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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Stephen Colbert believes that Harry Potter and Sarah Palin films would make a GREAT double feature. You know that might be the only plausible way to get anybody to watch "The Undefeated."
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Now they’re resorting to Dancing With the Stars strategies.
ReplyDeleteThey’re soliciting internet VOTES for “Undefeated.” http://theundefeated.cinedigm.com/vote.html
Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corporation issued a press release:
“Following Limited Opening Engagement, “The Undefeated” Goes Nationwide; Vote Online to Be Sure Your Neighborhood Theater Doesn’t Miss Out”
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/cast-a-vote-to-bring-sarah-palin-documentary-the-undefeated-to-neighborhood-theatres-nasdaq-cid
Yeah, don’t miss out. I suggest we all vote for the location of our choice. Will they screen it in Siberia, given enough votes? Or how about this – they get soooo much interest that they book the film _everywhere_. With empty seats.
Or they’ll hit up the local church to pay for the screening.
In Alaska, maybe Jerry Prevo will buy out the theater. Certainly Wasilla churches will want to buy a screening at their theater. Right? Can you believe the Palins didn't premiere it there?
I had to laugh : reading the Guardian's report on the Murdoch hearing, a body language specialist had this to say about young Murdoch, but it seems it could also aply to lady of the dead lake
ReplyDelete"At least five members of the committee managed to rub him up the wrong way – evidenced by the fact that, while looking at each of them, he surreptitiously and briefly pushed out his tongue. This is an infantile gesture of rejection, which owes its origins to the baby's habit of protruding the tongue in order to expel the mother's breast from its mouth. James Murdoch wasn't aware that he was rejecting the committee members in this way, and nor were they."
I've voted in that poll a bunch of times - because I want this film shown in Cambridge, MA, where in short order it will become a midnight cult film!
ReplyDeleteThis movie wouldn't have even been a blip on my radar if I didn't frequent your blog, Gryphen. There has been zero news coverage, zero buzz in my area. I haven't seen anything on the major news networks either. I guess they are covering real news instead of Sarah's latest antics. Epic Fail.
ReplyDeleteThe victimhood myths of Palin fans
ReplyDeleteThe reaction of her devoted fans to a blog post about poor attendance at a screening of "The Undefeated" is telling.....THAT THEY ARE BAT SHIT CRAZY
http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/07/19/kay_palin_movie
SPalin still hasn't figure out somehow that she doesn't control the Elder Wand.
ReplyDeleteCompletely OT, but I just found out that my town's Geoffrey Dunn book signing was cancelled because of health problems. Please could everybody send good vibes, well wishes, prayers, or whatever your thing is. I hope that it is merely a minor temporary thing like a cold or sprained ankle, but in case it is more, send those magic vibes his way.
ReplyDeleteSorry, O/T but I thought this was a pretty interesting article on HP re: the neg. depiction of women in reality tv, namely the "Housewives" franchise. Here's a bit:
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I saw The Real Housewives series, and other shows like it, as fun, accessible entertainment -- escapism.
I was wrong.
Even though that Real Housewives viewing party happened just seven months ago, my days of celebrating and promoting the show are long gone. I can no longer stand to watch a program that -- while brilliantly produced and written with respect to entertainment value -- perpetuates a horrible stereotype about women: that they are hysterical, unhinged, and conniving.
I have realized that I can't see reality shows like The Real Housewives as mindless, fun escapism anymore. These kinds of shows put women right into the gutter of a society where bias and discrimination against women are still strongly prevalent.
The impetus for my change-of-heart towards The Real Housewives came after I watched the final cut of my friend Jennifer Siebel Newsom's documentary, Miss Representation.
Miss Representation explores the under-representation of women in positions of power and the limited, often disparaging, portrayal of women in the media.
Her documentary brilliantly addresses the connection between how women are portrayed in the media -- both in news and entertainment -- and the connection to the huge disparity between men and women in positions of power, from the boardroom to Capitol Hill.
But how can we expect young women to want to serve in elective office or lead a large corporation when we generally provide them a limited view of what women can be? With respect to reality TV, the primary role models that producers offer to girls are of women, or should I say characters, who are crazy and superficial.
Yet, despite what I believe to be a key part of my life's calling -- fighting for gender equality -- I somehow managed to compartmentalize the horrible way women are portrayed in reality shows from the way I view women in the rest of my life.
I was so stupid.
After I saw Miss Representation, I was grappling with my obsession with The Real Housewives. It just didn't feel right to watch the show anymore. But the fundamental shift in the way I view entertainment came when I asked my friend's 12e-year-old daughter, Erica, about her favorite TV show. I naively expected her to mention a Nickelodeon program or a show like American Idol. Her answer, "The Real Housewives of New Jersey."
What?
I was overwhelmed with guilt. I was supporting a show that could negatively impact the way young women like Erica see themselves in the world. She only liked the show because people just like me watched it and actively promoted it to their friends. Why would The Real Housewives series appeal to her? Because the show is so popular that Erika is constantly exposed to references about it in her world. She hears adults talk about the show with great excitement; she sees at the grocery store checkout aisle, Real Housewives of New Jersey star, Teresa Guidice with her young daughters, on the cover of In Touch magazine.
Erica is a smart, creative girl. I remember her as a bookworm who would tug on my shirt to tell me, with excitement, about how she saw Hillary Clinton on CNN. But now her favorite show is about women who spend themselves into bankruptcy and call each other "prostitute whores?"
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yashar-hedayat/real-housewives-women_b_901196.html
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Also, when is the last time Hillary Clinton had MORE news coverage than Granny (3X) palin?
Do the young women see HC, Elizabeth Warren, Janet Napolitano...or the REAL HOUSEWIVES, KARDASSIANS, etc. EVERY. TIME. they are in the checkout stand?
Thank for the subtext meaning of the tongue action, Anon12:51pm. This for pushing out the tongue, right? SP licks her lips..
ReplyDeleteOh wolfbitch, you are so wrong. I attended that wretched movie just to write an informed opinion (terrible!) and it is the emotional equivalent of getting hit over the head with a frying pan.
The soundtrack is so loud and constant it almost drowns out the narration. There is NO humor; no light touches.
To try and turn this into "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" would be a big mistake. "Rocky" invited the audience to sing, dance, and laugh along.
Also, the kind of person this fascist movie attracts are not nice people. They are there to worship their queen, and god help you if laugh and scorn her.
After the movie let out in Grapevine, I was cornered by a Palinbot who whipped out her iphone and started filming me (without my permission). Her heavily made-up face got ugly fast when I was not blown away by how wonderful SP was.
As a matter of fact, I think it would be better to not picket or protest this film in any way. They are itching for a fight or some violence to validate their "downtrodden victim lashes out" mentality.
Oh, 12:51, THANK YOU!!
ReplyDeleteNOW we know why Sarah sticks her tongue out all the time!
Because she's a big baby!
Who said it was ranked number 2 in theaters? And LMAO it is the WORST PLACED MOVIE OF THE YEAR!
ReplyDelete#40 rank, 10 theaters, $6,513 average
Top Movies in the Past 365 Days Ranked at number 365
It also has a D rating by moviegoers.
http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=undefeated11.htm
"This film should be rated R for Retarded!"
ReplyDelete"Never has the simple concept of a movie inspired less confidence. Also, right off the bat the title is a lie. Sooooo... yeah, not seeing it."
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/771245638/
Wow, where does Track sleep? That is a pretty small bed. Hey, does Track even have a J O B? What is that little thingy the bible says about not eating if you DO NOT WORK?
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Brittapie really?
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Hey lookie Britta went on one of those camping trips also too. Think she is going to write a book?
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sequentially?no way. Simultaneously? hmmm, possibly. Superimposed? Yes!!!
ReplyDelete3:56, that photo must be from when she was secretary in Palin's Executive Office. At $18.50/hr.
ReplyDeleteBut she did graduate high school.
Kudos to Jonathan Kay for his article in Salon. It really is worth a post/link of its own, Gryph.
ReplyDeleteP.S. The Palin-bots are a scary bunch of flaming a-holes.
P.P.S. I love America, and hate Sarah Palin.
Thanks womanwithsardinecan for the information about Joe. I hope whatever it is is minor and he recovers quickly. What an amazing man!
ReplyDeleteThe Palin Adoration Revisionist History Revival Mocumentary has officially gone down in flames, and it couldn't happen soon enough. The desperate toe lickers are pathetically trying to open new markets, but I'm sure it's safe to say it won't work.
Theaters desperately need to fill seats to make a profit, and with so much competition and so many poor reviews, I think theater owners would rather open more seats and more showings of Potter's movie and the new "Winnie the Pooh" movie soon to be released, than risk losing money.
What is it with Track and Britta and the twin beds? Do adults actually sleep in twin beds, even when single?
And Bristol's "book":
ReplyDeleteAmazon Bestsellers Rank: #9,363
I voted for it to be shown in ZIP code 66666
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