the problem of leisure..
October 12th, 2006 by Dave Allen

This movie might just fly. And is it ok to run a blog and simultaneously brag about your shit and take some credit? Maybe. Here’s what A. O. Scott has to say “The opening lines of “Natural’s Not in It,�? by the Gang of Four, are the first words in Sofia Coppola’s “Marie Antoinette,�? and they suggest one of that film’s paradoxical themes: The pursuit of sensual delight is trivial compared with other undertakings — just as “the problem of leisure�? is surely more of a privilege than a burden — but pleasure is also serious, one of the things that gives life its shape and meaning.” The rest of the review is here.