10 mistakes conservatives make in art and entertainment

townhall.com ^ | 2/7/06 | Erik Lokkesmoe

[Blind Eye Jones]

Yes, they rioted at a Schoenberg concert but that is the exception rather than the rule. But today all art is equal and "The Muppets sing Verdi" is on the same playing field with Verdi and with Mona Hatoum and her art of "turning traditional kitchen implements into threatening objects with electrification and dramatic shifts in scale." There are no riots to see and hear any of these artists because, as Gloria Stein says, they know the art of how far to go in going too far. It's all very safe and the artists (with the exception of Verdi) are probably heavily underwritten and funded by grants. Flatter the people to believe that they are all "artists" that they are "creative" that they are "equal" and you have today's artistic world. Today you don't hear or see GREAT art but you'll hear about celebrities like Andy Warhol (who was famous for being famous). The romantic cult of novelty is very superficial.

[b9]

Crash was a very good movie, imo. In the last two years, The only movie I can remember walking out of thinking I got my money's worth.

The purity of that little girl outshines all the ugliness, huh. The best scene ever.

[Borges]

I'm not just talking about the traditional Arts. Movies and TV shows are art as well.

[ican'tbelieveit]

Did you see Tyler Perry's new movie coming out: "Madea's Family Reunion."