Film icons Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni died on the same day this week (Monday July 30, 2007) and then the ridiculous blog world started invoking the rules of three (a loathsome and dubious editorial stretch). Who will die next? Yes, Herzog? Godard? Woody Allen? Eric Rohmer? Someone is going to DIE! Sweet, isn’t that so exciting? Another human being is going to lose their life! Not only that we’re hopefully going to lose another giant in the world of cinema. The sick gleeful anticipation palpably emitting from their fingertips was pretty gross. Some people are even taking odds and making sure you’ve heard their picks for next-director death loud and clear (though admit to “lamely” invoking this rule). I’m all for funny, but this is just retarded. Well, at least you know what they’ll all be renting for the first time ever this week.
PS, clueless interviewer Tom Snyder does NOT count (c’mon, this is a pathetic reach). If anyone’s going to die, let it be a useless blogger.
Rodrigo Perez is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Playlist, which he launched in 2007. He has worked in entertainment journalism since 2000, including at MTV, and has written for SPIN, IndieWire, Pitchfork, Complex, Magnet, and various music, film, and entertainment publications over the past two decades.
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