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9 weeks ago @ Big Hollywood - THR: Oliver Stone's 'S... · 13 replies · +6 points
9 weeks ago @ Big Hollywood - THR: Oliver Stone's 'S... · 3 replies · +12 points
A few choice comments:
"Fun class. Kind of a joke. A very revisionist history course but if you keep an open mind it's pretty fun. It's cool how he ties pop culture to history. The books are not necessary but good reads if you're interested. You can get an A and put no work into it if you want. Half of his speakers cancel."
"Peter Kuznick teaches a polemic, not history. He then expects you to exclude anything resembling a polemic from your papers. His lectures are not structured and make no sense the way they are laid out...."
"Terrible class! I was expecting this class to be amazing but it quickly turned into one giant conspiracy! Interesting that he thinks because he is a professor he can just create historical facts without providing any reliable sources! He is so wrapped up in himself he is blinded by his own ego! I left this class not believing anything he said."
(That last one sounds just like Oliver Stone.)
One final observation: There are 40 ratings on his page, but his "hotness" total is: 0.
9 weeks ago @ Big Hollywood - THR: Oliver Stone's 'S... · 1 reply · +16 points
It's so nutty, it would make my head spin -- that is, if I took Stone's line of "reasoning" remotely seriously. Oliver Stone, master of the theatre of the absurd.
10 weeks ago @ Big Hollywood - Cameron's 'Avatar' Sho... · 0 replies · +1 points
http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm
So I doubt Avatar has a chance to be the actual biggest-grossing movie of all time. That distinction belongs to Gone With the Wind ($1.485 billion domestic gross, in today's dollars) followed by the original Star Wars ($1.309 billion). Adjusted for inflation, Titanic ($943 million) is ranked 6th all-time.
For Avatar to place in the top 10, it would have to make a total domestic gross over $800 million. Pretty unlikely, I'd say. Of course, you'll never hear this from the Hollywood press, which are mere extensions of the studio PR machines. Why hamper a feel-good business story with actual context?
Speaking of context: Like most mindless-spectacle Hollywood product, Avatar is doing even better overseas than Stateside. (I'm sure the anti-American subtext doesn't hurt there, either.) But one should keep in mind that the studio only sees about 50-60% of these returns, as middlemen distributors keep a larger share.
10 weeks ago @ Big Hollywood - Secularism’s Drones ... · 0 replies · +3 points
To the larger point: I think the reason the rest of the media are invoking separation of church and state is that they believe the media are a branch of the current government. (They certainly act that way.) And so, in their minds, Brit Hume's comments were a violation of the Constitution.
11 weeks ago @ Big Hollywood - Open Thread New Years Eve · 0 replies · +2 points
Step 1: Release Gitmo prisoners to the border area of Afghanistan/Pakistan.
Step 2: Launch unmanned Predator attack on Gitmo prisoner drop zone.
Problem solved! (Don't worry, I don't expect a public expression of thanks. The knowledge that I helped you destroy terrorists while keeping your conscience unsullied is reward enough.)
11 weeks ago @ Big Hollywood - Will Ben Mankiewicz Be... · 0 replies · +4 points
Great art is a Rorschach test, everyone sees something different. A great critic acknowledges that, and doesn't try to compartmentalize it in order to score points with his ideological compatriots.
11 weeks ago @ Big Hollywood - Will Ben Mankiewicz Be... · 1 reply · +1 points
12 weeks ago @ Big Hollywood - Top Ten Greatest Chris... · 0 replies · +1 points
13 weeks ago @ Big Hollywood - Not a SNL Skit: Al Gor... · 1 reply · +3 points
That's like someone saying, "I'm not a real pilot" -- just before he takes off in an airplane loaded with passengers.
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