"Movies, I believe, are an essentially worldly medium, playful and romantic, particularly in America, where, on the whole our best directors have stated whatever serious intentions they may harbor as ignorable asides. There are other ways of making movies, naturally, and there’s always a small audience available for these noble strivings—and good for them, I guess. But I’m with Preston Sturges, who gave this immortal line to Veronica Lake in “Sullivan’s Travels”: “There’s nothing like a deep-dish movie to drive you out in the open.”' — Richard Schickel
Mirrors #23
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Gena Rowlands, Opening Night (1977) Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl
(2024. My review.)
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Which would sound more persuasive not coming from the least playful, most unworldly and unromantic critic in America.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't Schickel still occsionally strum his "I'm a man of the 1950s" guitar?
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, I did like his recent interview book with Martin Scorsese.
Is Schickel becoming a Paulette in his old age? How curious.
ReplyDeleteJust caught the Schickel-bashing going on at the Siren's place. I feel like the only person on the internet who likes the guy.
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