James Urbaniak Videos : MisterEsoteric asks Hal Hartley: "What were you Thinking?"

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MisterEsoteric asks Hal Hartley: "What were you Thinking?"

Henry Fool is one of the most unique, original, and sophisticated films to be made in the last 30 years. It dares to explore the creative process, friendship, loyalty, wit, lust, subversion, faith, ego, fear, trends and social taboos in an articulate and unprecidented way. When Hal Hartley ushered in his 1998 masterpiece, his voice was finally one to be reckoned with. Henry Fool himself, a staggeringly great performance by Thomas Jay Ryan, left an indelable mark on the veiwer, as did all the other memorable characters. The film quickly developed a cult following among actors, writers and independent filmmakers and cinema enthusiasts everywhere. So, when Hal produced "Fay Grim" in 2007, a highly anticipated sequel to Henry Fool, his loyal fanbase was elated... ...But- many were very disapointed to see the sequel to such an original film take the form of a standard spy thriller movie. Here, MisterEsoteric, on a stroll through Battery Park in Manhattan, challenges his idol Hal as to WHY he betrayed his fans and followed HF with something so pedestrian. Not that Fay Grim was awful...Indeed, it has a lot of great moments, and it is truly wonderful to see all the old gang from Henry Fool Land again, Especially Parker Posey, who carries the whole movie herself quite competently. -But, what bothers MisterEsoteric (and most of Hal Hartley's rabid HF fans) as a whole, is that the film re-imagines the original premise of Henry being the ultimate Bullshit artist and re-invents him as ...

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