{"id":2013,"date":"2006-12-17T19:41:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-18T02:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2013"},"modified":"2020-11-26T02:40:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T09:40:11","slug":"alex-in-wonderland-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2013","title":{"rendered":"Alex in Wonderland (1970)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Is there a movie in it?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Poster-193x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-54990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Poster-193x300.png 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Poster-658x1024.png 658w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Poster-82x128.png 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Poster-173x270.png 173w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Poster.png 711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA hot new director (Donald Sutherland) struggles to find material for his second film.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Donald Sutherland Films<\/li>\n<li>Ellen Burstyn Films<\/li>\n<li>Hollywood<\/li>\n<li>Mid-Life Crisis<\/li>\n<li>Movie Directors<\/li>\n<li>Paul Mazursky Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPaul Mazursky&#8217;s second movie &#8212; like his later <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2016\"><em>Willie and Phil<\/em> (1980)<\/a> &#8212; is a shameless homage to the European filmmakers and stars he so idolizes. After the enormous success of his debut film (<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=30970\"><em>Bob &#038; Carol &#038; Ted &#038; Alice<\/em><\/a>), Mazursky chose to make a movie &#8212;  a la Fellini&#8217;s <em>8 1\/2<\/em> &#8212; about the creative process itself, and how a director&#8217;s quest for &#8220;true&#8221;, &#8220;meaningful&#8221; art is mediated by countless other influences (including pushy Hollywood moguls, monetary concerns, family, and all-around self-doubt). While it contains a few moments of hilarity and truth, however, <em>Alex<\/em> suffers from an enormous, insurmountable problem: these are not people one wants to spend time watching. Alex himself is annoyingly self-absorbed, and, with the exception of his wife and daughters, he&#8217;s surrounded by shallow, self-serving types. I was glad to see this autobiographical vanity project come to an end.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A hilarious scene in which a Hollywood producer (Mazursky) propositions Alex with various inane movie ideas<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Mazurksy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Mazurksy-1024x647.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"404\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Mazurksy-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Mazurksy-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Mazurksy-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Mazurksy-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Mazurksy-1536x971.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Mazurksy-427x270.png 427w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Mazurksy.png 1619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ellen Burstyn as Alex&#8217;s supportive yet frustrated wife<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Ladd.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Ladd-1024x637.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"398\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Ladd-1024x637.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Ladd-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Ladd-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Ladd-768x478.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Ladd-1536x956.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Ladd-434x270.png 434w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Alex-in-Wonderland-Ladd.png 1657w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. Peary lists this in the back of his book as a Cult Movie, but I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s essential viewing for film fanatics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0065380\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/alex-in-wonderland-1970#:~:text=%22Alex%20in%20Wonderland%22%20is%20a,up%20in%20the%20hero's%20daydreams.\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1970\/12\/23\/archives\/screen-alex-in-wonderland-arrives.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/77677.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Is there a movie in it?&#8221; Synopsis: A hot new director (Donald Sutherland) struggles to find material for his second film. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Donald Sutherland Films Ellen Burstyn Films Hollywood Mid-Life Crisis Movie Directors Paul Mazursky Films Review: Paul Mazursky&#8217;s second movie &#8212; like his later Willie and Phil (1980) &#8212; is a shameless homage to the European filmmakers and stars he so idolizes. After the enormous success of his debut film (Bob &#038; Carol &#038; Ted&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2013\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2013"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54993,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013\/revisions\/54993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}