Archive for the 'The Politics Of Film' Category

Learn, Hollywood, Learn

By Callimachus | Related entries in Partisan Hacks, The Politics Of Film, The War On Terrorism

And they wonder why so many Americans long for the return of silent movie stars — not films without sound, but actors and filmmakers who know how to STFU when they’re not talking about acting or filmmaking. Jason at Libertas tracks down the quote and finds the first candidate for the sequel to “100 People [...]

July 19th, 2005 | Permalink| 5 Comments »

One-Man Pro-Death Penalty Argument

By Callimachus | Related entries in Religion, The Politics Of Film, The War On Terrorism, The World

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – The Muslim extremist on trial in the slaying of filmmaker Theo van Gogh confessed Tuesday, saying he was driven by religious conviction. “I don’t feel your pain,” he told the victim’s mother. Mohammed Bouyeri stunned the courtroom when, in the final minutes of his two-day trial he declared: “If I were released [...]

July 12th, 2005 | Permalink| 6 Comments »

Oliver Stone To Make First Major 9/11 Film

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in History, The Politics Of Film, The War On Terrorism

A lot of people are crying foul about this, but I’m trying to not be reactionary. I’d like to give Stone the benefit of the doubt here and see if he can make a powerful epic about a day that changed the world forever. From the AFP: The as-yet untitled film, which will be made [...]

July 10th, 2005 | Permalink| 6 Comments »