tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post8883496389636603924..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Will Your Book Become a Movie? Hollywood Trends Say No.Julia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-32303938765223745702013-09-12T16:09:46.645-04:002013-09-12T16:09:46.645-04:00You are very right, but Hollywood is also right. T...You are very right, but Hollywood is also right. They clearly don't care about good-quality films, they seek only the bottom line. The only yardstick here is HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO WATCH their trash. Obviously, millions of folks around the world. We, who want quality, are in the tiny minority.Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10512171494143696022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-68588299694618031402013-07-08T14:52:00.018-04:002013-07-08T14:52:00.018-04:00Good point, Liz, although I don't think I foun...Good point, Liz, although I don't think I found as many good movies as you did.<br /><br />Sheila, I enjoyed the latest Star Trek--it was fun and well-acted. It just didn't amaze me as much as I wanted a movie about outer space to do. Maybe we're beyond amazement?Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-16855517628981695432013-07-08T09:37:15.075-04:002013-07-08T09:37:15.075-04:00Julia, this year's holiday season (Thanksgivin...Julia, this year's holiday season (Thanksgiving to New Year's) demonstrated that they DO still make good movies. But they bring them out all at once at the optimal time for Oscar nominations, saving summer for the car chases and explosions. We saw two dozen movies, all good (and many based on novels), on the big screen during that period, and we probably won't enter a movie theater Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-42880034282814964162013-07-08T07:14:39.943-04:002013-07-08T07:14:39.943-04:00Summer movies: things go boom. Repeat. I'll...Summer movies: things go boom. Repeat. I'll admit I watch a few (and the last movie I saw in a theater was the latest Star Trek), although often with my teeth clenched. Oh, that was because of the blood, not the booms.<br /><br />Our closest "art" house--the one that showed thoughtful, intelligent movies--closed within the past year. I don't even get a choice now, unless I Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.com