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...doesn't mean you can't be persecuted. Every studio turned down The Passion when Gibson shopped it last summer. They stayed away from it because it was too hot, in what Hitchens would describe as "the less attractive sense of that word." That wouldn't mean much for standard religious bio-pics, which are usually financed by church organizations, shown in remote locations and unknown to the mass moviegoing public. But Gibson is one of the world's top stars, whose last 10 major-studio films (since Braveheart) have grossed a cumulative $1.27 billion at the North American...
...incessant Star Wars comparisons are more than valid, as your own disparaging description of The Two Towers could easily apply to any of the first three films; The Lord of the Rings has officially replaced George Lucas’ space operas as the standard bearers for epic populist entertainment. These will remain important films 25 years from now, and to give the award to another film in 2003 will be forever remembered as one of the Academy’s biggest blunders. I agree that the Academy hasn’t properly identified the year’s best film...
Typical of its director’s previous work, however, Twisted is imbued with powerful lurid undertones. Judd’s character is confident in her sexual prowess, but her actions are seen in a much more negative light by the male characters. In a spin on the standard established by films such as American Psycho, it is Twisted’s men, not its women, who are victimized and murdered for their activities. Kaufman toys with the underlying sexual themes in his movies, and Twisted’s suspenseful mood heightens the power of this component...
...think we are held to a higher standard,” she said. “We are not cutting benefits, and we are very generous about how much time people have to look for a job, and very generous with our severance packages, if you compare it to other people...
Typical of its director’s previous work, however, Twisted is imbued with powerful lurid undertones. Judd’s character is confident in her sexual prowess, but her actions are seen in a much more negative light by the male characters. In a spin on the standard established by films such as American Psycho, it is Twisted’s men, not its women, who are victimized and murdered for their activities. Kaufman toys with the underlying sexual themes in his movies, and Twisted’s suspenseful mood heightens the power of this component...