Seeing your journey through exploitation and cult cinema I’m noticing you have hit the Hong Kong classics yet. I suspect the combination of artistry and truly bad taste will tickle your brain.
much like the oft discussed idea that corporations aren't people and them expressing a "moral value" is usually marketing, shouldn't the JK Rowling thing be viewed mostly through the lens of her rights to the characters and that she can nuke any HP project without blinking? even if WB/HBO wanted to be critical of her or divorce her from the project, it would be insanely costly and/or impossible, all while risking any further development of probably their most lucrative tentpole. cheer on the end result if you want i guess but not sure i see this as a brave act or ever really in doubt when there's that big a gun to the head.
I don't think WB is being brave at all. I imagine they can't shake themselves free of her, even if they wanted to. And I bet they want to. I'm not seeing this as some type of cultural thing. It's just an ultimate good that a creator can/is exercise this control.
Seeing your journey through exploitation and cult cinema I’m noticing you have hit the Hong Kong classics yet. I suspect the combination of artistry and truly bad taste will tickle your brain.
Still trapped in Italy at the moment.
I want your reaction to DR LAMB so bad, or like, DANGEROUS ENCOUNTERS OF THE FIRST KIND, the French cut of course
much like the oft discussed idea that corporations aren't people and them expressing a "moral value" is usually marketing, shouldn't the JK Rowling thing be viewed mostly through the lens of her rights to the characters and that she can nuke any HP project without blinking? even if WB/HBO wanted to be critical of her or divorce her from the project, it would be insanely costly and/or impossible, all while risking any further development of probably their most lucrative tentpole. cheer on the end result if you want i guess but not sure i see this as a brave act or ever really in doubt when there's that big a gun to the head.
I don't think WB is being brave at all. I imagine they can't shake themselves free of her, even if they wanted to. And I bet they want to. I'm not seeing this as some type of cultural thing. It's just an ultimate good that a creator can/is exercise this control.
Really looking forward to GEHENNA.
SAME!