tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post3926805907211810235..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': A Shock to the SystemMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-70831776966999600942011-01-19T23:38:09.389+00:002011-01-19T23:38:09.389+00:00Thanks for these comments.
Bill, it has worn pret...Thanks for these comments. <br />Bill, it has worn pretty well, I think.<br />Margot, the point about certain projects that work best in one particular medium is well made, and encourages me to a future blog post!<br />Deb, how interesting. I find that tag line quite out of keeping with the actual filmMartin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-52434444293628256432011-01-19T12:10:38.309+00:002011-01-19T12:10:38.309+00:00I remember both the movie and its print advertisin...I remember both the movie and its print advertising tag line: "Die Yuppie Scum!" I think the filmmakers were trying to zero in on anger towards Wall Street and bankers who had manipulated the financial markets in the 1980s.<br /><br />Le plus ce change, etc. Sigh.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-84313572462324632312011-01-19T03:16:57.600+00:002011-01-19T03:16:57.600+00:00Martin - Thanks for sharing this. I, too, sometime...Martin - Thanks for sharing this. I, too, sometimes wonder at the differences between books and the movies made about them. Of course, books and films are different media, and different kinds of entertainment, so certain things, I'm sure, simply work better with one media than the other. Still, I do think about that. Glad you found the film worth a watch, even if it didn't stay true to the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-30966975408058677392011-01-19T02:35:39.226+00:002011-01-19T02:35:39.226+00:00Saw this when it came out. Can it have been that ...Saw this when it came out. Can it have been that long ago? I remember that I liked it and enjoyed Caine's performance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com