... "Could we declare a moratorium on the term 'politically incorrect?' Barring that, can we at least agree on what its supposed to mean?" A very sensible...
... I was under the impression that after all those years the phrase was only used ironically. Anyway, it was most recently used here today in a post that I...
... was ... Actually the term is used both ironically and unironically with numbing regularity. It's most often used in the media as shorthand for any work of...
... Two penguins are standing on an ice floe. The first penguin says, "You look like you're wearing a tuxedo." The second penguin says, "What makes you think...
... phrase ... It's a pretty good definition for unironical use -- but I thought we were beyond that on this very very highbrow group. The real problem with...
It seems like ever since the American remake of THE RING, there's a new type of horror film, of which type we see a specimen about once a month. I'm not...
... says, "You ... ridiculous, penguins don't talk." Then, the three penguins walk into a bar. One penguin is a catholic another is a jew the third one an...
Janet Bergstrom of UCLA kindly sent me a photocopy of a detailed description of each shot of The Case of Lena Smith made by the film critic Takada Masaru and...
... The real problem with political correctness (or at least one of the ... This hasn't been my experience. I sometimes encounter the opposite-- people who...
Richard's post is fascinating and highly valuable. I just want to add a small detail about the critical reception of "The Case of Lena Smith". Richard writes...
I think he's saying that "politically correct" is, itself, now used as a pejorative. And I agree with him. Too often you hear (conservative) commentators...
As I pointed out years ago, the discussion of more general topics on afb is often hurt by the fact that few of us are experts in such topics, and the words...
... afb ... and ... example. ... Well, I'm not sure who would be an "expert" on the topic. But, for what it's worth, I am familiar with the Wikipedia entry. ...
... did ... power in ... really "meant" ... ??? Yoel called it "worthless," but didn't explain why, any more than he did the first time, when he called it...
I'm trying to recollect a quote. Does anyone happen to know its author and the exact quotation? I believe it's Godard, and to paraphrase: Every camera angle is...
... Ah, well. "Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself..." I am "large," after all. Maybe as with for Yoel this film gets less good with...
This is indeed a fascinating post! Maybe this will show up as a DVD extra - it would be wonderful to see it. Turner Classic Movies shows a restoration of the...
What did he mean? What kind of statement? A cut is a moral statement, a typewritten word is a moral statement, etc. He made the statement about KAPO, right? ...
... Of course. "Les travelings sont une affaire de morale." Actually I said it myself one evening at the Mahieu when Moullet and Mourlet and Godard and a few...
The son of Nicholas Ray, he was sometimes credited in films as Tony Ray. I'm looking for any information on his whereabouts. I've tried both imdb and allmovie,...
