Tag Archives: Hays Code

Once upon a film historian’s dream

Posted on July 27, 2019 by reelentropy

7/10 I’m sure writer/director/producer Quentin Tarantino enjoys Once Upon a Time in Hollywood very much. Once upon a time in Hollywood – Feb. 8, 1969 to be exact – TV cowboy Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) tries and fails to transition … Continue reading →

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I wanted to see what an R rated abortion looks like

Posted on April 23, 2019 by reelentropy

There was a small furor a few weeks ago when members of the Christian Right, including the slimeball my local newspaper insists on paying to syndicate even though they have perfectly good opinion writers on staff, were up in arms … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged #mpaa, #pureflix, #sexism, abortion, Hays Code, homosexism, John Oliver, misogyny, Planned Parenthood, The Denton Record Chronicle, Unplanned | Leave a comment

Unpacking the hateful version of history at the 91st Academy Awards

Posted on March 5, 2019 by reelentropy

In 1915, Epoch Producing Co. released what is widely considered to be the first epic film, though there is some pushback against that, Birth of a Nation. In the film, after chronicling the Civil War and the assassination of Abraham … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged #birth of a nation, #django unchained, #donald trump, Black Klansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bryan Singer, Eat Shit Disney, Freddie Mercury, Green Book, Hays Code, John Ottman, John Ottman was complicit in Bryan Singer's abuse, Ku Klux Klan, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr, Remi Malek, revisionist history, Ronald Reagan was the fucking antichrist, The Last Samurai, very fine people on both sides, White Savior | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Hays Code

Once upon a film historian’s dream

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Unpacking the hateful version of history at the 91st Academy Awards

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