Tweetweek: La La Day, Demme Farewells, and the DC Aesthetic Summed Up
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 10:21AM First things first.
I see Team Not La La Land is back out in force. pic.twitter.com/vAnHxhCnwd
— Kristopher Tapley (@kristapley) April 25, 2017
This brilliant tweet was in response to a whole swath of new bitching online about La La Land when Los Angeles declared April 25th "La La Land Day". And why shouldn't Los Angeles honor a blockbuster movie that was about the glamour and dreams and careers of Los Angelenos and the city and the movies ?!? I was as happy for that announcement as I was when I heard that Moonlight got a street named after it in Florida the week before. They seemed like equally smart local government decisions to me but one was greeted warmly on twitter and the other was attacked. Honestly, people who can't let other people enjoy things are the worst kind of people I've decided. Don't be that kind of person. Fight the urge next time you hate a movie that other people love. Not ashamed to say I love La La Land and it's okay to wholeheartedly love it even if you agree that Moonlight deserved Best Picture from the nominees (as I myself do). It is possible (and recommended) to love more than one movie. Monogamy has no place in movie-loving, polyamorous is the only way to be once you've married the cinema.
OH BUT YES, TWEETS OF THE WEEK. More after the jump including Labyrinth sequel, Aquaman aesthetic, and more Jonathan Demme farewells...
Okay so i have some ideas on a potential Labyrinth remake.
— Zack Handlen (@zhandlen) April 26, 2017
This is it. This is the idea. pic.twitter.com/k7oiGB9poR
Giving Aquaman's trident 5 points instead of 3—making it more Xtreme but NOT A TRIDENT—sums up Zack Snyder's DC Cinematic Universe in 1 prop pic.twitter.com/Fbs00kiarS
— Sean T. Collins 🌹 (@theseantcollins) April 25, 2017
1940s Hollywood's version of 1890's Broadway's version of Indiana pic.twitter.com/7RiMfljgxG
— Daniel Walber (@DSWalber) April 27, 2017
has Nicole Kidman seen Colin Farrell's sex tape?
— Aaron Michael (@subsahaaron) April 25, 2017
entrance applause should be abolished
— rob plainview (@ClooneyDisciple) April 28, 2017
Google, you are on warning. Next time I search for "MAGNOLIA GIF" I mean MAGNOLIA GIF. Don't be swapping it out for "Magnolia Gift Card"! pic.twitter.com/WqrLuxapUO
— Nathaniel Rogers (@nathanielr) April 28, 2017
Recast Collateral Beauty but with the Cannes jury. Will Smith stays in the same role. pic.twitter.com/NVbtbmv7K3
— Chris Feil (@chrisvfeil) April 25, 2017
A reality show where 25 gay entertainment writers compete to be the 15 gay entertainment writers recapping "Fire Island."
— Joe Reid (@joereid) April 28, 2017
AND SOME MORE DEMME FAREWELLS - Yes we're still reeling.
I dreamed of working with Jonathan Demme. I heard nothing but magical, wonderful things about him as an artist and a person. What a loss.
— Melanie Lynskey (@melanielynskey) April 26, 2017
In lieu of flowers, Jonathan Demme's family asks for donations to @Am4ImmJustice which works to protect the basic human rights of immigrants
— jen yamato (@jenyamato) April 26, 2017
Diane Ladd's dog gets a Demme closeup in his first ep of ENLIGHTENED. pic.twitter.com/OmBBWLLzFB
— Angelo Muredda (@amuredda) April 29, 2017
Demme's Top Ten via Combustible Celluloid (many years old). pic.twitter.com/2hk6v039G6
— Stephen Cone (@stephendcone) April 28, 2017
I was friends with Jonathan Demme for over 40 years. His greatness as a filmmaker is only exceeded by his greatness as a human being.
— Roger Corman (@RogerCorman) April 26, 2017
Jonathan Demme, the only interview I ever ended by blurting out, "Y'know, you're really nice!" I couldn't help it. He really, really was.
— Justin Chang (@JustinCChang) April 26, 2017
I don't think any film has resonated as deeply with me as Rachel Getting Married. Jonathan Demme made the movie people in recovery needed.
— Hayden Wright (@HaydenWright) April 26, 2017
RIP Jonathan Demme. Nearly ten years after its release Rachel Getting Married is a movie never far from my thoughts. Profoundly moving. pic.twitter.com/ChvyFvXEvI
— Steven Schwarz (@soarinsteven) April 26, 2017
Jonathan Demme made so many excellent movies about strong/flawed/vulnerable women, always with a groundbreaking soundtrack. RIP maestro.
— Kirsten Smith (@KiwiLovesYou) April 26, 2017
pauline kael on jonathan demme in her review of 'something wild' pic.twitter.com/2Zwqg2eEY9
— Mayukh Sen (@senatormayukh) April 26, 2017
Not ready to say goodbye to Jonathan Demme... pic.twitter.com/cz4E3QerMH
— Teo Bugbee (@tmibugbee) April 26, 2017
Of all the directors I've ever interviewed, Jonathan Demme was the warmest, and the most willing to humor my dumb ideas about his films.
— Andrew Barker (@barkerrant) April 26, 2017
RIP Jonathan Demme. Inspiring filmmaker, musical explorer, ornithologist (!), and truly wonderful and generous person.
— Jim Jarmusch (@JimJarmusch) April 26, 2017
Reader Comments (10)
There is nothing gained when we lose a talented, inspirational filmmaker.
But the examination of a filmography, the selection of a couple of underseen titles i've been meaning to revisit and the bookmarking of all the great writing that suddenly appears is a welcome way to say goodbye.
So hello Married to the Mob and Something Wild. RIP to the first director I ever watched accept an Oscar.
Actually apparently Aquaman had a trident like that in DC comics so this tweet is just more 'let's pile on and bash DC' than anything
Who'll be more negatively impacted by the La La Land hate--its director or Emma Stone?
I hate using the term SJW since I find it condescending and the alt-right loves using it to denigrate progressives, but I do feel that's why a lot of my friends decidedly hate La La Land. It's about "straight, white people problems" according to them and honestly it feels like a slight against their social justice agenda if they admit they enjoyed it. Honestly, it's really really weird and joyless. Also, I think the curse of the Oscars has for the time being linked Moonlight and La La Land unfairly together and they almost feel a social responsibility to love and champion Moonlight because it's IMPORTANT with a capital I and shit all over LLL.
Bottom line is - as movie lovers we love and champion many movies, regardless of genre, year of release, or even social relevance or importance. That's healthy and normal. But I truly think the overt social justice and political correctness (for lack of a better word) has somewhat invaded the movie-making sphere and has caused people to overly criticize and shit on a film's success that they don't feel is worthy of the accolades or public attention.
Yeah, I've given up with the La La Land hate. I adore the movie wholeheartedly. I also loved Moonlight, Arrival and Manchester by the Sea (and a bunch of other movies). 2016 was awesome.
Everyone involved with La La will actually be fine because the hate itself is so nebulous.
Demme was amazing and that Kael quote is perfect.
Could it be that some people truly dont like LLL not because they are SJWs or because Moonlight is about black people, but because they thought the movie was bad?
The writing was ridiculous it was poorly paced, the story was silly and superficial, the plot awful, the characters paper thin, underdeveloped and shallow, the "twist" in the end poor, the dialogues sloppy, the songs bad, the singing not good and the dancing atrocious???
I love both Moonlight and La La Land. I find the hate for LLL baffling, mostly for its sheer intensity and the outraged tone if it. So many of its detractors are like "EVERYTHING about it sucked!" I'm sorry, it's just hard to take that point of view seriously. At the very least there was a ton of technical skill that went into making it.
Joe, it was beautiful to look at.
I hope, Amanda, that you do not expect to be taken seriously with this statement, as it was both ridiculous and hilarious. It says more about you as a filmgoer (?) than La La Land as a film.
Arkaan, you basically wrote my thoughts, on both subjects.
Beautiful movies in 2016 and Kael at her best describing Demme at his best.