Posted on 02/11/2006 2:20:27 AM PST by AmericaUnite
The current batch of Oscar nominations underscores the notion that now more than ever Hollywood is out of touch with America.
The simple fact that twice as many people have seen the documentary "March of the Penguins" than have seen any of the five nominations for Best Picture ("Brokeback Mountain," "Crash," "Capote," "Munich" and "Good Night, and Good Luck") drives the point home.
The combined audience total for all of the Best Picture nominations is less than the number of moviegoers who flocked to see "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."
Another indication of the growing chasm between Hollywood and the rest of the universe is the scarcity of bona fide movie stars; those who enjoy that special combination of box office success and larger-than-life personas.
Long associated with the term "movie star" is the name of Jamie Lee Curtis's dad, Tony Curtis. Tony recently told Fox News's Bill McCuddy that he hadn't yet seen "Brokeback Mountain" and had no intention of doing so. He claims that other Academy members feel similarly.
"This picture is not as important as we make it. It's nothing unique. The only thing unique about it is they put it on the screen. And they make 'em [gay] cowboys."
Curtis reminded folks that his contemporaries wouldn't have cared for the highly acclaimed Best Picture nominee. "Howard Hughes and John Wayne wouldn't like it," Curtis said.
Curtis's favorite flick of 2005 is one that, judging by the box office take, a lot of Americans would place on their list as well: "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
The Left Coast Report points out that while Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon may have donned women's clothing for their film roles, at least they shaved their legs for the part.
"Yonder is da castle of my fodder." (/Brooklyn accent)
I have always enjoyed Tony Curtis movies - - fact is, anything he was in was better because he was in it. 'Some Like It Hot' (with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon) was, of course, a classic. But I also enjoyed Tony's medieval movies and especially 'The Vikings' with Kirk Douglas.
I'm happily anticipating computer generated "actors" -- the sooner Hollywood drops narcissistic liberal larger than life filth, the better.
And Tony Curtis probably does not see that cross-dressing was the pre-cursor to acceptance of the queer lifestyle. Cross-dressing was the highest level of shock that could be accepted back in the day.
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Yes, but they should use
computers with faster chips
or more memory
or algorithms
from Pixar or something 'cause
there's just something wrong . . .
LOL....great line.
Actually, this is the only film I've seen in quit some time that I actually recommended to other people.
Among Hollywaste's intellectual crimes is the one of acting subtle, and thinking no on can see through their vainglorious attempts to impose liberal dictums on the rest of us.
Hollywarped's MO includes endless poselytizing, continuous brainwashing of audiences into Christian-hating and American-hating. Follywood obviously believes that 24/7 of sexually salacious and violent TV, movies and music are not harming kids and our fragile culture.
OTOH, Hollywarped also believes----with the religious fervor of Tammy Faye Baker---- that a single 15-sec commercial will compel tens of millions of Americans into thousands of stores to buy billions of dollars worth of soap, soup, breakfast cereal and cars.
They can't have it both ways.
How about "The DaVinci Code" starring Tom Hanks & directed by Ron Howard. Wonder what angle they will do with that.
So now we know.
Tony would not eat snails.
Well, rat, I can honestly say there were a few gay cowboys back in the Wild, Wild West of Texas...
Yeah, in my pirate days, we hung them from the yardarms. In Texas you would find them hanging from trees!
Brokeback Mountain: Where the men are men, men pretend to be women, and the sheep are still scared.
Let the free market destroy Hollywood and their waste.
The tv add isn't any better. If you didn't know what the movie was about you would think it was a classic American love story.
The book itself is scripturally controversial---figures the movie will be.
bttt
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