The Black Hole Of Sundance

Townhall ^ | 1-28-07 | Brent Bozell III

[nancyvideo]

A rose is still a rose and 'pornography' isn't 'art'. I say give em more rope... these so called 'elites' are doing a fine job of discrediting themselves

[jim35]

They must be shunned by all of society, only this time, on purpose. Not the usual shunning done by the vast majority who never watch these "art" films. We're going beyond defining deviance down, to eliminating the term altogether.

[nancyvideo]

Not to worry...our free market will do the job

[Thrownatbirth]

Of course, the art community will predictably compare the films' critics to Nazi book-burners.

[kb2614]

Oh brave new world, to have such people in it!

Now stop the world and let me off.

[Jaysun]

Ask one of those Sundance jerk-offs what his film is about and you can expect an incoherent string of words like: "evocative", "confrontational", and "avant garde". These words don't describe art, they describe assclownery.

[Lurker]

We're now supposed to believe that a film which graphically depicts the rape of a child is art.

If some 'normal' person were found by Law Enforcement to have a clip of something like that on their computer it's highly likely they'd be charged with a Felony.

But because it's 'hollywood' we're supposed to believe that somehow this is a vital contribution to the arts.

It's not. It's poisonous crap.

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[camle]

"risk taking" for these folks means portrayal of perversion on an ever expending scope. that's the ceheap, coward's way of being creative. Hows about some new and risky topics, like how global warming is a hoax?, or what society would look like if the left had it's way?

being perverted is easy, charting new ground is not.

[mewzilla]

It's not. It's poisonous crap.

And last I knew it still didn't have a distributor.

[Lurker]

And last I knew it still didn't have a distributor

Good. I have a feeling this 'film' was made as nothing more than some kind of mental masturbatory fantasy of the directors.

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[Lurker]

or what society would look like if the left had it's way?

I can think of two, "Brazil" and "1984".

"Brazil" was brilliant, but it didn't really get a lot of play. "1984" was well done, but is rather dated. I'd like to see a much more modern version of it done.

I'm cautiously optomistic that "Atlas Shrugged" will be made someday but what those Hollywood morons will do to it as a screen play is anyones guess.

I'm not sanquine about it remaing true to Miss Rands vision.

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[nancyvideo]

I'm not sure BUT I think 'Atlas Shrugged' is under production. Believe Jolie is to play Dagney. Anyone out there hear about this?

[Sherman Logan]

You forgot the most evocative word for what they're trying to accomplish: transgressive.

To these evil people, anything that offends against and tears down "traditional morality," (also known as morality itself) is by definition artistic and exciting.

[Lurker]

I know the rights to the book have changed hands several times and I've heard that it's 'under development'. I don't know if it's actualy in production.

I just can't see Jolie as Dagny, though.

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[robertpaulsen]

Casting time! My picks: Jude Law as Hank Rearden and Gwyneth Paltrow as Dagny Taggart.

[Lurker]

I'd like to see Joaquin Phoenix as Francisco myself.

He was great in "Walk The Line".

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[robertpaulsen]

My choice for Francisco d'Anconia is Benicio Del Toro. He was great in Traffic.

[joebuck]

I think the actress who played Raymond's wife on Everyone loves Raymond would be good as Dagny.

[Lurker]

We seem to be qualified as members of the CSA.

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[Reaganesque]

I say give em more rope...

It's funny you should say that. When I think of Sundance (the ski resort in Provo Canyon) I think of rope. My wife and I visited in the off season and went into the crafts barn to look around. I came across a piece of rope/twine hanging from the ceiling and leaned over to my wife and asked "is this art or did something break?" Another man, also visiting with his wife, laughed out loud and said to me "I was thinking the same thing!"