Red Mosquito

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

tragabigzanda wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:im still thinking bout how amazing Alana Haim was. Magnetic, inspired performance.

don't get me wrong, she was fantastic... But I disagree with some of the criticisms I've seen that Hoffman was somehow not up to the task? I thought he was excellent too.

The best performance though easily went to Harriett Sansom Harris:

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

VinylGuy wrote:Not sure how many songs the score have, but the title track is gorgeous.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

tragabigzanda wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:i love that he seems to be a hustler in his short age, and it seems his mom too, and they both kinda navigate trough life with that in mind.
Im not sure were he stands with the other guys from PTA´s movies, also its kinda based on someone who exists...

But i would say he is his most happy character in all his filmography. Also the happiest movie too.

Yep, I had the same thought. He's so upbeat about his pursuits, and his failures.

Hard Eight: John is learning from Sydney how to make money in Vegas

Boogie Night: Dirk Diggler is making money off his wang

Magnolia: Frank TJ Mackey, Whiz Kid Donnie Smith, and Donnie's dad are all hustlers

Punch Drunk Love: Sandler has that thing with the Snack Pack air miles

There Will Be Blood: Plainview exploits land and people for money

The Master: Dodd exploits peoples' fears and uncertainties

Inherent Vice: Doc tries to leverage information and his (foggy) brain to further his work as a PI

The Phantom Thread: Reynolds Woodcock uses his intricate design work to make a career for himself

I find it really interesting that every one of his movies is focused on a man's connection with entrepreneurism, and that Licorice Pizza takes the lightest, most optimistic view of it yet. I kind of wonder if it's like a metaphor for where he's at in his career.

VinylGuy wrote:its also his more disjointed movie to date maybe? Its as the movie is kinda making itself as it goes.