Comments on: City Arts: The Pageantry of Rhetoric

By: triumph_2012

triumph_2012 — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:50:00 +0000

Enjoyed the film, but as a black woman was very uncomfortable hearing my people talked about as if we were objects. Found my neck snapping as I almost dozed off midway. Otherwise, enjoyed the film. Armond’s conclusion is on target: hollow and ghostly.

By: MichaelB

MichaelB — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:00:00 +0000

I always rely on Mr. White for a clear-eyed perspective on films (and culture.) His is a rare mind that can stand outside the cultural milieu we swim (drown) in, added to great historical perspective to cut to the chase. (Sorry if my metaphors aren’t well chosen and mixed.)

Bottom line, it’s a pleasure to read a critic who doesn’t go along with the crush of the crowd, who can pierce the Pavlovian, cultural conditioning (brainwashing) awash of our society since the 2nd half of the 20th Century, where the commercial hawkers of “art” know exactly which buttons to push to get an emotional rise out of the audience.

I look forward to his stimulating and provocative pieces.

Hooray for Armond White!

By: Matthew Newton

Matthew Newton — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 05:52:00 +0000

Wow. Everyone else seems to love it. Interesting criticism.