<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post115762490968060425..comments</id><updated>2011-07-13T16:13:18.645-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Silliman&#39;s Blog: </title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html'/><link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>12</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115768698702885674</id><published>2006-09-07T23:43:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-09-07T23:43:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Tom Cruise is a leading stiff alright. So was John...</title><summary type='text'>Tom Cruise is a leading stiff alright. So was John Wayne. They really are the same actor, just different generations. Give me Bruce Willis any day (he is what makes Sixth Sense, ditto 12 Monkeys).</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115768698702885674'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115768698702885674'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html?showComment=1157686980000#c115768698702885674' title=''/><author><name>Ron</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/09250950725876683923</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115762490968060425' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/115762490968060425' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-660918411"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 07, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115768690129639764</id><published>2006-09-07T23:41:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-09-07T23:41:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I haven&#39;t watched a soap, Daniel, since David Brom...</title><summary type='text'>I haven&#39;t watched a soap, Daniel, since David Bromige&#39;s daughter had a line on, which one was it, Days of Your Lives or whatever. But then I hadn&#39;t watched one before it either.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115768690129639764'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115768690129639764'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html?showComment=1157686860000#c115768690129639764' title=''/><author><name>Ron</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/09250950725876683923</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115762490968060425' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/115762490968060425' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-660918411"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 07, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115768415487131892</id><published>2006-09-07T22:55:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-09-07T22:55:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>also interesting in this film, in light of the aud...</title><summary type='text'>also interesting in this film, in light of the audience&#39;s response when I saw it, was the enjoyment at seeing an illusionist subvert an empire&#39;s heir... we live in an age of illusion, where our trickster ...&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;But on to the reason I am here Ron:&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I would like to extend an invitation to you to join in on a collective blogging section of our upcoming winter issue of &lt;A HREF=&quot;http://</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115768415487131892'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115768415487131892'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html?showComment=1157684100000#c115768415487131892' title=''/><author><name>Thivai Abhor</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115762490968060425' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/115762490968060425' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1551986850"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 07, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115768282330881948</id><published>2006-09-07T22:33:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-09-07T22:33:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>bit rough on deniro perhaps? wonderful in &#39;heat&#39; I...</title><summary type='text'>bit rough on deniro perhaps? wonderful in &#39;heat&#39; IMO. where do you place tom cruise in all this?</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115768282330881948'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115768282330881948'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html?showComment=1157682780000#c115768282330881948' title=''/><author><name>focy</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/01021224129811308407</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115762490968060425' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/115762490968060425' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1941985412"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 07, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115767989439528300</id><published>2006-09-07T21:44:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-09-07T21:44:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I fixed this for you, Ron!&quot;Samuel L. Red Violin / ...</title><summary type='text'>I fixed this for you, Ron!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&quot;Samuel L. Red Violin / Unbreakable / Pulp Fiction / *Snakes on a Plane* Jackson is definitely a better actor...&quot;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Can&#39;t wait for you SOAP review!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115767989439528300'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115767989439528300'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html?showComment=1157679840000#c115767989439528300' title=''/><author><name>Daniel Sendecki</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/10629793042887940161</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115762490968060425' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/115762490968060425' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1697163837"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 07, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115767897012085107</id><published>2006-09-07T21:29:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-09-07T21:29:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Loosely translated from Hawaiian, Keanu means &quot;a c...</title><summary type='text'>&lt;I&gt;Loosely translated from Hawaiian, Keanu means &quot;a cool breeze through the trees.&quot; Reeves&#39; stilted style is not in imitation of the tree; it is the breeze that deterritorializes the arborescent schema&lt;/I&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;And in English his name obviously puns on &quot;Key anew&quot;, &quot;Key a new&quot;, &quot;Key &lt;I&gt;ahh&lt;/I&gt; new&quot;---clearly the key to the subversive profundity of all his Cenema. (Where do you think &quot;Neo&quot; came</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115767897012085107'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115767897012085107'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html?showComment=1157678940000#c115767897012085107' title=''/><author><name>ombilic des</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/03318554537326184413</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115762490968060425' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/115762490968060425' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1506852026"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 07, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115767626712164089</id><published>2006-09-07T20:44:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-09-07T20:44:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Mortensen did his own paintings for A Perfect Murd...</title><summary type='text'>Mortensen did his own paintings for A Perfect Murder as well - the man is obvious very talented &amp; into all of the arts - but his style as an actor is his style as an actor.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115767626712164089'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115767626712164089'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html?showComment=1157676240000#c115767626712164089' title=''/><author><name>Ron</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/09250950725876683923</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115762490968060425' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/115762490968060425' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-660918411"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 07, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115767566364087157</id><published>2006-09-07T20:34:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-09-07T20:34:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Samuel L. Red Violin / Unbreakable / Pulp Fiction ...</title><summary type='text'>Samuel L. Red Violin / Unbreakable / Pulp Fiction Jackson is definitely a better actor than Brad Pitt, whose best role continues to be Thelma &amp; Louise, yes sir.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115767566364087157'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115767566364087157'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html?showComment=1157675640000#c115767566364087157' title=''/><author><name>Ron</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/09250950725876683923</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115762490968060425' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/115762490968060425' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-660918411"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 07, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115766799723191352</id><published>2006-09-07T18:26:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-09-07T18:26:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Wait, did you say that Samuel L. Snakes on a Plane...</title><summary type='text'>Wait, did you say that Samuel L. Snakes on a Plane Jackson is a better actor than Brad Pitt? Sure Pitt&#39;s too good looking to be a decent actor, but he hides it well in a lot of roles. 12 Monkeys vs. Formula 51?&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Jackson only really shines doing dialouge in Pulp Fiction, but even then he&#39;s not really breaking his mold.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115766799723191352'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115766799723191352'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html?showComment=1157667960000#c115766799723191352' title=''/><author><name>Daniel Silliman</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/11724467382608715989</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115762490968060425' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/115762490968060425' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1045868663"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 07, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115765744644169170</id><published>2006-09-07T15:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-09-07T15:30:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>huh?</title><summary type='text'>huh?</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115765744644169170'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115765744644169170'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html?showComment=1157657400000#c115765744644169170' title=''/><author><name>Logan Ryan Smith</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/18315356369259909084</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115762490968060425' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/115762490968060425' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-277623651"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 07, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115764398380796832</id><published>2006-09-07T11:46:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-09-07T11:46:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>&quot;neither of whom is even remotely credible as a tu...</title><summary type='text'>&quot;neither of whom is even remotely credible as a turn-of-the-last-century Middle European&quot;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;You&#39;re not &lt;I&gt;that&lt;/I&gt; old.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&quot;and a female actress,&quot;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;As a opposed to a male actress, or a tranny actress, or a hermaphrodite actress. Or a female actor. Or a thespian.&lt;BR/&gt; &lt;BR/&gt;&quot;whose wooden performance would have been an embarrassment in a high school play.&quot;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Wooden acting</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115764398380796832'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115764398380796832'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html?showComment=1157643960000#c115764398380796832' title=''/><author><name>ombilic des</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/03318554537326184413</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115762490968060425' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/115762490968060425' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1506852026"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 07, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115763811290460001</id><published>2006-09-07T10:08:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-09-07T10:08:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>A seemingly stationary and staid style may just be...</title><summary type='text'>A seemingly stationary and staid style may just be radical. Jeffrey Karnicky has written of the &quot;keanu Rhizome&quot;: &quot;Lots of critics say that Keanu Reeves acts like a tree: wooden, inexpressive, stilted, no charisma.1 Arborescent, rigid, vapidly unchanging and rooted by lack of style. But they have the wrong part of the tree in mind. In his films, Reeves is not the roots that immobilize the tree, </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115763811290460001'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115762490968060425/comments/default/115763811290460001'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html?showComment=1157638080000#c115763811290460001' title=''/><author><name>Edmund Hardy</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/00577772055947332383</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/09/dont-tell-secret-admonish-ads-for.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115762490968060425' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/115762490968060425' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-376115651"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="September 07, 2006"/></entry></feed>