[kj] [OT] Magazine

[Alexander Smith]

Are you serious?  I loved "Frantic" -- was was your problem with it?  
Not picking a fight, I'm just curious.

Alex in NYC


On Feb 19, 2009, at 7:44 PM, Bette Dillinger wrote:


> I actually did not finish watching "Frantic", I just was annoyed.     

> His future wife (Polanski's), really beautiful French woman, was in  

> it, but I just couldn't stand it.

>

> I would think with that Oscar for Best Director (with accompanied  

> standing ovation for "The Pianist"...I think he got it that  

> year?????) he's back in business very nicely.  However, I feel he  

> should be in a bizarre reality show:  a real life version of "No  

> Exit" with Denis Leary.  Whose with this amazing populist idea? ;)

>

> From: karen.weil at sddt.com

> To: dpeace at suspiria.demon.co.uk; gathering at misera.net

> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:19:21 -0800

> Subject: Re: [kj] [OT] Magazine

>

> Also, I think "Frantic" (from '88) is underrated. Really like that  

> movie.

> As for Polanski's scandalous past, that might be resolved in the  

> near future.  (Given how Woody Allen still continues to work in  

> spite of his really wretched personal decision to have an affair  

> with his step-daughter, nothing is impossible).

>

> k.w.

> ----- Original Message ----

> From: Darren A. Peace

> To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'

> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:08 PM

> Subject: Re: [kj] [OT] Magazine

>

> Apart from “Pirates”, “What?” and that awful “Oliver Twist” he did  

> recently.

>

> My favourite Polanski is “The Tenant”, and I’m also a huge fan of  

> “Repulsion”, “Chinatown”, “Tess”, “Knife In The Water”, “Frantic”,  

> “Bitter Moon”, “Rosemary’s Baby” (in fact, when I was last in NY, I  

> skulked around the Dakota building like a weirdo, amidst all the  

> glum Lennon devotees, who were disappointed that I was looking for  

> “Rosemary’s Baby” camera angles rather than forlornly looking for  

> bloodstains on the – erm – sidewalk). I also like “The Pianist”, and  

> the daft Devil book one with that Depp fellow. Oh, and “The Fearless  

> Vampire Killers”. And even “Cul de Sac”. Donald Pleasence in drag?  

> Count me in. His “Macbeth” is great too, as is ”Death & The Maiden”.

>

> He’s a great film-maker, whose unfortunate tendency to molest under- 

> age girls in Jack Nicholson’s Jacuzzi rather spoils things.

>

> Darren

> Hungerford, UK

>

> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net 

> ] On Behalf Of melinda grant

> Sent: 17 February 2009 19:47

> To: thegathering mailing list

> Subject: Re: [kj] [OT] Magazine

>

> hi karen ;) happy viewing any polanski movie your mind will be truly  

> stimulated ;D

>

> milindafgrant

>

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