Comments on: Oscar Nominees Announced http://stkarnick.com/culture/2010/02/02/thelist-4/ News, reviews, and analysis, edited by S. T. Karnick Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:50:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: Daniel Crandall http://stkarnick.com/culture/2010/02/02/thelist-4/comment-page-1/#comment-5711 Daniel Crandall Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:59:45 +0000 http://stkarnick.com/culture/?p=10#comment-5711 <i>Avatar</i> is ideological porn for lefties, which also happens to be a huge money maker by being the biggest, shiniest bauble in theaters. As <a href="http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2010/02/02/2009-academy-awards-predictions-anyone/" rel="nofollow">John Nolte noted</a>, over at BigHollywood, if <i>Avatar</i> wins Best Picture, its bauble-ness will become the "cinematic standard." Maybe some enterprising "scientists," fresh from their latest global warming debacle, can put the brakes on that trend by "proving" that watching movies through 3-D glasses causes brain tumors and cataracts. And Hollywood will go back to investing in writers and directors more interested in telling cinematic stories rather than scoring ideological points with pretty pictures. ... You know ... for the children. Hey, I can dream, can't I? Avatar is ideological porn for lefties, which also happens to be a huge money maker by being the biggest, shiniest bauble in theaters. As John Nolte noted, over at BigHollywood, if Avatar wins Best Picture, its bauble-ness will become the “cinematic standard.” Maybe some enterprising “scientists,” fresh from their latest global warming debacle, can put the brakes on that trend by “proving” that watching movies through 3-D glasses causes brain tumors and cataracts. And Hollywood will go back to investing in writers and directors more interested in telling cinematic stories rather than scoring ideological points with pretty pictures. … You know … for the children.

Hey, I can dream, can’t I?

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