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...video for the first single, “Black or White,” in which he repeatedly grabbed his crotch and smashed the windows of parked cars, provoked a strong backlash. As a result, the video was edited for content before being rebroadcast. Despite big budgets and famous Hollywood stars, Jackson’s cutting-edge videos were no longer the events they had once been. Although Dangerous bought forth several No. 1 singles, the album failed to perform as well as its predecessors, leading many critics to predict that his career was on the ebb. His new appearance...
...officials may have been cognizant of an eminent attack, civilians found themselves caught completely unaware of such a direct assault on their everyday lives. It would be unfathomable to survivors that 60 years later, the most tragic surprise attack of their generation would become the basis of a gaudy Hollywood Blockbuster, let alone one that producers would have re-edited as not to offend Japanese ticket-buyers. So how long before Ben Affleck Jr. gets his big break as a heroic fireman in the cinematic version of the attack on the World Trade Center...
Perhaps I have an overly cynical view of Hollywood. Even as you read this, high profile celebrities such as Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks and a multitude of others are gathering to host a fundraiser for the victims of last week’s insidious attacks. Entitled “America: A Tribute to Heroes,” the unprecedented event will be simultaneously broadcast on all four major television networks tonight from 9-11 pm, EST, not to mention on a slew of popular cable networks such as MTV, E! and Lifetime. Benevolent celebrities may be quick...
...what constitutes normal? In the past, Hollywood has dealt with devastation in different ways. Screwball comedies and lavish MGM musicals entertained destitute Depression-era audiences, and World War II brought a slew of patriotic and nationalistic films. Diversion was the key. As socially minded protagonist John Sullivan (Joel McCrea) realizes in Preston Sturges’ classic satire Sullivan’s Travels (1941), there wasn’t any shame in choosing to direct a silly film (Ants In Your Pants—the sequel) as opposed to a more somber choice (O Brother, Where Art Thou?...
...awards shows are rescheduled, and release dates are reconfirmed, we should take a moment to take stock of where we are. It’s a cynical view, but Hollywood and the entertainment industry are driven solely by profits. While Collateral Damage and Big Trouble are being postponed indefinitely because of their terrorism themed plots, other films are simply being postponed because with around-the-clock news coverage of the past week’s events, publicists haven’t been able to market their films properly on television. The severe evilness of last week’s atrocity...