Sundance News: "Chicago 10" Disappoints; Dakota Fanning's "Hounddog" Violating Child Pornography Laws? "Crazy Love" Causes Bidding War
Summary
Since the Sundance Film Festival started two days ago, three films have already drawn extra media attention. "Chicago 10," Brett Morgen's highly anticipated follow-up to "The Kid Stays in the Picture," disappointed critics; "Hounddog," starring Dakota Fanning, might face a child pornography violation; and "Crazy Love," with its wild and disturbing love story, generated a bidding war between indie distributors. What will the rest of the week bring? Back to Article
Since the Sundance Film Festival started two days ago, three films have already drawn extra media attention. "Chicago 10," Brett Morgen's highly anticipated follow-up to "The Kid Stays in the Picture," disappointed critics; "Hounddog," starring Dakota Fanning, might face a child pornography violation; and "Crazy Love," with its wild and disturbing love story, generated a bidding war between indie distributors. What will the rest of the week bring? Back to Article
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on Jan 22 2007 11:46 AM In reply to this comment (#853558) I agree its probably not illegal but the question is why? Why does soceity need to explore this topic? Do we really need such a foul, tasteless, evil subject shoved into our faces? Then maybe we need to explore beastilaity some more! Make a series of movies on why some people want to do it with there dogs and horses, how about golden showers, lets really get into that subject shall we? And jail house anal rapes, why do some men rape others? My point is no matter the legality of this issue, we as a society must put our foot down and establish boundries of decency and taste. It is our right and our duty. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 22 2007 12:00 PM In reply to this comment (#853537) Jodie Foster was only in Taxi Driver; Brooke Shields was in Pretty Baby. (Reply to this) |
on Jan 22 2007 12:24 PM In reply to this comment (#853550) Yeah do i attack peoples religion or race? No, so yes they are intolerant. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 22 2007 12:24 PM In reply to this comment (#853551) Oh yeah and it is not childish to attack the catholics right? You hypocritical bigot. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 22 2007 12:58 PM In reply to this comment (#853564) It's tempting to argue with you, but there's nothing I can say to embarrass you more than you do yourself. I just hope that someday, if you make it to high school, you'll look back on some of your old posts here at RT and laugh - the way we might chuckle at our own childhood memories of wetting the bed, or asking our mother why the fat lady at the grocery store has blue lines on her legs. (Reply to this) |
on Jan 22 2007 01:03 PM [b]seriously.[/b] Do you guys really think that an entire production company, a movie studio (in one form or another), the parents, Fanning herself, the person in question...you think ALL these people stood there and said "Yeah, it's child porn, and we LOVE it! So leave it in!" No way. And why should we explore it? You know, you've got a point there. It's reality, and sometimes these realities are extremely harsh. So let's do the mature, intelligent thing and not explore it. Let's just pretend it doesn't exist. Let's bury it deep down, because we all know how well that goes over (I'm waving to you, Catholics). So yes, let's pretend that Walt Disney is secretly our diving God and that these things are pointless to explore, because we all know talking bunnies and forgetful fish make up reality. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 22 2007 01:08 PM In reply to this comment (#853565) HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, i love it when little 12 year olds tell other to make it out of high school, are you even in high school? You sound like that jr. high nerd that gets picked on by everyone. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 22 2007 01:10 PM In reply to this comment (#853566) Yeah the mature thing is to ignore it, god you people are funny. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 22 2007 01:12 PM In reply to this comment (#853568) i suppose my method of beating people senseless with the sarcasm doesn't work if the person has no common sense to begin with. my mistake. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 22 2007 01:21 PM In reply to this comment (#853567) Ah yes, the infallible I-know-you-are-but-what-am-I argument. Well played, sir. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 22 2007 01:34 PM In reply to this comment (#853528) [b]wako catholic?[/b] I thought that the forums were monitored? Otherwise I would'nt see this type of prejudice and hate against people you obviously know nothing about and their religious affiliation, and you would save space with your incongruent posts that are contradictory. Why don't You reserve judgement until you know the facts? A movie that needs to graphically show a real twelve year old girl's character being raped is unnecessary and most definitely illegal (they call those kids minors). I could see if the movie is trying to represent how horrific and awful the raper is and what a heinous act he is committing, but there is only so far you can legally go with a child and the people in movies, laws still come into play. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 22 2007 01:54 PM In reply to this comment (#853566) I somewhat take your point, but honestly if I want to see that kind of reality I can probably find it on the net, the news, or depending on my neighborhood out my front door. The reason I go to movies is to see something better than reality and this is just personal preference, but I've seen enough movies lately that left me feeling crappy. Give me talking bunnies every time. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 22 2007 02:25 PM In reply to this comment (#853570) Oh the whole (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 22 2007 03:19 PM [b]This wrong Hollywood should Know Better!!![/b] This is a classic use big name and sex to sell a film don't try to pull that art shit with me there are many way to get the rape scene accross in the film, or that fact that the child was raped, use dolls, or simply imply the scene with sound and scape! you don't put a child through that shit even acting it is wrong. I don't care how mature you think it is its not mature at any level to show children naked or act in sex scenes in the name of art. this film needs to be shut down, it only going to give a bunch of sick people out there something to jack off to. Stop This Film boycott!!!!!!!!! (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 22 2007 03:57 PM In reply to this comment (#853571) i hate to be a stickler, but from what i've read, the "graphic rape" is only implied. you actually don't see anything. so it doesn't show it; i suppose that's worse, but it's not illegal. it's all cerebral. (Reply to this) |
on Jan 22 2007 04:10 PM In reply to this comment (#853555) It's called reasoning through extreme logic -- take a subject matter that is a shade of gray and make it black and white so that it's easier to understand. Just KISSin it, is all. (Reply to this) |
on Jan 22 2007 05:30 PM In reply to this comment (#853573) "Oh the whole A strategy you know all too well about. But you are correct in that it was childish of me to attack all Catholics based on the ravings of one person, and for that I apologize. Although based on some of the things the Catholic church has done and hidden, it amazes me anyone still belongs to them. I don't know why everyone is getting so worked up over a movie NONE of us have seen yet. I'm willing to bet the rape is implied and only one scene in a 100 minute movie, and probably not even the most important scene. But again, I'll let you know after I see it tomorrow morning. As to the whole "why explore it" thing. Because that's what art does, it shows us the human condition, both the good and the bad, and helps us deal with things that are often unpleasant. (if we choose to. People have said they're not going to see the film, and I respect that.) (Reply to this) |
on Jan 22 2007 05:42 PM In reply to this comment (#853574) If only you knew history and the workings of hollywood. First it is false that hollywood (generally) exploits sex to sell a film, Hollywood usually avoids R ratings because it makes less money, don't believe me?, read the big picture: money and power in hollywood. Second you haven't been reading, Dakota was not naked, had clothes on, had a shrink with her and her mother and the film is trying to attack child sex abuse. Did you knew that more than 200,000 are used for sexual encounters. It is not being discussed openly, this film is trying to actually do something, but we people always turn a blind eye in a curtain of self righteousness. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 22 2007 06:57 PM In reply to this comment (#853518) [b]Big Difference in Acting and What Happens in Real[/b] It takes a dedicated actress to read a script and choose a role with controversy attached to it, this actress unfortunately is still a child but never the less it's still acting, but these are things that happen in real life, the word child to many including me brings these words to mind "innocence, happy, angel, protection, fight for, maybe even the word kill for", but waking up to reality and seeing it first hand, most of these kids at even a younger age than Dakota Fanning are exposed to things they should never be exposed to, This is life and it takes an excellent actress to wake up some of these movie viewers to reality and what's happening in this world. Like when Hillary Swank played that role in Boys don't cry whether it's an adult or a child rape is rape, but it happens, let people know to whom all over this world. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 22 2007 07:00 PM In reply to this comment (#853578) People are still Catholic because they know that the "stuff" hidden was bad but greatly exagerated by the media and the simple fact that a lot of accused people were in fact innocent. Why do people still go to public schools even though more teachers are pedophiles? (Reply to this) |
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