Posted on 05/10/2007 4:09:02 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
All I can say is that it's a good thing it's Ken Burns. If the micromanagers and pseudo-censors representing the politically correct Congressional Hispanic Caucus were taking on a lesser filmmaker, who knows what would happen? At least it's relatively easy for PBS, the Public Broadcasting System, to stand behind the best documentary artist in America. In this climate, the second-best might not fare so well.
The current controversy centers around Ken Burns' forthcoming film, "The War," which focuses on how the people of four American towns were affected by World War II. Famous historians everywhere have supported the project. Burns, who has created epic "poems" about everything from sports to the Civil War, seems poised once again to capture the country's imagination in a seven-part series.
Of course, I haven't seen it yet. But neither have the people protesting that PBS shouldn't support Burns or air his series because, from those four towns, none of the people who go to war are Hispanic.
I kid you not.
It's not that he says anything bad about Hispanics. No racist slurs, ugly comments, derogatory references. But how dare Burns pick his own towns and his own people without making sure everyone was represented? Who does he think he is, the storyteller or something?
They've even formed a committee to demand that Burns redo the film, which took him six years to make and is now completely done. "Defend the Honor Campaign" it's called, and its only purpose seems to be to attack a guy who went so far as to offer to add additional material at the end of the movie to include Hispanics — as if this were an encyclopedia and not a movie.
That's right. Burns could have justifiably told these folks where to go and what to do
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The Hispanic feels secure enough to give us the law. Get used to it or ???????
Plus the guy uses the same template for his “documentaries” over and over again.
It is amazing how her looks have improved. I like Susan. She stood up for Rush Limbaugh during the Palm Beach witchhunt.
This reminds me of the quota queens that wanted to reenvision the 9/11 three fire fighters to include an asian, a woman, a black, and a hispanic to reflect their vision of the way the usa should be...
now that's as novel and apt a description of Mario Cuomo as you could devise.
http://video.mpegnation.com/a001539517305051005020932622.html
I say:
If we didn’t do it when we controlled Congress and the Presidency, with the President much stronger than now, what prayer have we got that this could happen?
Still, if Pelosi pushes this thru both houses, I hope Bush signs it!
She doesn’t look hideous in that picture!
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Ditto!
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...uses the same template...
Ya got that right. I don’t know if he invented the technique, but his and other’s all seem to follow the same format:
Collect some old B&W photos, have the camera play around with close-ups of those photos before zooming out to show the whole thing. Play some period music throughout and sprinkle in some interviews with ‘experts’ of dubious relevance.
I do enjoy his work but it is all so predictable
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I alternate between that and; "I would like at least to know his name..."
That film has more quotable dialogue than any three others.
Then they’ve abandoned their stated principle.
Their work may not qualify for the standard of which they spoke but I don’t think that the standard should be dumbed down to give awards to popular forays into “documentary” production.
Michael Moore and Al Gore make “popular” films that win awards too. They aren’t documentaries.
Barney, Sesame Street, Ken Burns, et al are wildly popular and commerical tie ins are available in virtually every (non-adult) video store along with all sorts of clothing, games, and toys in the case of PBS' childrens' programming.
There is enough "product" money that could be used to fund PBS. But instead PBS doesn't see much of those receipts.
True but the Nazis co-opted swing music for their Enlish propaganda programs and changed lyrics (which has impact when songs are often heard as instrumentals or with lengthy instrumental refrains). They'd insert defeatist messages about losing in the Pacific and Roosevelt "and his Jews".
The media still plays that same anti-American game today. In WWII Axis Sally and Lord Haw Haw were convicted of treason. Today Michael Moore sits with the elite of the DNC at their convention abd Jane Fonda continues to crank out movies.
Not pay for themselves!!!! Do you have any idea how many millions they rake in for Sesame Street merchandise licensing? You'd be surprised. Walk into any toy store and I guarantee you will see dozens of Sesame Street toys.
They make plenty enough from licensing Tickle Me Elmos and private donations to pay for the entire PBS budget. They should not be receiving any tax money at all. (actually only 10% of their budget comes from the govenment - 90% comes from donations & merchandising fees)
“great jazzy fusion”
Jazz fusion is the reason that jazz has lost it’s popularity. It’s repetitive and boring and can’t keep people’s interest because a lot of musicians go on and on like a Grateful Dead, an endless, purposeless jam session.
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Or never genuinely held to it at all.
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