordered for my account on his computer did not show up but they did not. Number one: Geek Prize, that a movie, Steve? Phantom of Liberte, two. I've seen Discreet Charm...
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As they used to say in the Marvel Comics letters pages: "Where's my no-prize?"
- tom moody 9-30-2003 5:51 pm
How about "geek prize?"
- steve 9-30-2003 7:09 pm [1 comment]
I was in North Carolina when Slackers came out, probably read something about it in the local rag, I think it was The Independent. While I got Tom and Steve here how about suggested some flicks, so I can queue up with Netflix. I don't know why all those Tom ordered for my account on his computer did not show up but they did not. Number one: Geek Prize, that a movie, Steve? Phantom of Liberte, two. I've seen Discreet Charm...
- jimlouis 9-30-2003 7:43 pm [6 comments]