tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post2333492703830922028..comments2023-10-05T07:46:44.392-04:00Comments on And Now the Screaming Starts: Link Proliferation: "Girls Priced to Sell!"CRwMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07896615209770501945noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-51660831609585137842008-11-22T10:07:00.000-05:002008-11-22T10:07:00.000-05:00Oliver,To be fair, I think NME was describing the ...Oliver,<BR/><BR/>To be fair, I think NME was describing the band and not the video, but your point still stands. The first music critic to use the construction "X is like Y if Y wasn't Y but was X" gets my vote for the Pulitzer.<BR/><BR/>"Silvery is like Blur if Blur wasn't Blur but was Silvery."<BR/><BR/>In a pinch, I'd be willing to consider a critic who made drug comparisons, but used no psychoreactive drugs in their simile:<BR/><BR/>"Silvery is like Blur on antihistamines."CRwMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896615209770501945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-17545298291353219212008-11-21T12:37:00.000-05:002008-11-21T12:37:00.000-05:00re: Blur on acidI know I can't be the only one who...re: Blur on acid<BR/><BR/>I know I can't be the only one who finds this tiresome. Why are the things described as being "such and such on [drug]" never anything like the drug mentioned? That youtube clip would be better described as "if Damon Albarn spent the 90's making a Modest Mouse video from the early 00's".<BR/><BR/>Oh and on the Center for Future Storytelling thing. It's a good idea, and something that definitely needs to be addressed if Hollywood wants to stay relevant, but I don't think reaffirming the tired 3 act structure is the way to do it.Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00443820229752602624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-66108810442602863272008-11-21T10:01:00.000-05:002008-11-21T10:01:00.000-05:00The MIT story lab is a neat concept that sounds li...The MIT story lab is a neat concept that sounds like a Warren Ellis plot. I am a bit amused by the idea of former Hollywood executives bemoaning the lack of story. The reason movies don't have complex stories is when a million dollar company needs to make a product that will sell millions, they need to be as simple as possible to appeal to the audience with the most disposable income, teenagers. Or at least, that is how Hollywood behaves.Shon Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575804400275943927noreply@blogger.com