From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2014 #262 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe:mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Website:http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Monday, February 17 2014 Volume 2014 : Number 262 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Taylor as Joni redux [Jussi Pukkila ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 05:10:06 +0200 From: Jussi Pukkila Subject: Re: Taylor as Joni redux I had to look up what Swift looks like, I'm so out of the loop. Of course looks is just a little part of it, but to me she doesn't look much like Joni - except at the end of the clip posted below, when she looks surprised, I can see it. I guess she's as close to Joni as Naomi Watts was to Lady Diana (which wasn't close). She's not saying anything too original about "Blue" on that clip, it might even be "fake", she might be acting - quite well, if that's the case! In all, I don't mind if the movie is made. It won't be all about Joni, so even if it's not good, it won't tarnish Joni's name. I didn't like the book that much actually, I didn't think it was that well written. Obviously the writer is a journalist, so one can understand all the facts crammed in. There's one celebrity I've thought is the spitting image of Joni, but now I can't recall it... Still I agree what was said before that getting a total unknown for the part (or for all 3 leads) would have been a good idea. - --jussi 18.2.2014 3:08, Gerald Kent kirjoitti: > Check this out everyone. > http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vtQC8ILxHCs&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvtQC8ILxH > Cs > > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Feb 17, 2014, at 7:48 PM, Michael Sentance wrote: >> >> First, that report cites no source, no press release and no quote from >> studio, director or the Swift camp. Although it is not definitive, IMDB has >> no confirmation of it. >> >> Since this story first broke, I have flip-flopped on whether it is a good >> idea. I have listened to Swift's songs and wondered what a Joni Mitchell >> would be like in the paparazzi, TMZ, 24-hour-news-cycle, auto-tune world >> of today. There are off-putting aspects to the Taylor Swift machine but >> some of her songs are... ok. >> >> But more importantly, I want young people to know Joni Mitchell. I want >> people to know her journey, her courage, her evolution as an artist and >> musician. When I first listened to Joni, I also listened to Laura >> Nyro, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Judy Collins. Other than Judy, do you think >> young people know the others? >> >> Taylor Swift may or may not be good as a young Joni Mitchell. But what she >> will do is introduce millions of young listeners to the poetry and music of >> Joni Mitchell. I'm for that. >> >> That being said, I don't believe the report. Joni indicated that she >> stopped the movie in her Toronto interview. And, while she is a historical >> figure, someone would need to approve the use of her music in the movie. If >> Joni was opposed to the film and stopped the use of her music, that would >> be a killer. Witness the recent Justin Long movie, "A Case of You", which >> couldn't get rights to the song that inspired the title. >> >> Further, Taylor Swift - after trying to mimic the Joni Mitchell look - has >> recently cut her hair. (That probably revealed that I read too much about >> Swift.) >> >> Best wishes to all. >> >> Michael >> >> #NL "Croz" - --- avast! Antivirus kdynnissd, joten tdssd sdhkvpostiviestissd ei ole viruksia tai haittaohjelmia. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2014 #262 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------