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   Message 133 of 664   
   John Harkness to Calvin Rice   
   Re: Woody Allenisms   
   09 Jan 04 16:16:11   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.movies.past-films, rec.arts.movies.current-films   
   From: jhXaYrknessZ@sympatico.ca   
      
   On 9 Jan 2004 12:55:07 -0800, oscwr@netscape.net (Calvin Rice) wrote:   
      
   >John Harkness  wrote in message news   
   ...   
   >> Just because scene after scene is lifted straight out of 8 1/2...   
   >   
   >Since I'm a fan of both 'Stardust Memories' and '8 1/2', I'm tempted to   
   >ask you to list "scene after scene" lifted from Fellini.  But I'll be   
   >content to ask for just one example.  I've already said that Woody's   
   >movie deliberately recalls Fellini, but I meant the look and atmosphere,   
   >and a director questioning what he is doing, not 'lifted' scenes.   
   >   
   >-cr   
      
   Well, the opening, for starters.   
      
   However, I've no intention of actually going back and looking at   
   Stardust Memories again. I last saw it -- for about the third time --   
   about 15 years ago. If I never see it again, it will be too soon.   
      
   John Harkness   
      
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