Comments on: The Constant Gardener, infant edition

By: Jakob

Jakob — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 20:33:03 +0000

This is exactly what I expected to find out after reading the title The Constant Gardener, infant edition. Thanks for informative article

By: Bugaboo Stroller

Bugaboo Stroller — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:46:08 +0000

Totally agree with the post. I thought that your points were spot on !

By: Jason Michelitch

Jason Michelitch — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 19:24:13 +0000

Having just learned about Bring-Your-Child screenings for the first time this morning, how odd that I would choose today to check up on your blog and find a post about them. Synchronicity is alive and well.

Incidentally, the cinema I learned about it from (in England), doesn't ALLOW childless people to buy tickets to the screenings...you are required to have an infant in tow to attend.

By: Stupid Movie Theaters

Stupid Movie Theaters — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 15:51:10 +0000

That reminds me of a similar post over at stupidmovietheaters.com. If only the ticket sellers would let the childless folk know what they are getting into!

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:48:26 +0000

By “spirits” you mean booze, of course.

By: Falzone

Falzone — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:37:51 +0000

I'd been told there's a pause in conversation every 20 minutes.

Because "that's when spirits pass through the room."

Right.

But I never forgot it.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:06:20 +0000

What I find funny about this post is that, just a week and a half ago, I saved something to my interest file I keep for screenwriting purposes about the silence rule. Great. Now that Oscar winner is in the toilet. Thanks John.

All kidding aside. If you’d like to check it out…

http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/silence.asp

By: David S.

David S. — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 23:50:34 +0000

John,

The "Wedding Crashers"/MILF pick-up scene was dealt with in "About A Boy" with the Hugh Grant character. Right?

By: The Moviequill

The Moviequill — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:15:06 +0000

I wonder if they still have the Deadbeat Dad Comedy Festival the third Friday of the month?

By: mapletree7

mapletree7 — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:00:17 +0000

In my experience, infants tend to pick up on moments of tension around them (hence the phenomenon of the baby starting to cry at the most suspenseful moments of the movie). Did this hold true en masse?

By: Nathaniel

Nathaniel — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:38:46 +0000

I learned about your blog a couple of weeks ago, and have enjoyed reading through old entries. This is a wonderful resource. Thank you! For what it’s worth, I agree with the above comment; the Mommy Movie phenomenon is sexist, not heterosexist. I can assure you that heterosexual fathers don’t feel welcomed by that name either. I went once, never went back. But the main reason I didn’t is this. The American Pediatric Association released an authoritatve report last year confirming earlier recommendations that children under 2 should not see television, even television designed for children; that it can have adverse effects developmentally; I can only imagine the effects of an adult movie with adult edits and volume. Having said this, I don’t know of many other parents who actually abide by the guidelines (other than us); even my pediatrician lets his 9-month-old watch TV!