Have you ever read Norman Mailer's columns from the 1950s for the Village Voice. He provides utterly correct criticisms of a pulblication, which he helped co-found, which even in its infancy had severe deficiencies.

Have you ever read Norman Mailer's columns from the 1950s for the Village Voice. He provides utterly correct criticisms of a pulblication, which he helped co-found, which even in its infancy had severe deficiencies.

I don't understand why he'd be proud of that. 2001 is one of the most powerful movies of all time, and drugs would not enhance that.

I don't understand why he'd be proud of that. 2001 is one of the most powerful movies of all time, and drugs would not enhance that.

Since you mentioned "THE VOICE", I'd like to remind everybody that Norman Mailer wrote amazing things on film.

Since you mentioned "THE VOICE", I'd like to remind everybody that Norman Mailer wrote amazing things on film.

Jesus, that guy was so full of shit.

Jesus, that guy was so full of shit.

The term “auteur theory” has always been a misguided concept, insofar as the concept of the filmic auteur is not rooted in theory but rather in subjective evaluation. As coined by François Truffaut in the 1950s, the “politique des auteurs” was “a theory of taste” developed as a means of defending the work of…

The term “auteur theory” has always been a misguided concept, insofar as the concept of the filmic auteur is not rooted in theory but rather in subjective evaluation. As coined by François Truffaut in the 1950s, the “politique des auteurs” was “a theory of taste” developed as a means of defending the work of…

You probably should use it less, because so-called auteur theory has been thoroughly discredited by people far greater than you or me. People like Jacques Rivette and Jean-Luc Godard.

You probably should use it less, because so-called auteur theory has been thoroughly discredited by people far greater than you or me. People like Jacques Rivette and Jean-Luc Godard.

Why oh why couldn't it have been Dave Kehr instead?

Why oh why couldn't it have been Dave Kehr instead?

You can say that. She made some mistakes, she wasn't perfect. But Andrew Sarris was sort of half-retarded. I've studied his work and written polemics against so-called auteur theory, which is a complete crock of shit as a bastardization of the politique des auteurs. So if you call her an idiot you're obliged to call…

You can say that. She made some mistakes, she wasn't perfect. But Andrew Sarris was sort of half-retarded. I've studied his work and written polemics against so-called auteur theory, which is a complete crock of shit as a bastardization of the politique des auteurs. So if you call her an idiot you're obliged to call…

@underscorex Fuck the cops. What are you, some sort of copsucker? Pussy.

@underscorex Fuck the cops. What are you, some sort of copsucker? Pussy.

I'm able to face reality Am I supposed to be upset by this?  have seen death.

I'm able to face reality Am I supposed to be upset by this?  have seen death.