tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post783615012437850041..comments2024-03-28T11:13:05.893-07:00Comments on The Rap Sheet: Editing Has Its VirtuesJ. Kingston Piercehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-2344527045673217832008-06-12T01:35:00.000-07:002008-06-12T01:35:00.000-07:00A good example again there. By the way, I would st...A good example again there. By the way, I would strongly recommend 'Story' by Robert McKee for anyone interested in the structure of narratives, whatever the type of fiction you're writing.Patrick Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047226934424543166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-70465811880785462742008-06-11T19:17:00.000-07:002008-06-11T19:17:00.000-07:00Another good example of that is Jean-Jacques Beine...Another good example of that is Jean-Jacques Beineix's BETTY BLUE, a film I love. The director's cut - the only one now available on DVD in the U.S. - is nearly an hour longer than the theatrical version, with much of that time given to an interminable slapstick sequence in which star Jean-Hugues Anglade robs a bank in drag. It derails the film so abruptly that it's painful to watch.Wallace Strobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18106537140783513253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-44686292342769514242008-06-11T15:44:00.000-07:002008-06-11T15:44:00.000-07:00The Nicholas Cage remake was just painful. I've al...The Nicholas Cage remake was just painful. I've always emjoyed the original, ever since I first saw itin Rhode Island at a fantasy con.<BR/><BR/>RJRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com