After seeing the review of Born Into This mentioned by connswater, I wondered if Roger Ebert's review of Barfly had appeared online. Sure it has...
It's not much, but there ya go.
It's not much, but there ya go.
Barfly review by Roger Ebert from 1987 online
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Gerard K H Love
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When Barfly came out I heard Roger Ebert talk about the movie and Bukowski on his TV show. That was a long time ago. I had always meant to see the movie and read some of Bukowski's stuff but never did until I saw Born Into This in 2006. I should have followed his recomendation way back then.
Not a bad read. I'm getting my memories mixed up, but doesn't Buk include Ebert as a character in Hollywood? I seem to remember him being presented in a good light by Buk. I'm also remembering something about Ebert saying what a truly enjoyable day it was when he spent an afternoon on the set with Buk.
Gerard K H Love
Appreciate your friends
Purple, go to hank solo's post and click on connswater.;) you did get drunk last nite...:)
here you go:
"I can testify to the way his life became his fiction, because the day I spent on the set of the movie became part of Hollywood, and the movie critic in the book is a fair enough portrait of me."
Father Luke
Founding member
"Barfly" is one of the year's best films. - Roger Ebert.
Well, I'll be damned.
Well, I'll be damned.
Welcome to the club!
and it was. well, i dont know what else was out that year. i wasn't even born yet.
but it was.
did rourke get any awards for it?
i think this movie should have gotten an oscar nod.
what do you guys think? would they give something so underground and cult like this an oscar nod?
number6horse
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Actually, with Faye Dunaway (Oscar winner for "Network") in the cast, it wasn't really considered that underground. It played the major movie chains, not just art-houses, despite the Buk connection. So it's lack of Oscar nominations wasn't because of obscurity.anna101 said:
1987 Best Picture Nominees
The Last Emperor (winner)
Broadcast News
Fatal Attraction
Hope And Glory
Moonstruck
all of which are immortal movies in history of cinema to the present day and forever ...
number6horse
okyoutwopixiesoutyougo
And the 2008 Oscar for Sarcasm in a Buk.net Thread goes to....RONI ! :)
Gerard K H Love
Appreciate your friends
I didn't get sarcasm. I just thought he was drunk.
This week on rogerebert.com, Ebert's interview with Bukowski during filming of "Barfly" is featured under "First Time Online," (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19870210/PEOPLE/812229998) and his review of "Barfly" is featured under "Overlooked DVD of the Week."
Damn right it's overlooked! Come on invisible forces who keep "Barfly" out of print! Isn't this reason enough to bring it back on DVD?
Damn right it's overlooked! Come on invisible forces who keep "Barfly" out of print! Isn't this reason enough to bring it back on DVD?
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