Dire Portents
I’d consider the source on this, but don’t say you weren’t warned. Hill on choosing McCain over Obama, via CNN:
CNN) — Hillary Clinton on Wednesday reiterated her vow to stay in the Democratic presidential race, but she said it would be a “terrible mistake” for her supporters to vote for John McCain over Barack Obama.
Sen. Hillary Clinton vowed to stay in the race, saying she’s “not going anywhere.”
“I’m going to work my heart out for whoever our nominee is. Obviously, I’m still hoping to be that nominee, but I’m going to do everything I can to make sure that anyone who supported me … understands what a grave error it would be not to vote for Sen. Obama.”
OK, thanks. Bush had his own related warning yesterday.
Meanwhile, Penn babbling more or less incoherently, warns of something but it’s hard to say exactly what:
”I don’t have a candidate I’m supporting and I’m certainly interested and excited by the hope that Barack Obama is inspiring,” he said, but went on to accuse him of a “phenomenally inhuman and unconstitutional” voting record.
”I hope that he will understand, if he is the nominee, the degree of disillusionment that will happen if he doesn’t become a greater man than he will ever be,” Penn said. “This is the most important election, certainly in my lifetime, and maybe ever.”
Portman, 26, said she would not be endorsing Obama or his rival, Hillary Clinton, but added: “I think it’s a very exciting year for our politics, that for the first time in a while we have a choice of who we like better instead of who we hate least.”
Penn said it was impossible to separate film from politics, and promised that the winning film would be a reflection of the current climate.
“One way or another, when we select the Palme d’Or winner, I think we are going to feel very confident that the film-maker who made the film is very aware of the times in which he or she lives.”
Well, he knows Hollywood and Hollywood’s obsession with shoving its politics down its audience’s throats, anyway. Here’s Penn’s game plan going into action at Cannes:
There are 22 films in competition for the Palme d’Or and the jury will watch them over the next 12 days. “The idea is to be wide awake with an empty bladder for the start of everything,” explained Penn.
Topics: impending doom!, pols
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 10:18 pm on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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May 14th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Penn said it was impossible to separate film from politics, and promised that the winning film would be a reflection of the current climate.
The winning film amongst the Hollywood snobs, he means. Just about every other “political” film has tanked.
May 15th, 2008 at 4:10 am
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May 15th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Here are the top grossing films since 1990:
1990 Ghost
1991 Terminator 2: Judgement Day
1992 Aladdin
1993 Jurassic Park
1994 The Lion King
1995 Toy Story
1996 Independence Day
1997 Titanic
1998 Armageddon
1999 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
2000 Mission: Impossible II
2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004 Shrek 2
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
2008 Currently, Iron Man (Showing)
Huh. I don’t see any anti-American social commentaries in that list, do you? I see a lot of escapist action and fantasy films. Why, looking at this list, it almost seems as if people were going to the movies to be entertained rather than to be exposed to the latest liberal sensitivities!