1) The Dems slap down Joe - I’m an independent which means I’m going to take positions that feed my ego instead of actually doing what I was elected to do - Lieberschmuck. Man, I really dislike that guy.
2) Does this mean I’ll actually watch the Golden Globes this year? Only if Sharon Stone buys me a gold watch.
3) You like Obama’s war on Fox News? There’s a great piece in Slate on FDR’s depression-era rumble with the press.
1) I’m not sure I want to dive into the vaccination/autism debate, but I though this Slate piece by Stephanie Tatel on how unvaccinated children pose a life threatening threat to her immunocompromised son is worth a read.
2) Andrew Sullivan takes on the divides in the American DNA (both literally and figuratively), and brings it around to Obama. Is he the puritan or the risk taker or is he both? Personally, despite what the Nobel Committee thinks, I’d say the jury is still out.
3) A Michelle Bachmann comic book? Oh yes, it is.
1) I agree with The NY Times on Roman Polanksi.
“In Europe, the prevailing mood — at least among those with access to the news media — seemed to be that Mr. Polanski has already “atoned for the sins of his young years,” as Jacek Bromski, the chief of the Polish Filmmakers Association, put it. We disagree strongly, and we were glad to see other prominent Europeans beginning to point out that this case has nothing to do with Mr. Polanski’s work or his age. It is about an adult preying on a child. Mr. Polanski pleaded guilty to that crime and must account for it.” - The NY Times
2) I agree with Jon Stewart on the Democratic super majority.
3) I agree with Bill Mechanic on the state of the film industry (and chose my favorite paragraph from this must read).
”[T]he independent world, which should be aiming to do things better and different from the Studios, doesn’t have that as a mandate at all. If anything, the only thing that independent distributors and financiers look for is the SAME. Maybe costing a little less than the Majors, but they want what the Studios want, or in “Fight Club” speak, they want copies of a copy.”
1) I don’t know what to think about the big Indie Film Summit that was held last week. In reading all the round ups, I felt like I was re-reading much of what has been said over and over again over the past year. Personally, I think you need to kill the word “Independent.” It’s become such a broad and all encompassing term it really has no useful definition any more while at the same time it carries with it the unhelpful and outdated framework that creates divisions that no longer apply to the film marketplace.
2) Roman Polanski - Being a great artist and a celebrity does not put you outside the rule of law. If there were legal irregularities that should have led to a mistrial, then deal with those irregularities in court.
3) This is truly scary: A news piece suggesting their might need to be a military coup against Obama.
1) Andrew Sullivan announces that Michael Kinsley is joining the Atlantic. For those who don’t who Kinsley is (and shame on you for not) he’s the cofounder of Slate, and one of the best political journalists and editors in the business. You can read a great sample of his (non-political) work here.
2) In honor of the release of Focus Features’ 9 Newsarama gives us the 10 films that changed animation. Sadly, no Miyazaki.
3) DON’T YOU FUCKING DARE MESS WITH THE DUKE!
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