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- Uh-Oh: Ghostbusters’ Dan Akroyd Joins the Cancel Culture Chorus
- Did ‘No Time to Die’ Pull Back the Curtain on a ‘Cabal of Global Elite’?
- A Woman Scorned: Carole Baskin Suing Netflix Over ‘Tiger King 2’
- Indie Comics Showcase #157: Creepsters, Thin Blue Line, Spells & Superheroes
- Silly Adult Children Angry About Chris Pratt Voicing Garfield
- Spotting Red Flags Regarding ‘All the Marvels’ History Book
| Uh-Oh: Ghostbusters’ Dan Akroyd Joins the Cancel Culture Chorus Posted: 04 Nov 2021 04:50 AM PDT
Over the last several years, cancel culture has become a major topic in pop culture, attacking any performer or entertainer that doesn’t tow the liberal narrative in regards to social movements or identity politics. Most recently, the controversy over provocative jokes in Dave Chappelle’s newest comedy special “The Closer”. Well, leave it to a sad has-been like Dan Aykroyd to fall on the wrong side of the issue, as he did while on the press trail for the upcoming “Ghostbusters” sequel, “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” in which Aykroyd reprises his infamous role Ray Stantz from the first film. Aykroyd weighed in on the controversy in a wide-ranging interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
“There is enough range in humor where you don't have to go scatological and you don't have to go pulling any divisive cards to get a laugh,” said Aykroyd. "There is more intelligent writing that can happen if you stay away from the offensive material.”
Christian Toto of Hollywood in Toto, points out Akroyd’s stunning hypocrisy.
Quick, name your favorite Dan Aykroyd moment. It might be his impression of Julia Child, bleeding profusely all over her faux cooking set. What about his sleazy salesman hawking children's costumes brimming with glass shards? Or, perhaps it's his recurring gig as Elwood Blues, half of the iconic Blues Brothers alongside the late John Belushi. Some of these comic morsels would no longer be permitted in our woke age. Certainly a Blues Brothers pitch today would be derailed as "cultural appropriation," given how the Blues are considered part of the black cultural experience.
All of those iconic portrayals were hilarious in their time, but as Toto points out, if “Aykroyd wants Cancel Culture to reign supreme, he might find his own work on the chopping block.”
“Consider his 1983 comedy, "Trading Places." The film proved a sizable hit for him and co-star Eddie Murphy, but in recent years it's come under attack for its racial humor. In one scene Aykroyd dons blackface as part of a disguise. Could "Trading Places" get canceled, and his performance along with it? It's certainly possible, especially since plenty of blackface TV episodes got memory-holed last year.”
This is just disappointing on several levels. Sad to see the same Oscar-nominated actor who created many iconic characters from the early SNL days — Erwin Mainway, Fred Garvin: Male Prostitute, and one of the Festrunk Brothers — and proved that, even way back then in the wildest days of the 1970s, he could create potentially offensive characters that could repel criticism with their multi-layers of smart social commentary.
Meanwhile, other famous comedians including Jerry Seinfeld, David Spade, Chris Rock, and John Cleese have all spoken out against cancel culture's toxic effects on stand-up and even Aykroyd's Trading Places co-star Eddie Murphy recently spoke out against cancel culture, saying he shouldn't have to apologize for past jokes.
Aykroyd's unfortunate alliance with “cancel culture” arrives just as his biggest Hollywood movie in years is pending release, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which opens in cinemas next week. The post Uh-Oh: Ghostbusters’ Dan Akroyd Joins the Cancel Culture Chorus appeared first on Bleeding Fool.  |
| Did ‘No Time to Die’ Pull Back the Curtain on a ‘Cabal of Global Elite’? Posted: 03 Nov 2021 04:00 PM PDT
For the average moviegoer, James Bond’s latest film ‘No Time to Die’ is an action-packed fitting finish to Daniel Craig’s tenure as 007. But to some astute observers, who believe the pandemic and the government’s response to it, with the rapid elimination of human rights and a growing global dictatorship, the film is another example of Hollywood showing us what evil elites are doing right in front of our eyes and laughing at us for not noticing the farce.
As Stephen Kokx writes for LifeSiteNews:
No Time to Die is about a bad guy who creates a bioweapon that can attack people based on their genetic composition. People that become infected acquire nano-robots in their blood stream. They, in turn, become carriers of the virus, which they can spread to others they come in contact with. Aside from being pretty much like every other Bond film, the plot of this one follows almost to a T what's happening in our world with COVID-19 — even though the movie was developed before the virus was a thing.
As Kokx explains, thousands of people around the world seem to be experiencing severe adverse reactions to these viral elements, just as they did in the movie. Then being given “booster” shots, which some researchers say allow patients to spread the disease and raise their chances of dying from heart problems and a weakened immune system. All the while, there seems to be information leaking out that not all is as it seems.
Kokx believes the latest Bond film is merely preparing the populace for what we should come to expect:
Hollywood has been grooming the U.S. and global public for decades these sorts of movies, or should I say indoctrination films. Dystopian flicks like Contagion, I Am Legend, Perfect Sense, and many, many others have similar virus-themed storylines that mirror the events going on today. Marvel and other "superhero" movies are also a clever Hollywood tool used to get normal people to forget about the real, spiritually edifying heroes of history — missionaries, saints, martyrs — and to develop a cult-like following of leftist A-list celebrities.
Kokx may be on to something here, and even goes into further detail when it comes to listening to what the characters are saying:
There's a rather telling scene about three quarters of the way through No Time to Die when Bond comes face to face with the bad guy. They have a brief but highly enlightening conversation about why he's doing what he's doing. Bond tries to convince him of his evil ways, but he responds by saying, and I'm paraphrasing here, that most people want to be told what to do and to let things happen to them, and that men like him are supposed to create their reality for them.
2015’s Spectre was actually another example predictive programming in Bond movies: exposing the masses to an "outlandish" concept so that when it really happens, the public's sense of outrage is already dulled. The film basically showed how an occult elite was taking over the world and imposing a New World Order and our "hero" was effectively a controlled pawn with a microchip in his arm. And James Bond movies are far from the only example of Hollywood pushing this message. The same exact premise is found in Kingsman – another British spy movie that came out in 2015. In both movies, the "bad guys" are the global elite looking to control the world. Yet, in both movies, there are also clear signs that the British spies are strongly connected to them and that the only real losers are the masses, with little to no say about what is happening.
And to quote Blofeld "A terrible event can lead to something wonderful. Out of horror, beauty". Remarkably similar to the occult elite motto: Ordo Ab Chao – Order out of chaos.
Kokx’s final word of advice? “Take Hollywood at its word. Prepare for what they keep telling us is going to happen as soon as you can.”
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| A Woman Scorned: Carole Baskin Suing Netflix Over ‘Tiger King 2’ Posted: 03 Nov 2021 01:15 PM PDT
Carole Baskin is taking Netflix to court. Baskin sued Netflix and Royal Goode Productions shortly after the release of the teaser for Tiger King 2, the Netflix docuseries that serves as a follow-up to last year’s big hit Tiger King: Murder, Madness, and Mayhem.
Baskin also filed an emergency application for a temporary restraining order, preventing Netflix from utilizing any video of the Baskins and the Big Cat Rescue refuge in Tiger King 2 or any of its marketing materials.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Baskin and her husband, Howard, claim that the video used in Tiger King 2 is in violation of the deal they made to film the first docuseries, claiming they were informed it was for one “documentary motion picture” characterized as a “Blackfish style documentary to expose the large cat trade.” The Baskins further claim that the filmmakers shot extra material at the sanctuary without authorization, and that they were not paid for it. They also claim that the final cut was not at all what they expected.
Baskin’s attorney, Frank Jakes, says in the complaint: “Far from being a documentary motion picture that seeks to expose the illicit trade of big cat private ownership, breeding and cub petting, Tiger King 1 is a seven (7) episode series focused primarily upon portrayal of Joe Exotic as a sympathetic victim and Carole as the villain.”
“After Tiger King 1, Royal Goode Productions again approached the Baskins ‘to clear the air’ and, presumably, to entice them into being filmed for the sequel called Tiger King 2,” the complaint also states. “The Baskins refused, believing that the Appearance Releases prevented any further use of their film footage by Royal Goode Productions and Netflix in any sequel. Then, on October 27, 2021, Netflix released its Official Tiger King 2 Trailer. To the Baskins’ dismay, the trailer prominently displayed film footage of the Baskins and made clear that Tiger King 2 would do the same.”
Tiger King 2 is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on November 17, so the Baskins are asking the court to get involved by no later than November 16. This may turn out to be more exciting and dramatic than the show. The post A Woman Scorned: Carole Baskin Suing Netflix Over ‘Tiger King 2’ appeared first on Bleeding Fool.  |
| Indie Comics Showcase #157: Creepsters, Thin Blue Line, Spells & Superheroes Posted: 03 Nov 2021 11:15 AM PDT
Welcome back to another installment of Indie Comics Showcase, the weekly blog where we signal boost a few truly independent comics that are currently crowdfunding their projects, crowdsourcing their funding in some way, or just completely self-publishing on their own. Every little bit of support for these creators matters, from a single dollar pledge to the twenty-five dollar bundle, and of course the higher tiers are usually fun too! Even if you can’t back a campaign or buy a book, you can share or tweet about these projects to your friends and followers.
On Indie Comics Showcase, we interview the creators, show off some art, and tell you how you can check out the product for yourself. Below we have some outstanding crowdfunding campaigns this week for you to learn about, enjoy, and hopefully support by backing one or more of them! Thanks for checking these out and for being the best part of Indie Comics Showcase. Let's jump in!
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| Silly Adult Children Angry About Chris Pratt Voicing Garfield Posted: 03 Nov 2021 08:40 AM PDT
A new Garfield film is being developed. Chris Pratt has recently been confirmed as the voice of the renowned orange cat in an all-new animated film slated for a worldwide release by Sony Pictures. The script was written by Oscar-nominated writer David Reynolds (Finding Nemo), and Mark Dindal (Chicken Little) will direct, reuniting the two after they previously collaborated on The Emperor’s New Groove.
Garfield creator Jim Davis will executive produce the upcoming film, which will be animated and produced by DNEG Animation (Ron’s Gone Wrong).
Pratt is no stranger to voiceover work, having previously contributed to the Lego Movie flicks as well as the Pixar feature Onward. It was recently reported that he will provide the voice of Mario in an animated Super Mario Bros. film, a job that has elicited conflicting reactions from fans. Pratt posted an Instagram video at the time about how odd it was for him to play that part because he remembered playing the original arcade game with stolen quarters.
Unfortunately, even with these credentials, people who hate Christ Pratt are angry and letting everyone know. Even his own fans didn’t hold back after it was announced. In fact, even the news about the Super Mario Bros. wasn’t well received by Mario loyalists, with one person Tweeting, "Imagine surviving two recessions and a pandemic only to have to endure Chris Pratt as Mario."
 
Bill Murray was the last cinematic voice of the lasagne-loving-Monday-hating feline, with big screen outings in 2004 and 2006. The post Silly Adult Children Angry About Chris Pratt Voicing Garfield appeared first on Bleeding Fool.  |
| Spotting Red Flags Regarding ‘All the Marvels’ History Book Posted: 03 Nov 2021 04:15 AM PDT The Orange County Register reviewed Douglas Wolk’s new book about his experiences reading Marvel material dating from the Silver Age until 2017, and it tells quite a bit more about the content of the would-be history book, starting with: This is what Douglas Wolk can tell you after reading every single issue of Marvel Comics published from 1961 through 2017, some 27,000 comic books and more than 540,000 pages: Don't try this at home. Not that you shouldn't read Marvel Comics, Wolk is quick to add. Explore whatever corners of the massive Marvel multiverse tickles your fancy. Follow Spider-Man or the Avengers, Thor or Black Panther, the X-Men – heck, get into Squirrel Girl if a peace-loving bushy-tailed superhero is your kind of thing. Just don't feel you have to read them all, as Wolk decided he would do for his new book, "All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told." Oh, he’s right about that in a sense: I don’t need to read the vast majority of what came post-2000, that’s for sure. Having read some of J. Michael Straczynski’s take on Spider-Man 2 decades ago, it was nothing to write home about, bearing as it did early signs of leftist ideology, and lest we forget, Sins Past is what really compounded the viewpoint it was worthless. And it makes no difference if Joe Quesada allegedly tinkered with the script proceedings. JMS went along with that for about 7 years, and did little or nothing to oppose tasteless tamperings in an already tasteless run that doesn’t hold up well. Say, and what if that part about “peace loving” implies the post-2010 rendition of Squirrel Girl is anti-war in a far-left sense?
And then, here’s where things become pretty fishy, and dismaying: The book also looks at how Marvel Comics often reflected the times in which they were created for better or ill. He looks at how different eras included now-cringeworthy stereotypes and the worlds of Marvel Comics were too-long the domain of white men, whether it's the superheroes on the pages or creators behind the scenes. A chapter on Marvel's "Master of Kung Fu" series, which ran from 1973 to 1983, and this year entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the movie "Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," illustrates some of this. It is, Wolk writes, a thrilling and well-told tale that is damaged by offensive outdated stereotypes, such as the villainous Fu Manchu or the wildly inappropriate skintones used for the books' hero and other Asian characters. Marvel did eventually find a more progressive footing in both its storytelling and the writers and artists working for the company, and the book's penultimate chapter focuses on two more recent series — "Ms. Marvel," which stars a Muslim American teenage girl, and "The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl," whose hero is a young white woman whose friends all are people of color — which point the way to a more beneficial future. Well, well, well. I guess Lee and Kirby are among the white men Wolk must consider too dominant? If it hadn’t been for them, we wouldn’t have had a lot of those famous classics. I’ve got a bad feeling that, even if arguments about stereotypical characterizations in MOKF are valid, Wolk’s going to tell it all from an otherwise dishonest leftist viewpoint. And he apparently had the gall to approach the parts about Islam and the modern take on Squirrel Girl in a ultra-leftist viewpoint too. I don’t expect him to take any objective view of the politics involved.
The columnist even had to put in: (Not that everything is totally rosy: This month, screenwriter and director Steven DeKnight, who has also written comics for Marvel, announced he will no longer work for the company after learning that Marvel Comics editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski, who is White, had previously written comics for Marvel using a Japanese pseudonym.) And no argument whether deKnight’s position is an overreaction? DeKnight seems pretty intent on virtue-signaling, no matter how bad a lot Cebulski is himself. "All of this stuff is created for pleasure, for fun," Wolk says of Spider-Man in particular, but all of the Marvels in general. "It's right there on the surface. You can pick it up. There's no prerequisite. There's no background. "This is going to be fun."
Does that include the post-2000 material written by Dan Slott? And the Captain America-as-Hydra Nazi rendition? If it turns out, for example, that Wolk and folk have no objection to Quesada’s removal of the Spider-marriage either, then I’m not sure what the whole point of this book is. Much of what came post-2000 is not fun, and it’s not a pleasure either. It’s just increasingly political embarrassments accompanied by revolting publicity stunts, something DC also did at the time, lest we forget. Wolk probably doesn’t have any complaints about Sins Past either, which has recently, seemingly been undone, yet came over a decade too late. The only kind of history book I’m interested in is one taking an objective view of the artistic merit, coming with distinctions between what’s good, bad or in between. Wolk’s book looks to be yet another failing those challenges.
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