Comments on: Henry James Barcelona http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/yulelog/2009/06/24/henry-james-barcelona/ I am a mongrel - O ma! A gremlin... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:34:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Yule http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/yulelog/2009/06/24/henry-james-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-10594 Yule Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:11:42 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/yulelog/?p=1320#comment-10594 Diane Keaton is a charmer - she made the movie. I remember seeing it with friends back in the very very early 80s (1980, I think), and as we were all Marxists, my friends roundly disparaged the movie. Have to admit that the idea of being able to survive in Manhattan writing "bovies" (books based on movies) was a fantasy, but fun... ;-) Diane Keaton is a charmer – she made the movie. I remember seeing it with friends back in the very very early 80s (1980, I think), and as we were all Marxists, my friends roundly disparaged the movie. Have to admit that the idea of being able to survive in Manhattan writing “bovies” (books based on movies) was a fantasy, but fun… ;-)

]]> By: melanie http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/yulelog/2009/06/24/henry-james-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-10577 melanie Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:39:48 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/yulelog/?p=1320#comment-10577 Annie Hall was the last Woody Allen movie that I liked. I did like it a lot! Annie Hall was the last Woody Allen movie that I liked. I did like it a lot!

]]> By: Yule http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/yulelog/2009/06/24/henry-james-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-10573 Yule Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:33:49 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/yulelog/?p=1320#comment-10573 Great to hear from you again, Melanie. Ah yes, the 'Henry James' tag is there to engage or piss people off, both James's defenders and Allen's. It sounds like you're not a fan of Woody Allen's films - I do like quite a few of them, just for their high fantasy content (eg., "Annie Hall," where the main character can support herself in a NY apartment of her own through freelance writing and creating "bovies" - books based on movies: AS IF, eh?). Great to hear from you again, Melanie. Ah yes, the ‘Henry James’ tag is there to engage or piss people off, both James’s defenders and Allen’s. It sounds like you’re not a fan of Woody Allen’s films – I do like quite a few of them, just for their high fantasy content (eg., “Annie Hall,” where the main character can support herself in a NY apartment of her own through freelance writing and creating “bovies” – books based on movies: AS IF, eh?).

]]> By: melanie http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/yulelog/2009/06/24/henry-james-barcelona/comment-page-1/#comment-10570 melanie Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:12:47 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/yulelog/?p=1320#comment-10570 You're probably over-rating it by giving it the 'Henry James' tag. I saw this movie on a plane - so that must've been in January. The airline brochure didn't mention Woody Allen (or I'd never have bothered to watch it!), so I took it to be just one of those Hollywood romantic comedy things. I enjoyed it, but your description doesn't ring too many bells. In other words it was pretty forgettable light entertainment. Now that I know it, I'm not surprised that Allen was the director. You’re probably over-rating it by giving it the ‘Henry James’ tag.

I saw this movie on a plane – so that must’ve been in January. The airline brochure didn’t mention Woody Allen (or I’d never have bothered to watch it!), so I took it to be just one of those Hollywood romantic comedy things. I enjoyed it, but your description doesn’t ring too many bells. In other words it was pretty forgettable light entertainment.

Now that I know it, I’m not surprised that Allen was the director.

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