Comments for United Stage http://unitedstage.com Poetics in Live Performance Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:44:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on The Typekit Fonts Tutorial for WordPress.com by David W. Boles http://unitedstage.com/2010/06/27/the-typekit-fonts-tutorial-for-wordpress-com/#comment-781 David W. Boles Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:44:33 +0000 http://unitedstage.com/?p=310#comment-781 I agree. The Fell stuff is really interesting and actually looks good on the web. I agree. The Fell stuff is really interesting and actually looks good on the web.

]]> Comment on The Typekit Fonts Tutorial for WordPress.com by DGS http://unitedstage.com/2010/06/27/the-typekit-fonts-tutorial-for-wordpress-com/#comment-780 DGS Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:18:16 +0000 http://unitedstage.com/?p=310#comment-780 Thanks! I like Fell's fonts. :-) Thanks! I like Fell’s fonts. :-)

]]> Comment on The Typekit Fonts Tutorial for WordPress.com by David W. Boles http://unitedstage.com/2010/06/27/the-typekit-fonts-tutorial-for-wordpress-com/#comment-777 David W. Boles Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:55:26 +0000 http://unitedstage.com/?p=310#comment-777 Hi DGS! Thanks for the kind words. That means a lot to me. I agree these selectors are terribly confusing -- and they're generally non-standardized from theme to theme on WordPress.com -- so you really have to work and experiment and find what works and what doesn't. Love the look of your blog! The black and white is stunning. Your font choices are outstanding. Hi DGS!

Thanks for the kind words. That means a lot to me.

I agree these selectors are terribly confusing — and they’re generally non-standardized from theme to theme on WordPress.com — so you really have to work and experiment and find what works and what doesn’t.

Love the look of your blog! The black and white is stunning. Your font choices are outstanding.

]]> Comment on The Typekit Fonts Tutorial for WordPress.com by DGS http://unitedstage.com/2010/06/27/the-typekit-fonts-tutorial-for-wordpress-com/#comment-776 DGS Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:45:01 +0000 http://unitedstage.com/?p=310#comment-776 Thanks for posting this! The list of selectors was extremely helpful. This is the kind of tutorial typekit should post on their website. It makes sense once you get it, but they do an awful job of explaining what you actually need to do to get the fonts working, what the selectors are, etc... Thanks for posting this! The list of selectors was extremely helpful.

This is the kind of tutorial typekit should post on their website. It makes sense once you get it, but they do an awful job of explaining what you actually need to do to get the fonts working, what the selectors are, etc…

]]> Comment on The Twilight Zone Effect and Tricksy Audience Endings by David W. Boles http://unitedstage.com/2010/08/30/the-twilight-zone-effect-and-tricksy-audience-endings/#comment-774 David W. Boles Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:33:06 +0000 http://unitedstage.com/?p=359#comment-774 I think I've seen three versions of the film -- which right there is a clue that something is amiss with the dramatic structure of the piece -- and I'm not sure any of the movie ever happens except that it "happens" in Donnie's mad mind. Not a very interesting premise for audience investment in a film because there's nothing to cling to there except the ether of his fantasies. If this isn't Donnie's story -- then who is telling it to us? I think I’ve seen three versions of the film — which right there is a clue that something is amiss with the dramatic structure of the piece — and I’m not sure any of the movie ever happens except that it “happens” in Donnie’s mad mind. Not a very interesting premise for audience investment in a film because there’s nothing to cling to there except the ether of his fantasies. If this isn’t Donnie’s story — then who is telling it to us?

]]> Comment on The Twilight Zone Effect and Tricksy Audience Endings by Gordon Davidescu http://unitedstage.com/2010/08/30/the-twilight-zone-effect-and-tricksy-audience-endings/#comment-773 Gordon Davidescu Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:12:27 +0000 http://unitedstage.com/?p=359#comment-773 I think I understand now. When I saw Donnie Darko, I saw the Director's Cut. I have never seen the film as it was first presented. Therefore to me, the 'time tunnel' is all I know :) I think I understand now. When I saw Donnie Darko, I saw the Director’s Cut. I have never seen the film as it was first presented.

Therefore to me, the ‘time tunnel’ is all I know :)

]]> Comment on The Twilight Zone Effect and Tricksy Audience Endings by David W. Boles http://unitedstage.com/2010/08/30/the-twilight-zone-effect-and-tricksy-audience-endings/#comment-772 David W. Boles Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:05:27 +0000 http://unitedstage.com/?p=359#comment-772 We sort of discussed that here: http://relationshaping.com/2009/02/23/donnie-darko-on-blu-ray-dvd/ I linked that article in today's Twilight Zone piece. If you have more specific questions, I'm happy to answer them here. We sort of discussed that here:

http://relationshaping.com/2009/02/23/donnie-darko-on-blu-ray-dvd/

I linked that article in today’s Twilight Zone piece.

If you have more specific questions, I’m happy to answer them here.

]]> Comment on The Twilight Zone Effect and Tricksy Audience Endings by Gordon Davidescu http://unitedstage.com/2010/08/30/the-twilight-zone-effect-and-tricksy-audience-endings/#comment-771 Gordon Davidescu Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:47:03 +0000 http://unitedstage.com/?p=359#comment-771 Could you elaborate on why you felt that way about Donnie Darko? Could you elaborate on why you felt that way about Donnie Darko?

]]> Comment on The Necessity of Expressionism in a Modern World by The Twilight Zone Effect and Tricksy Audience Endings | United Stage http://unitedstage.com/2010/06/14/the-necessity-of-expressionism-in-a-modern-world/#comment-770 The Twilight Zone Effect and Tricksy Audience Endings | United Stage Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:46:45 +0000 http://unitedstage.com/?p=291#comment-770 [...] The next example of a “Twilight Zone” ending is — Shutter Island — because director Martin Scorsese didn’t trust the truth of, and the human authenticity of, the original book; and so he inserted his own, heavy-handed, and meathooky, melodramatic, ending.  Leonardo DiCaprio perfectly played the role of an insane man — except at the end of the movie when Scorsese forced him to utter a final line that was not in the book:  “Would you rather live as a monster or die as a hero?“ [...] [...] The next example of a “Twilight Zone” ending is — Shutter Island — because director Martin Scorsese didn’t trust the truth of, and the human authenticity of, the original book; and so he inserted his own, heavy-handed, and meathooky, melodramatic, ending.  Leonardo DiCaprio perfectly played the role of an insane man — except at the end of the movie when Scorsese forced him to utter a final line that was not in the book:  “Would you rather live as a monster or die as a hero?“ [...]

]]> Comment on Melodrama is Not Right Drama by The Twilight Zone Effect and Tricksy Audience Endings | United Stage http://unitedstage.com/2010/01/07/melodrama-is-not-right-drama/#comment-769 The Twilight Zone Effect and Tricksy Audience Endings | United Stage Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:46:41 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/melodrama-is-not-right-drama/#comment-769 [...] human authenticity of, the original book; and so he inserted his own, heavy-handed, and meathooky, melodramatic, ending.  Leonardo DiCaprio perfectly played the role of an insane man — except at the end [...] [...] human authenticity of, the original book; and so he inserted his own, heavy-handed, and meathooky, melodramatic, ending.  Leonardo DiCaprio perfectly played the role of an insane man — except at the end [...]

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