What did she use as a ranking system? Mint Juleps? The lady that I was talking about here used red hats as her ranking system. Always laughable.
On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > You're talking about Eleanor Ringel-Gillespie? She was the main AJC critic > for years. She was truly a "Southern lady" in appearance and manner. I did > often wonder at her reviewing films like "Boyz in the Hood" and the like. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Baxter" <martinbaxt...@gmail.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 6:44:31 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Curtain closes on "At the Movies" > > > > Mr Worf, we had a woman here in Atlanta who used to review movies for the > AJC. Keith will probably remember her name before I will, because I couldn't > stand reading her column. It was clear that she didn't like many of the > movies she was sent to review. It felt, at times, like a Tea Party > assessment of President Obama's job performance. > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> The problem with movie critics is that you will find someone that loves >> heavy foreign dramas trying to review an action film. The person will >> probably not like 99% of action movies and pan the movie. That doesn't give >> the film justice. >> >> There was a couple of critics in San Francisco like that. One was an older >> woman that loved stuff like Fried Green Tomatoes why did they try to send >> her to review the Matrix or a Bruce Willis film? >> >> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Martin Baxter >> <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> That in part, Mr Worf. I also see, as a problem with the show, was the >>> hosts' seeming desire to find the next "GWTW" in every movie that came >>> across their screens (a MAJOR reason why I don't like critics), whereas >>> "Rotten Tomatoes" uses regular people as reviewers, who aren't of the artsy >>> mold as critics. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I think that shows like that are good to have. I watch the Rotten >>>> Tomatoes show on Current tv pretty regularly. I think the problem with >>>> S&E's >>>> show is that they didn't find hosts that were as interesting as S&E to fill >>>> their shoes. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Kelwyn <ravena...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2010/03/disneyabc-to-cancel-at-the-movies-siskel-and-eberts-old-show.html >>>>> >>>>> Disney-ABC cancels 'At the Movies,' Siskel and Ebert's old show >>>>> Share | >>>>> >>>>> "At the Movies" is fading to black after 24 seasons. >>>>> >>>>> The cancellation will bring down the curtain on the Chicago-based >>>>> nationally syndicated TV showcase for dueling film critics that traced its >>>>> lineage to WTTW-Ch. 11's mid-1970s pairing of the Chicago Sun-Times' Roger >>>>> Ebert and Tribune's Gene Siskel. >>>>> >>>>> Disney-ABC Domestic Television and ABC Media Productions finally yelled >>>>> cut Wednesday, announcing the final show with current reviewers Michael >>>>> Phillips of the Tribune and A.O. Scott of the New York Times will air the >>>>> weekend of Aug. 14. It was anything but a surprise ending. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Post your SciFiNoir Profile at >>>>> >>>>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! >>>>> Groups Links >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >>>> Mahogany at: >>>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> Mahogany at: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> > > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
