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Because I did the right thing and focused on seeing two films I needed to see -- The Greatest, which played at the Library at 11:30 this morning, and Humpday, which I saw and quite loved at a Racquet Club screening that began at 2:15 pm -- I missed the noon dustup between John "knuckle sandwich" Anderson and Jeff "the Dude" Dowd.
The dining table in the Yarrow hotel's restaurant where Variety critic John Anderson was allegedly sitting before standing up and face-punching Jeff "the Dude" Dowd earlier today.
As I'm seeing Shrink at 6:15 pm, I don't have time to talk to investigate and re-report the episode chapter-and-verse. Here are reports from Variety's Anne Thompson, Spoutblog's Karina Longworth and MCN's Kim Voynar.
It's not permitted to hit someone, but we all know how we sometime get when we're tired and stressed from over-work. I think it's very decent of Dowd not to have pressed charges. And of course, it's very good for Dirt! The Movie, which is what the fisticuffs were more or less about.
I suggested a year or so ago that it might not be a bad idea to have an organized Movie Critics Fight Club, in which anyone who disagrees with the view of a critic would put on a pair of trunks and try to defeat the critic in the ring. Gloves, no bare knuckles. Whoever lost would be wrong and whoever won would be right by the law of divine ordinance. I offered to fight somebody over In The Valley of Elah...well, not really. I said I'd fight a New York critic who hated it, but I wasn't sincere because I wouldn't want to bang my hands up and not be able to write. I'm just saying that the concept of fighting for your film-loving (or hating) make sense on a certain level.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on January 21, 2009 at 5:10 PM
Essentials
comment #1
smiley
says ...
I would certainly immediately challenge Ben Lyons. God, that guy needs a few teeth knocked out.
Posted by smiley
at January 21, 2009 5:38 PM
comment #2
corey3rd
says ...
They should break out those inflatable Sumo Wrestler outfits used a minor league baseball games. This way nobody gets hurt, both people look like dorks and somebody ends up in the bitch position.
Posted by corey3rd
at January 21, 2009 5:39 PM
comment #3
rr3333
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Maybe I'm beating a dead horse, but were they fighting over your hat?
Posted by rr3333
at January 21, 2009 5:49 PM
comment #4
bildeaux
says ...
Ba Ba Booey!
Ba Ba Booey!
Posted by bildeaux
at January 21, 2009 5:51 PM
comment #5
BurmaShave
says ...
Yeah, well, that's just like, your opinion, man.
Posted by BurmaShave
at January 21, 2009 5:58 PM
comment #6
LYT
says ...
Uwe Boll had the same idea. Ended up punching out three of his critics in a boxing ring. I hear the footage is on the DVD of Postal, but I can't be bothered to rent it.
Posted by LYT
at January 21, 2009 6:44 PM
comment #7
Strolzy
says ...
What would be ideal is a Dowd-Lebowski Fight Club/Irréversible death match with Bridges-Lebowski on a magic carpet ride above glimmering LA (see: Heat) for the identity rights, a la Adaptation, with Giamatti-Pekar reffing.
Posted by Strolzy
at January 21, 2009 6:50 PM
comment #8
corey3rd
says ...
What ever happened to just farting when you want someone to get out of your space?
Posted by corey3rd
at January 21, 2009 7:25 PM
comment #9
York "Budd" Durden
says ...
>it's not permitted to hit someone
Not where I come from.
Posted by York "Budd" Durden
at January 21, 2009 7:51 PM
comment #10
MindlessObamaton
says ...
I just can't be bothered with this. Anyone else watching LOST??? Damn!!!
Posted by MindlessObamaton
at January 21, 2009 8:04 PM
comment #11
Movie fan09
says ...
I suggested a year or so ago that it might not be a bad idea to have an organized Movie Critics Fight Club, in which anyone who disagrees with the view of a critic would put on a pair of trunks and try to defeat the critic in the ring. Gloves, no bare knuckles. Whoever lost would be wrong and whoever won would be right by the law of divine ordinance. I offered to fight somebody over In The Valley of Elah...well, not really. I said I'd fight a New York critic who hated it, but I wasn't sincere because I wouldn't want to bang my hands up and not be able to write. I'm just saying that the concept of fighting for your film-loving (or hating) make sense on a certain level.
another reason why I love this site.
Posted by Movie fan09
at January 21, 2009 9:05 PM
comment #12
lebowski19
says ...
Fuck sympathy! I don't need your fuckin' sympathy, man, I need my fucking johnson!
Posted by lebowski19
at January 21, 2009 9:05 PM
comment #13
corey3rd
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Judging from how many print movie critics get fired, this might also be termed "Bum fights."
Posted by corey3rd
at January 21, 2009 9:31 PM
comment #14
clancy
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There are some genuine tough guys out there in the movie world you wouldn't wanna tussle with. Not producers so much. They tend to be chubbos or gay. But I'd love to see somebody like superstud James Cameron kick Kenny Turan's ass or West Pointers like Rod Lurie and John Milius take on Anthony Lane or even Kathryn Bigelow wail on Manola Dahrgis. That would be fun as hell.
Posted by clancy
at January 21, 2009 9:42 PM
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