(Part 1) ARMOND WHITE Radio Interview on KEEP MOVING: Michael Jackson's Video Art -- SUN 11/22/09

Critic Armond White being interviewed by Radio Host Gary Byrd and Columnist Vinette K Pryce on the subject of Michael Jackson on FRIDAY, November 20, 2009.

Armond White begins talking at the 4:40 point.

Armond White's Prsentation on Michael Jackson, entitled
"KEEP MOVING: Michael Jackson's Video Art"
will take place on SUNDAY, November 22, 2009 @

The Walter Reade Theater
165 W 65th Street, Upper Level
New York, NY

The link below will give you ticket information:
http://www.filmlinc.com/wrt/onsale/mj2.html

Here's an article on the presentation:
http://www.nypress.com/article-20622-keep-moving.html

Armond White will also be signing copies of his new book, "KEEP MOVING: The Michael Jackson Chronicles"

For information on the Armond White book, "KEEP MOVING: The Michael Jackson Chronicles" visit the blog
http://www.resistanceworks.blogspot.com

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• Aromnd White
• Gary Byrd
• Vinette K Pryce
• Michael Jackson
• Keep Moving Book

[Thisisadummy1]

Armond White is pretentious idiot.

[RogueRotting360]

@pwnsforyou1 Believe me, the score is probably the last thing on his mind. That's immaterial. What matters (like I stated) is how he gets from A-Z. The socio-political context and ramifications, comparisons to past films, other directors etc...

His reviews often have a far wider scope than most film critics. They're not neat, insipid, check-lists of pros and cons - agitprop for fanboys and marketing.

He's impassioned by a film's wider arc, as opposed to small, inconsequential details.

[ShortytheSquirrel]

@RogueRotting360 His review of Precious isn't "contrarian". That's a lazy dismissal. It's an intelligent, impassioned, and no-bullshit review of a racist (mostly white middle class) critic's darling.

Oh please, he spends half the review personally attacking Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, two people whose only crime it seems was to recommend the film to their viewers. The worst part is when he considers "Norbit", and "Meet Dave" to be "excellent films with black themes". Really? I call BS!

[RogueRotting360]

@ShortytheSquirrel His review of Precious isn't "contrarian". That's a lazy dismissal. It's an intelligent, impassioned, and no-bullshit review of a racist (mostly white middle class) critic's darling.

As for Norbit, so what? It's an entertaining comedy. If crap like Chicago and Slumdog Millionaire can win an Oscar, anything can. The Academy Awards don't mean anything any more.

And White is anything but cynical. He's critical, but embraces dismiss genuine heart and spirituality.

[ShortytheSquirrel]

@RogueRotting360 I don't have a problem with anyone disagreeing with the majority or simply not seeing a film as good so long as they can justify it. White cannot justify considering "Norbit" be be Oscar worthy in light of his contrarian review of "Precious" which was nominated for several awards. He cannot justify portraying artists and film producers as robber baron like corporate shills! He cannot justify portraying audiences as idiots! He is a bitter, cynical man who doesn't care!

[ShortytheSquirrel]

@RogueRotting360 The problem is not so much that Armond goes against popular opinion, but the asinine, pretentious and offensive way he goes about disagreeing. He treats those who do like these films as if they are idiots. He rails against an entirely fictitious socio-economic agenda he believes is behind the creation of these films, whilst having no evidence to back these claims up and then of course there is the overwrought and pretentious reviews. He is a charlatan plain and simple!

[RogueRotting360]

@ShortytheSquirrel "not because critics and audiences are mindless drones who'll take anything the 'evil' Hollywood execs throw at them but because those films are (shock, horror)"

Well, what's the point of forcing Armond White to say something that he doesn't agree with? And I disagree - they're often overrated and over hyped and not (shock horror!) good. The only thing White cares deeply about in his own words are God, Motown and films.

[ShortytheSquirrel]

@RogueRotting360 You missed the part about his hostility towards and dismissal of popular opinion. So what if a lot of people agree that a certain film is great. Far be it from Mr White to concede that certain films are praised by critics and audiences alike not because critics and audiences are mindless drones who'll take anything the "evil" Hollywood execs throw at them but because those films are (shock, horror), actually good! All White cares about his reading his own bloated sentences!

[RogueRotting360]

@ShortytheSquirrel He does care, if he didn't he wouldn't even mention the public, which is what most film reviewers do. He's a critic, and is passionate about film - which is why he's often frustrated by the mass approval certain overrated blockbusters get, while less hyped films are forgotten about. He's not there to comfort audiences.

And it's not hard to guess where a filmmaker's priorities lie when watching a film. Anyone one can do it, and it's got nothing to do with being a psychic.

[ShortytheSquirrel]

@RogueRotting360 No this isn't about simple life experience or making educated guesses as to what film makers were thinking when they created a movie. This is some sort of telepathy because White claims to be able to peel back the subconscious of the film makers to reveal hidden ideological agendas. You're really defending this? I also seriously doubt White knows how audiences judge and value films, or even cares, considering he constantly dismisses the public as sheep or worse, idiots.

[RogueRotting360]

@ShortytheSquirrel Sure, he claims to know how people think (including film makers) - any film critic and director worth his salt should understand how people's minds operate. Not in a nonsense telepathic sense, but simple life experience. He doesn't claim to know to everything under the sun, but nor does he claim to know nothing. As as a 50-60 something African American who hasn't lived in a bubble, I think it's fair to see he how knows a good deal about how audiences judge and value movies.