Well, that's not always how art works in movies, Andrew. Remember, THE great
writerly action scene of filmdom: Hammett's throwing the typewriter out the
window.
Hal
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On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 1:01 AM, andrew burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The Edge of Love - Love Story of Dylan Thomas
> from the review by Ty Burr at
>
> http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2009/04/03/lots_of_love_and_a_little_poetry_2_women_and_dylan_thomas/
>
> "The Edge of Love" is a "great poet" movie, the poet in this case being
> Dylan Thomas, and it's utter bollocks. How can you tell? The raffish,
> hard-drinkin' Thomas (Matthew Rhys) finally sits down to compose some verse
> (it's 1941's "Love in the Asylum") and the words stream out of his inner
> consciousness directly onto the soundtrack, the musical score surging
> orgasmically, the work issuing forth complete, each dactyl tucked neatly
> into place.
>
> This is how art always happens in movies, but someday I'd like to see the
> real hard work of writing poetry: the procrastination, the dumb luck of
> inspiration, the coffee, the rewrites. The process is anything but pretty;
> thus the need in the first place.
>
>
> --
> Andrew
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