Locking up the Hurt

[woodchip]

I am unceasingly surprised at how duplicitous the hollywood crowd can be. Not too long ago the actors and actresses were calling american troops murderers and thugs. Now that we have their darling boy in office and the Hurt Locker wins the coveted best picture award, why our troops are \"Brave\" and \"Courageous\". It is all enough to make one wonder about ones sanity. I wonder if there will be a anti-war film showing maimed Afghan children anytime soon?

[TechPro]

Anyone looking towards anything Hollywood making sense ... is going to be disappointed.

You were surprised?

[Isaac]

x2
Precious wasn't even about Smeagol.

[SilverFJ]

I'm bothered that Shmeegel is spelled like that and you know it

[SilverFJ]

Seriously though, x4 on TechPro's statement.

They're a bunch of stupid pretty people...Our politicians are a bunch of crooked ugly people.

[woodchip]

Anyone looking towards anything Hollywood making sense ... is going to be disappointed.

You were surprised?

I was surprised anyone at the Oscar's was laudatory of our troops.

[Gooberman]

Not too long ago the actors and actresses were calling american troops murderers and thugs.

Ok, I'll bite, which actor and actress called the american troops murderers and thugs?

[BUBBALOU]

nobody wanted to touch \"The Hurt Locker\" (produce it) because it wasn't blockbuster material and depicted true life situations in the time of war.

Funny how the producer was banned from entering the academy awards

[Will Robinson]

...Funny how the producer was banned from entering the academy awards

Is he a republican?

[Bet51987]

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[BUBBALOU]

Is he a republican?

Actually I think he is just French, which could be considered very simular in his priorities

[BigSlideHimself]

Actually supporting our troops has been \"in vogue\" ever since 9/11 (and before). I think you're conflating non-support for US foreign policy with non-support of the US troops themselves. I believe Bush as a \"thug\" was a popular sentiment - but not the troops.

[Insurrectionist]

Funny how the producer was banned from entering the academy awards

The Hurt Locker was produced by Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Greg Shapiro and Nicolas Chartier. They were going to pull the movie because of this email.

From: "Nicolas Chartier" Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010

I hope all is well with you. I just wanted to write you and say I hope you liked Hurt Locker and if you did and want us to win, please tell (name deleted) and your friends who vote for the Oscars, tell actors, directors, crew members, art directors, special effects people, if everyone tells one or two of their friends, we will win and not a $500M film, we need independent movies to win like the movies you and I do, so if you believe The Hurt Locker is the best movie of 2010, help us!

I'm sure you know plenty of people you've worked with who are academy members whethere a publicist, a writer, a sound engineer, please take 5 minutes and contact them. Please call one or two persons, everything will help!

best regards,

Nicolas Chartier Voltage Pictures

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/season/ ... ml?cnn=yes

Then they took away Nicolas Chartier's invatation instead of removing the movie.

[BUBBALOU]

Yes we all know about his spam email...

[Gooberman]

Actually supporting our troops has been "in vogue" ever since 9/11 (and before). I think you're conflating non-support for US foreign policy with non-support of the US troops themselves. I believe Bush as a "thug" was a popular sentiment - but not the troops.

In my opinion, I would date-it since Vietnam. I think the country hasn't gotten over its embarrassment that our own soldiers were so ridiculed.

Hating the leaders who send them to war is perfectly legit. But hating the Young kid who is risking his life for the country he loves, who is more then likely returning in some state of shock, is pretty much as far down as one can go on the totem poll.