Comments on: Memphis Calling http://thefilmtalk.com/blog/memphis-calling/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:22:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Film Talk » The Film Talk - Part 47 - Milk / Doubt / Slumdog Millionaire / Frost-Nixon / Memphis Callinghttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/memphis-calling/#comment-1183 The Film Talk » The Film Talk - Part 47 - Milk / Doubt / Slumdog Millionaire / Frost-Nixon / Memphis Calling Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:13:31 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=323#comment-1183 [...] Films Reviewed This Week: Milk / Doubt / Slumdog Millionaire / Frost-Nixon / Memphis Calling [...] [...] Films Reviewed This Week: Milk / Doubt / Slumdog Millionaire / Frost-Nixon / Memphis Calling [...]

]]> By: Jett Loehttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/memphis-calling/#comment-1185 Jett Loe Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:07:40 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=323#comment-1185 Yep, I looking forward to Colin's next pic :) Yep, I looking forward to Colin's next pic :)

]]> By: John Porterhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/memphis-calling/#comment-1184 John Porter Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:25:48 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=323#comment-1184 I saw it too and it not only moved me - it stayed with me. excellent performances, well written & shot. simple, no wasted moments. a great and unique idea - full realized. what i know shorts are capable of - but rarely achieve. like a great raymond carver short - captured on film. ok, raving and didn't mean to. just thrilled that others are discovering it. it deserves a WIDE audience. I saw it too and it not only moved me – it stayed with me. excellent performances, well written & shot. simple, no wasted moments. a great and unique idea – full realized. what i know shorts are capable of – but rarely achieve. like a great raymond carver short – captured on film. ok, raving and didn't mean to. just thrilled that others are discovering it. it deserves a WIDE audience.

]]> By: jettloehttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/memphis-calling/#comment-1182 jettloe Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:07:40 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=323#comment-1182 Yep, I looking forward to Colin's next pic :) Yep, I looking forward to Colin's next pic :)

]]> By: John Porterhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/memphis-calling/#comment-1181 John Porter Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:25:48 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=323#comment-1181 I saw it too and it not only moved me - it stayed with me. excellent performances, well written & shot. simple, no wasted moments. a great and unique idea - full realized. what i know shorts are capable of - but rarely achieve. like a great raymond carver short - captured on film. ok, raving and didn't mean to. just thrilled that others are discovering it. it deserves a WIDE audience. I saw it too and it not only moved me – it stayed with me. excellent performances, well written & shot. simple, no wasted moments. a great and unique idea – full realized. what i know shorts are capable of – but rarely achieve. like a great raymond carver short – captured on film. ok, raving and didn't mean to. just thrilled that others are discovering it. it deserves a WIDE audience.

]]> By: jettloehttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/memphis-calling/#comment-1180 jettloe Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:36:03 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=323#comment-1180 Oh sure - the odd dollar amount is tip off right away - but I went with it anyway - the guy needed help and I felt like helping. Oh sure – the odd dollar amount is tip off right away – but I went with it anyway – the guy needed help and I felt like helping.

]]> By: Philhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/memphis-calling/#comment-1179 Phil Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:13:55 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=323#comment-1179 While I think that's a great story, I still believe you got scammed. It's the odd dollar amount that is used to make the story sound more believable. 3 weeks ago, a guy approached me needing "$14 more dollars" to stay in a nearby hotel (I won't get into why the rest of his story wasn't plausible).<br><br>However, leaving that man I started thinking to myself. What I really wanted to say, and didn't, was "I'll give you what I have -- just tell me the real reason you want the money -- whatever it is". While I don't believe the gentleman needed $19 to go to Memphis, I'm sure he needed $19 (or any other amount). It sounds like you got some 'truth' out of him, and for that, I think it's worth the $19. While I think that's a great story, I still believe you got scammed. It's the odd dollar amount that is used to make the story sound more believable. 3 weeks ago, a guy approached me needing “$14 more dollars” to stay in a nearby hotel (I won't get into why the rest of his story wasn't plausible).

However, leaving that man I started thinking to myself. What I really wanted to say, and didn't, was “I'll give you what I have — just tell me the real reason you want the money — whatever it is”. While I don't believe the gentleman needed $19 to go to Memphis, I'm sure he needed $19 (or any other amount). It sounds like you got some 'truth' out of him, and for that, I think it's worth the $19.

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