Comments on: Live and Animated Shorts http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/02/24/live-and-animated-shorts/ culture blogging for the good of the planet Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:17:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: newcritics - » Live Blogging the 2007 Oscars. Action! http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/02/24/live-and-animated-shorts/#comment-837 newcritics - » Live Blogging the 2007 Oscars. Action! Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:14:07 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/02/24/live-and-animated-shorts/#comment-837 [...] Well, Claire Helene’s not asking what the short films are. She knows! She went and saw them all the other night. Make sure you read her post about it. You’re reading The Live Blogging of the Oscars! Right Here On Newcritics! [...] [...] Well, Claire Helene’s not asking what the short films are. She knows! She went and saw them all the other night. Make sure you read her post about it. You’re reading The Live Blogging of the Oscars! Right Here On Newcritics! [...]

]]> By: newcritics - » And the Oscar doesn’t go to… http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/02/24/live-and-animated-shorts/#comment-768 newcritics - » And the Oscar doesn’t go to… Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:04:36 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/02/24/live-and-animated-shorts/#comment-768 [...] Oscar weekend continues here at newcritics, with posts by M.A. Peel writing about Peter O’Toole, Claire Helene reviewing the nominees for best live and animated short films, Stephen Manzi on the Oscar acceptance speech he never got to deliver and the screenplay he co-wrote that was the reason he didn’t get to deliver it, Tom Watson on the glamor and glory that was Hollywood, and me. [...] [...] Oscar weekend continues here at newcritics, with posts by M.A. Peel writing about Peter O’Toole, Claire Helene reviewing the nominees for best live and animated short films, Stephen Manzi on the Oscar acceptance speech he never got to deliver and the screenplay he co-wrote that was the reason he didn’t get to deliver it, Tom Watson on the glamor and glory that was Hollywood, and me. [...]

]]> By: Claire Helene http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/02/24/live-and-animated-shorts/#comment-755 Claire Helene Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:41:21 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/02/24/live-and-animated-shorts/#comment-755 I agree with you Stephen. My favorite line from the Danish Poet was when the poet arrives at the farm house and exclaims that the farmer must be Danish. The farmer pauses and replies, "Well, perhaps we were all Danish once." I agree with you Stephen. My favorite line from the Danish Poet was when the poet arrives at the farm house and exclaims that the farmer must be Danish. The farmer pauses and replies, “Well, perhaps we were all Danish once.”

]]> By: blue girl http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/02/24/live-and-animated-shorts/#comment-750 blue girl Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:50:28 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/02/24/live-and-animated-shorts/#comment-750 Cool, Claire! What fun. I wish I could've gone to see all of those. What a pipedream, though! I haven't even seen all the ones up for best picture, even. Last year was the only year I accomplished that feat. I hope to be able to see these. Thanks for the reviews! Cool, Claire! What fun. I wish I could’ve gone to see all of those. What a pipedream, though! I haven’t even seen all the ones up for best picture, even.
Last year was the only year I accomplished that feat. I hope to be able to see these. Thanks for the reviews!

]]> By: Stephen Manzi http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/02/24/live-and-animated-shorts/#comment-747 Stephen Manzi Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:37:30 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/02/24/live-and-animated-shorts/#comment-747 Claire, it's terrific that you gave these too-often overlooked categories the attention they deserve. I had an opportunity to see the animated shorts last weekend at the fab Jacob Burns Theater in Pleasantville, NY. I agree that "The Danish Poet" was the best of the bunch. "Maestro" was fun, but an obvious one-joke. "Match Girl" was too blatantly sentimental..."Cobble Hill" too long..."Nuts" an ad for Ice Age 14...but the "Poet" was wistful, whimsical, and beautiful. Claire, it’s terrific that you gave these too-often overlooked categories the attention they deserve. I had an opportunity to see the animated shorts last weekend at the fab Jacob Burns Theater in Pleasantville, NY. I agree that “The Danish Poet” was the best of the bunch. “Maestro” was fun, but an obvious one-joke. “Match Girl” was too blatantly sentimental…”Cobble Hill” too long…”Nuts” an ad for Ice Age 14…but the “Poet” was wistful, whimsical, and beautiful.

]]> By: Jennifer http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/02/24/live-and-animated-shorts/#comment-746 Jennifer Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:29:00 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/02/24/live-and-animated-shorts/#comment-746 Thanks, Claire! I now want to see most of them, mainly West Bank Story. I love the Music Box (it was a couple of blocks from an old apartment of mine), even with those uncomfortable seats. As I recall, whatever was showing was usually great and took ones attention away from the flat, poky-spring seats. :) Thanks, Claire! I now want to see most of them, mainly West Bank Story.

I love the Music Box (it was a couple of blocks from an old apartment of mine), even with those uncomfortable seats. As I recall, whatever was showing was usually great and took ones attention away from the flat, poky-spring seats. :)

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