Harry Potter Producer Condemns Hollywood Films

Over the last couple of years, I've taken to reading Aljazerra.net as a broadening of the news coverage I consume. Imagine my surprise to find it writing about about Hollywood films. Mexican producer Alfonso Cuaron, no stranger to the indie scene, uses his Harry Potter soapbox to level some charges at Hollywood. When accused of being part of the Hollywood system he was criticizing, Cuaron replied: "That distinction is as offensive and sad as saying that the (US) Drug Enforcement Administration certifies other countries for their cooperation against trafficking, when we are really talking about the number-one producer (of drugs) in the world."



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Hi Brian,

Thanks for the tip on aljazeerra.net. I didn't know they had an English language site. Interesting to see some alternative perspectives on the news, especially in light of the doc "Control Room." But the Cuaron story seems grossly underreported. What was the context for his remarks? How could he have made such derogatory statements about Hollywood without mentioning the fact that he just helmed a Hollywood blockbuster. The story reminded me of one of those EW.com celebrity blurbs that turn something into nothing. I will, remain, as always, suspicious of everything. . .



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