Dakota, 12, to star in 'disturbing paedophile film'

[Akeirook]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=396762&in_page_id=1773

War of the Worlds star Dakota, 12, has signed up to appear in Hounddog.

The screenplay calls for Fanning's character to be raped in one explicit scene and to appear naked or clad only in "underpants" in several other horrifying moments.

A source close to the film said: "The two taboos in Hollywood are child abuse and the killing of animals.

"In this movie, both things happen." Fanning's mother, Joy, and her Hollywood agent, Cindy Osbrink, see the movie, written and directed by Deborah Kampmeier, as a possible Oscar vehicle for the pint-size star.

[durasell]

Tom Ford took that shot? Makes sense.

He's not a photographer...

[Borges]

Each work has to be judged on its own merits. The 'I already know something is bad' argument means you can't show anything bad.

[Sans-Culotte]

FYI: Saló is based upon the book The 120 Days of Sodom by the unspeakably evil Marquis de Sade -- one of the most hideously evil creatures evil to walk this Earth, and, naturally, one of the patron saints of the internationl intelligentsia.

Thanks, I'd forgotten that. It really disgusted me when they made that movie Quills, that tried to portray the Marquis as merely a victim of censorship, as if he were no more than an 18th century Lenny Bruce. If they made an accurate film of his life, it would be as repellent as anything he ever wrote.

[Borges]

That movie was terrible.

[gopwinsin04]

Where are this child's parents?

[Houmatt]

Salo is not impossible to find. You just need to actually look for it. Here, and here, for example.

[durasell]

Uh, behind the scenes.

[Borges]

Well in the days of the Internet I guess everything can be found. I meant in your neighborhood video store.

[mel]

no wonder people don't go to movies

[jdm]

Dakota Fanning 15 years from now:

[Sans-Culotte]

The 'I already know something is bad' argument means you can't show anything bad.

Oh, you can show it alright. It's called porn. When children are involved it's called kiddie porn.

I'm saying that the argument used for Salo-that it is vaulable in that it depicts horrors-is a disengenuous one. I think the viewers of it either: a.) get their rocks off watching people eat feces, get raped, tortured and murdered; or: b.) see viewing it as an endurance contest; or: c.) just want the privilege of owning a difficult to obtain title.

I see this new film as being cut from sismilar cloth.

[OneWingedShark]

Indeed, this is just screwed-up...

[Borges]

Are 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Lolita' kiddie porn? The famous 1968 film of the former decpited the underage actors in bed.

[Calpernia]

Huh, she does.

[jdm]

Yes, a young Jodie Foster! You nailed it. I was trying to think of who she looked like. I thought a young Cameron Diaz, at first, but then realized that wasn't a great comparison.

[AppyPappy]

Geez, 12 and she is already anorexic

[durasell]

A little mean-spirited, no?

Kids like Fanning etc. are working kids. I've known many of them. And while their experiences growing up are vastly different than most kids, the majority leave the business to go on to other things. Some stay with it and either fail or succeed. And some get horribly screwed up -- but that percentage is no greater than kids outside the business.

[wita]

HTML trumps copy link, and paste. Iwuzinahuri. Thanks.

[Borges]

The two child actresses most notorious for having a film like this in their youth (Foster and Brooke Shields) are as well adjusted and accomplished as any in Hollywood history.

[PeteB570]

Well,.......

I guess the rating will be a bit higher than PG-13.

Another one to "pass by".