tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571769854236946971.post6357692100236317478..comments2023-03-25T02:52:15.537-07:00Comments on You Talking to Me?: Cinematic Measures: Monday MoviesThe Taxi Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04352371911592068643noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571769854236946971.post-49903495236758035112010-10-08T20:04:17.543-07:002010-10-08T20:04:17.543-07:00You've coined a great phrase here (and I love ...You've coined a great phrase here (and I love the etymology). Though it has its admirers, I thought Burn After Reading was definitely a Monday movie, with a vengeance. Of course directors like the Coens, Allen, and Spike Lee are bound to have a number of Monday movies given how prolific they are; whereas if a Malick or a Kubrick can't really afford to have one...Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571769854236946971.post-79449769351490135172010-10-08T09:28:35.385-07:002010-10-08T09:28:35.385-07:00Monday Movies mean something different in our hous...Monday Movies mean something different in our house. Monday Movies are movies whose subject matter is tough to swallow, so you save them for a weeknight instead of a weekend night. And Monday night is the most weeknight-ish of all the weeknights, isn't it? Considering that these movies are either dark, depressing or intellectually challenging, they could actually mean the exact opposite of the meaning you've given them here -- which I of course think is a very good definition as well. <br /><br />But shouldn't you have saved this post to write on a Monday? ;-)Derek Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571769854236946971.post-57480411709337862102010-10-07T12:27:25.790-07:002010-10-07T12:27:25.790-07:00Thank you sir.Thank you sir.The Taxi Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352371911592068643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571769854236946971.post-55816692515471215132010-10-07T08:37:12.608-07:002010-10-07T08:37:12.608-07:00love itlove itHalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10311605990167115734noreply@blogger.com