Word: stupidity
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...talent-challenged white men can still make money appropriating black pop culture NAOMI CAMPBELL Supermodel wins privacy case against a tabloid. When will those media jackals allow the famous to go through rehab in peace like the rest of us? MICHAEL MOORE Liberal scores with his Bush-bashing book Stupid White Men. That's a great way to get added to the FBI's "Full Body Cavity Search" list Losers MARIAH CAREY Diva wins Worst Actress at the Raspberrys. She announces her award "gives every nameless, faceless woman the chance to totally fail" MOHAMMED ZAHIR SHAH Afghan King has trip...
...Stupid, which Neo wrote, directed and acts in, takes on one of the core frustrations of Singaporean life: the city-state's ruthless education system, which, of course, is where citizens first feel the claws digging in. The film follows the lives of three struggling boys and their stressed parents, all feeling the pressure of a society that demands a narrow type of success at all costs. The movie and its themes-including subtle criticism of the government-have resonated with local audiences, earning some $1.8 million since its release in mid-February. That makes I Not Stupid the second...
...opposite end of the artistic spectrum, agrees that Neo is a master at getting at what lies beneath Singapore's stolid sterility. "I think a lot of Singaporeans are speechless," he says. "They don't really say much or vocalize their feelings. Then they see I Not Stupid and they're like, 'Hey, man, I'm seeing myself on the big screen...
...systems analyst on his tea break; only his designer Dolce & Gabbana glasses hint that, unlike much of his core audience, he doesn't go home to a housing block at night. There's little evident ego, and when Neo finds out his interviewer has seen I Not Stupid, he begins firing questions: Was it good? Too local? In the next room, a television is showing the Academy Awards broadcast and Neo laughs when asked if he dreams of being awarded an Oscar, perhaps from Julia Roberts. "Of course," he says with infectious laughter, "but that's too far away from...
...Stupid has plenty of light moments, but it's hardly as broad as his earlier movies. And that was a risk for Neo: his previous film That One No Enough bombed at the box office, earning only $650,000, and he was nervous about taking on a film with a semi-serious theme. "Deciding not to go with slapstick definitely cost Jack some sleepless nights," says I Not Stupid executive producer Daniel Yun. But Neo feels it was a necessary move: getting gags in drag was good to him, but it was time to move on. "I realized my audience...