Cultural Imperialism

[Carl Remick]

>From: "Nathan Newman" <nathan at newman.org>
>
>Carl and Joanna illustrate my point- progressive cultural critiques
>invariably evoke the names of singular "auteurs" against the faceless
>"conspicuous consumption" of Hollywood.  There is a strident artistic
>individualism in this critique that ignores the skill, however craft rather
>than artisticly oriented, that exists in the better Hollywood films.  One
>reason I think Cameron deserved the producers award for Titanic (even as
>the film rightly failed to get the acting awards) is that he was recognized
>as a grand manager of all the work that was needed to create the spectacle
>of the film.

By that standard, the next time I want boffo entertainment I should take 
some free public tour of a factory and save myself $8.50.

Carl

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