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May. 24th, 2011
The Next Extreme Flick
May. 24th, 2011 11:25 amSpanish director Pedro Almodovar's latest thriller, "The Skin I Live In," had filmgoers fleeing the theater Thursday night at its gala premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, due to some aggressively violent and disturbing content.
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A second exodus occurred when Banderas' character had relations with his victim at the end of the film, when even some of the French, who have a reputation for a higher tolerance for disturbing themes than Americans, had had enough.
-- Fox News
Wow, a movie whose violent rape scenes are so disturbing that even the French vacate the premises is one I should keep in mind. Though, I haven't even seen "A Serbian Film" yet, and I wonder if I ever will. My passion for these things just isn't what it used to be. Though, the ready availability of free and fully explicit rape scenes on the Internet may be a factor.
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A second exodus occurred when Banderas' character had relations with his victim at the end of the film, when even some of the French, who have a reputation for a higher tolerance for disturbing themes than Americans, had had enough.
-- Fox News
Wow, a movie whose violent rape scenes are so disturbing that even the French vacate the premises is one I should keep in mind. Though, I haven't even seen "A Serbian Film" yet, and I wonder if I ever will. My passion for these things just isn't what it used to be. Though, the ready availability of free and fully explicit rape scenes on the Internet may be a factor.
The Next Extreme Flick
May. 24th, 2011 11:25 amSpanish director Pedro Almodovar's latest thriller, "The Skin I Live In," had filmgoers fleeing the theater Thursday night at its gala premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, due to some aggressively violent and disturbing content.
...
A second exodus occurred when Banderas' character had relations with his victim at the end of the film, when even some of the French, who have a reputation for a higher tolerance for disturbing themes than Americans, had had enough.
-- Fox News
Wow, a movie whose violent rape scenes are so disturbing that even the French vacate the premises is one I should keep in mind. Though, I haven't even seen "A Serbian Film" yet, and I wonder if I ever will. My passion for these things just isn't what it used to be. Though, the ready availability of free and fully explicit rape scenes on the Internet may be a factor.
...
A second exodus occurred when Banderas' character had relations with his victim at the end of the film, when even some of the French, who have a reputation for a higher tolerance for disturbing themes than Americans, had had enough.
-- Fox News
Wow, a movie whose violent rape scenes are so disturbing that even the French vacate the premises is one I should keep in mind. Though, I haven't even seen "A Serbian Film" yet, and I wonder if I ever will. My passion for these things just isn't what it used to be. Though, the ready availability of free and fully explicit rape scenes on the Internet may be a factor.
Charlie's Angels?
May. 24th, 2011 12:18 pmA television remake of "Charlie's Angels". I know, it sounds as dopey as dopey can get, but the trailer actually raised some goose bumps. I'm probably still not going to watch it, but it may prove to be better than the movies, not that I ever watched the movies, or at least not a whole one.
And, remember, they are not called angels because they are smoking hot babes doing high-kicks in bikinis, but because they are there when you need them, boo-yeah!
(Source: ONTD)
And, remember, they are not called angels because they are smoking hot babes doing high-kicks in bikinis, but because they are there when you need them, boo-yeah!
(Source: ONTD)
Charlie's Angels?
May. 24th, 2011 12:18 pmA television remake of "Charlie's Angels". I know, it sounds as dopey as dopey can get, but the trailer actually raised some goose bumps. I'm probably still not going to watch it, but it may prove to be better than the movies, not that I ever watched the movies, or at least not a whole one.
And, remember, they are not called angels because they are smoking hot babes doing high-kicks in bikinis, but because they are there when you need them, boo-yeah!
(Source: ONTD)
And, remember, they are not called angels because they are smoking hot babes doing high-kicks in bikinis, but because they are there when you need them, boo-yeah!
(Source: ONTD)
And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty-two years and he begot a son. And he called his name Noah, as to say, “This one will console us for the pain of our hands’ work from the soil which the Lord cursed.”
-- Genesis 5: 28-29
Chapter 5 is one of those ‘begat’ passages, almost a bare genealogical listing, whose function here is evidently to clear the way for the great story of the Flood. Listed are all the antediluvians from Adam to Noah, who are all about to be wiped out, save for Noah and his family.
I was just going to append this matter onto the post on Genesis 4, but then I read Alter’s note on the verse quoted above. When Alter first raised the issue as to what might have been the relief that Noah provides, I was thinking, “Duh, the ark, right?” But apparently there is more to Noah than his ark:
-- Genesis 5: 28-29
Chapter 5 is one of those ‘begat’ passages, almost a bare genealogical listing, whose function here is evidently to clear the way for the great story of the Flood. Listed are all the antediluvians from Adam to Noah, who are all about to be wiped out, save for Noah and his family.
I was just going to append this matter onto the post on Genesis 4, but then I read Alter’s note on the verse quoted above. When Alter first raised the issue as to what might have been the relief that Noah provides, I was thinking, “Duh, the ark, right?” But apparently there is more to Noah than his ark:
What the nature of the consolation might be is a cloudier issue. Rashi’s proposal that Noah was the inventor of the plow has scant support in the subsequent text. Others, more plausibly, have linked the consolation with Noah’s role as the first cultivator of the vine. The idea that wine provides the poor man respite from his drudgery is common enough in the biblical world. Wine, then, might have been thought of as a palliative to the curse of hard labor, which is also the curse of the soil.Christianity has always been friendly to the drinking pastime, especially since Jesus devotes his first miracle to replenishing the wine at a wedding banquet, and the point seems worth its own post.
And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty-two years and he begot a son. And he called his name Noah, as to say, “This one will console us for the pain of our hands’ work from the soil which the Lord cursed.”
-- Genesis 5: 28-29
Chapter 5 is one of those ‘begat’ passages, almost a bare genealogical listing, whose function here is evidently to clear the way for the great story of the Flood. Listed are all the antediluvians from Adam to Noah, who are all about to be wiped out, save for Noah and his family.
I was just going to append this matter onto the post on Genesis 4, but then I read Alter’s note on the verse quoted above. When Alter first raised the issue as to what might have been the relief that Noah provides, I was thinking, “Duh, the ark, right?” But apparently there is more to Noah than his ark:
-- Genesis 5: 28-29
Chapter 5 is one of those ‘begat’ passages, almost a bare genealogical listing, whose function here is evidently to clear the way for the great story of the Flood. Listed are all the antediluvians from Adam to Noah, who are all about to be wiped out, save for Noah and his family.
I was just going to append this matter onto the post on Genesis 4, but then I read Alter’s note on the verse quoted above. When Alter first raised the issue as to what might have been the relief that Noah provides, I was thinking, “Duh, the ark, right?” But apparently there is more to Noah than his ark:
What the nature of the consolation might be is a cloudier issue. Rashi’s proposal that Noah was the inventor of the plow has scant support in the subsequent text. Others, more plausibly, have linked the consolation with Noah’s role as the first cultivator of the vine. The idea that wine provides the poor man respite from his drudgery is common enough in the biblical world. Wine, then, might have been thought of as a palliative to the curse of hard labor, which is also the curse of the soil.Christianity has always been friendly to the drinking pastime, especially since Jesus devotes his first miracle to replenishing the wine at a wedding banquet, and the point seems worth its own post.