08 Oct 08
Originally posted by shavixmirWhat's a DOGMA film?
Yeah... Sweden well known for its great writers such as... uh... yeah...
John Irving.
Stephen King (you may think he's trash, but he can spin a yarn).
Joseph Heller.
Joseph Wambaugh.
Leon Uris.
Mark Twain.
Nope. I think the US has some fine writers. And calling Irving or Uris insular and ignorant is rather pathetic.
Bloody Swedes. They should stick to making DOGMA films I don't watch.
08 Oct 08
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterWhich translations do you have? Do you use NIV?
Americans must be writing about something. According to Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry, in their book, "Putting Your Passion Into Print," the United States publishes approximately 150,000 books each year; best sellers represent less than 5% of Barnes & Noble's total sales.
Regarding your critique of "readers like me," I think you migh ...[text shortened]... orks of Orwell, Mencken, William F. Buckley, the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, etc.
I have the Bible in Hebrew, in English of course, in Spanish, in Estonian, in Lithuanian, and in Finnish.
08 Oct 08
Originally posted by shavixmirI am much more oriented to the "oldies".
Yeah... Sweden well known for its great writers such as... uh... yeah...
John Irving.
Stephen King (you may think he's trash, but he can spin a yarn).
Joseph Heller.
Joseph Wambaugh.
Leon Uris.
Mark Twain.
Nope. I think the US has some fine writers. And calling Irving or Uris insular and ignorant is rather pathetic.
Bloody Swedes. They should stick to making DOGMA films I don't watch.
Steinbeck, Fitzgerald, Hemingway...
08 Oct 08
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterDOGMA is a Swedish (or Danish... is there a difference?) film style which is realistic. So, the actors wear their own clothes, the colour looks faded and pale and the dialogues are embarrassingly crap.
What's a DOGMA film?
However, the genre is popular amongst pretentious people here in Europe.
08 Oct 08
Originally posted by shavixmirSome are crap, some are good. I think it's an interesting attitude towards film-making AS LONG as pretentious snouts don't presume that this is what cinema should be like.
DOGMA is a Swedish (or Danish... is there a difference?) film style which is realistic. So, the actors wear their own clothes, the colour looks faded and pale and the dialogues are embarrassingly crap.
However, the genre is popular amongst pretentious people here in Europe.
The Five Obstructions, for example, is excellent.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0354575/
The Idiots, however, I can't stand even though it's perhaps the most well-known Dogma film.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0154421/
08 Oct 08
Originally posted by shavixmirAre you a hipster by any chance?
DOGMA is a Swedish (or Danish... is there a difference?) film style which is realistic. So, the actors wear their own clothes, the colour looks faded and pale and the dialogues are embarrassingly crap.
However, the genre is popular amongst pretentious people here in Europe.
Wait, wrong question: Do you weight less than 80 kg and wear tight jeans?
08 Oct 08
Originally posted by PalynkaWhat do you think about Breaking the Waves?
Some are crap, some are good. I think it's an interesting attitude towards film-making AS LONG as pretentious snouts don't presume that this is what cinema should be like.
The Five Obstructions, for example, is excellent.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0354575/
The Idiots, however, I can't stand even though it's perhaps the most well-known Dogma film.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0154421/
It pretty much placed Dogma on the spotlight. Well, part of the spotlight.