tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361395648458719073.post3192171274231693390..comments2023-07-23T09:45:33.199-05:00Comments on the last lullaby (and) peril: Favorites of My Favorites #5 -- David Gordon GreenJeffrey Goodmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464544798603030406noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361395648458719073.post-34247063725814912372010-01-20T14:37:06.631-06:002010-01-20T14:37:06.631-06:00Thanks for the kind words, Jeremy. I really appre...Thanks for the kind words, Jeremy. I really appreciate 'em.<br /><br />And great visual tribute! I didn't know you were a big fan of ALL THE REAL GIRLS, too? It's my favorite of his so far. I really have a great deal of admiration and respect for what he and his team have been able to accomplish.<br /><br />I couldn't agree with you more. He's a real talent with actors, something I failed to mention in my post above. And, at the moment, I would almost say that he's particularly strong with his female actors.Jeffrey Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464544798603030406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361395648458719073.post-3030158053666454402010-01-20T13:36:27.500-06:002010-01-20T13:36:27.500-06:00Green is amazing and I am sorry that I failed to i...Green is amazing and I am sorry that I failed to include one of his films on my best of the decade list. I especially really admire the way he works with actors and he has an incredible knack for drawing such extraordinary work from them (Kate Beckinsale's work in SNOW ANGELS is particularly haunting.) In case you haven't seen it, here is the link to my visual tribute to ALL THE REAL GIRLS:<br /><br />http://mooninthegutter.blogspot.com/2009/01/images-from-greatest-films-of-decade.html<br /><br />Great tribute post Jeffrey....Nostalgia Kinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506680500183270767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361395648458719073.post-37276516019945281002010-01-17T13:29:40.775-06:002010-01-17T13:29:40.775-06:00Anonymous:
It's a great point. As much as ...Anonymous: <br /><br />It's a great point. As much as I'm an "auteur theorist" (believe film is an artform, and the director is the primary artist), I also think that most directors are only as strong as their key collaborators. I think we've seen many examples of this. To name but a couple, Leos Carax's films without the DP Jean-Yves Escoffier and Michael Mann's work without the DP Dante Spinotti. <br /><br />Also, I think it's interesting to mention, call it early carer work or further proof of this, but Green's two short films without Orr definitely don't feel the same as the rest of his work. <br /><br />I believe that I've only seen one non-Gordon Green, Tim Orr film, and that's Raising Victor Vargas. And there's something there, I guess, that feels very David Gordon Green-like. <br /> <br />I think Green is definitely responsible for the aural parts of his work, and I think he has a great feel for the interplay between sound and image. I just think his talents are enhanced, when paired with Tim Orr's terrific visual contributions.Jeffrey Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464544798603030406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361395648458719073.post-29141777029652209232010-01-17T11:54:53.165-06:002010-01-17T11:54:53.165-06:00Good take on Green. I am curious what you think o...Good take on Green. I am curious what you think of Orr's work with other directors. Often it can be hard to distinguish whether one is particularly drawn to the director or the DP. I think certain directors lose quite a bit when they part ways with the DP (or editor or composer) they set out with. Just a theory and I can't cite any examples, but I wonder this about the Green/Orr combo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361395648458719073.post-34115276845746989852010-01-17T10:34:45.627-06:002010-01-17T10:34:45.627-06:00Thanks, Ed! It's good to hear from some other...Thanks, Ed! It's good to hear from some other fans of David Gordon Green. I tend to think of him as being a part of the next generation, after the class of Paul Thomas Anderson, Wes Anderson, and Spike Jonze. I'm not sure who else is on Green's trajectory. But I find his path thus far infinitely interesting to follow, and extremely impressive.Jeffrey Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464544798603030406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361395648458719073.post-39435803089705899682010-01-17T10:14:50.899-06:002010-01-17T10:14:50.899-06:00Green is definitely fantastic, and the way he blen...Green is definitely fantastic, and the way he blends different styles and genres in telling rather ordinary stories is very potent. Actually, though, my favorite of his films is <i>Undertow</i>, which is I realize a minority opinion, since that film seems to be overlooked and underrated by a lot of different people. I just love its approach to genre and myth, and the poetry of its images. Great stuff.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.com