Comments on: Greenberg http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2010/04/08/greenberg/ Just another kitsch-ka-blogs weblog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:18:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Our Idiot Brother » Movie Monster http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2010/04/08/greenberg/comment-page-1/#comment-29182 Our Idiot Brother » Movie Monster Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:58:02 +0000 http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2010/03/30/greenberg/#comment-29182 [...] to break the surface is a counterpoint to iddy Ned the way that laid-back L.A. was contrapuntal in Greenberg—although Greenberg erred in saying that he was in the only place where adults dressed like [...] [...] to break the surface is a counterpoint to iddy Ned the way that laid-back L.A. was contrapuntal in Greenberg—although Greenberg erred in saying that he was in the only place where adults dressed like [...]

]]> By: Cedar Rapids » Movie Monster http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2010/04/08/greenberg/comment-page-1/#comment-14753 Cedar Rapids » Movie Monster Thu, 31 Mar 2011 03:03:45 +0000 http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2010/03/30/greenberg/#comment-14753 [...] whose suburban, subterranean dwellings—astride mom’s washing machine and the Xbox—have long since earned them the title of “slacker,” and a place in the annals of cliché. I’m generalizing, [...] [...] whose suburban, subterranean dwellings—astride mom’s washing machine and the Xbox—have long since earned them the title of “slacker,” and a place in the annals of cliché. I’m generalizing, [...]

]]> By: Exit Through the Gift Shop » Movie Monster http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2010/04/08/greenberg/comment-page-1/#comment-1958 Exit Through the Gift Shop » Movie Monster Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:04:57 +0000 http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2010/03/30/greenberg/#comment-1958 [...] into the mix, aren’t quite convincing; Banksy, and the narrator (Rhys Ifans, of Pirate Radio and Greenberg—an appropriate choice), just can’t play sentimental. But the change in timber between the [...] [...] into the mix, aren’t quite convincing; Banksy, and the narrator (Rhys Ifans, of Pirate Radio and Greenberg—an appropriate choice), just can’t play sentimental. But the change in timber between the [...]

]]> By: TDF200 http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2010/04/08/greenberg/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 TDF200 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:52:19 +0000 http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2010/03/30/greenberg/#comment-1007 Interesting blog, Elliott. But you've left out a key part of the picture: Generation Jones (between the Boomers and Generation X). One way to distinguish between the generations under discussion in movies is with these three films, each with a generational ensemble cast, which came out within the same year: Big Chill (Boomers), St. Elmos' Fire (Jonesers), The Breakfast Club (Xers). Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten lots of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press' annual Trend Report chose the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009. It is important to distinguish between the post-WWII demographic boom in births vs. the cultural generations born during that era. Generations are a function of the common formative experiences of its members, not the fertility rates of its parents. And most analysts now see generations as getting shorter (usually 10-15 years now), partly because of the acceleration of culture. Many experts now believe it breaks down more or less this way: DEMOGRAPHIC boom in babies: 1946-1964 Baby Boom GENERATION: 1942-1953 Generation Jones: 1954-1965 Generation X: 1966-1978 Generation Y/Millennials: 1979-1993 Here are some good links about GenJones I found: http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20090127/column27_st.art.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ta_Du5K0jk http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html Interesting blog, Elliott. But you’ve left out a key part of the picture: Generation Jones (between the Boomers and Generation X). One way to distinguish between the generations under discussion in movies is with these three films, each with a generational ensemble cast, which came out within the same year: Big Chill (Boomers), St. Elmos’ Fire (Jonesers), The Breakfast Club (Xers).

Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten lots of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press’ annual Trend Report chose the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009.

It is important to distinguish between the post-WWII demographic boom in births vs. the cultural generations born during that era. Generations are a function of the common formative experiences of its members, not the fertility rates of its parents. And most analysts now see generations as getting shorter (usually 10-15 years now), partly because of the acceleration of culture. Many experts now believe it breaks down more or less this way:

DEMOGRAPHIC boom in babies: 1946-1964
Baby Boom GENERATION: 1942-1953
Generation Jones: 1954-1965
Generation X: 1966-1978
Generation Y/Millennials: 1979-1993

Here are some good links about GenJones I found:

http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20090127/column27_st.art.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ta_Du5K0jk

http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html

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