Comments on: From the Director of Match Point http://www.slingshot-studios.com/blog/2008/05/17/from-the-director-of-match-point/ movie industry, media commentry and the soap box of slingshot studios' ceo Arvind Ethan David Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:21:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: David Lemon http://www.slingshot-studios.com/blog/2008/05/17/from-the-director-of-match-point/#comment-24883 Wed, 28 May 2008 00:10:00 +0000 http://www.slingshot-studios.com/blog/2008/05/17/from-the-director-of-match-point/#comment-24883 Hi Arvind sorry about multiple posts- curse my skittish broadband! Hi Arvind
sorry about multiple posts- curse my skittish broadband!

]]> by: David Lemon http://www.slingshot-studios.com/blog/2008/05/17/from-the-director-of-match-point/#comment-24880 Tue, 27 May 2008 23:59:39 +0000 http://www.slingshot-studios.com/blog/2008/05/17/from-the-director-of-match-point/#comment-24880 Hi Arvind sad indeed but I'm surprised you're surprised (if that makes sense). It may be sacrilege, but there's something refreshingly honest about looking at someone in light of their most recent work rather than eulogising the person they once were. It stops us from buying into dangerous concepts of 'auteur-ship ' and 'genius', when the reality of something like film production has a lot more to do with timing, zeitgeist and the nature of collaboration. If it didn't then surely Mr Allen would just knock out 'Annie Hall' after 'Annie Hall', instead of pallid 'Crimes and Misdemeanours' re-makes with miscast Brits. -And no-one's forced Mr De Niro to embark on what one critic called a '17 year firesale on his artistic integrity'.... Hi Arvind
sad indeed but I’m surprised you’re surprised (if that makes sense).

It may be sacrilege, but there’s something refreshingly honest about looking at someone in light of their most recent work rather than eulogising the person they once were. It stops us from buying into dangerous concepts of ‘auteur-ship ‘ and ‘genius’, when the reality of something like film production has a lot more to do with timing, zeitgeist and the nature of collaboration. If it didn’t then surely Mr Allen would just knock out ‘Annie Hall’ after ‘Annie Hall’, instead of pallid ‘Crimes and Misdemeanours’ re-makes with miscast Brits.

-And no-one’s forced Mr De Niro to embark on what one critic called a ‘17 year firesale on his artistic integrity’….

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