Open Thread Sunday

It's always good to remind ourselves of the true meaning of Christmas. It's timeless message.

On the other hand, what's this all about

AVATAR: A VIOLENT RIGHT-WING FANTASY

http://naturalfake.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/avata...

Who knew?

Is everybody ready for the endless milieu of "countdowns" and "top ten lists" that we will have to endure this week? Let's join the fray: What were the top FIVE most enjoyable columns and threads you read this year on Big Hollywood?

If I may:

1. Gary Graham's first column
2. Leave My Friend, Jeaneane Garafalo Alone! (The readers' posts were priceless!)
3. The First Acorn Video
4. Smokey and the Bandit Series
5. Esther Ralston Series

I might be cheating here a little bit. And I might copy this for later use if BH does a year-end tribute article.

1. Charles Winecoff's introductory column
2. Anything by Adam Baldwin, Robert Davi, and S.T. Karnick
3. Leo Grin's "For Conservative Movie Lovers" column (though I think it suffers from a slight case of, "See how much better things used to be?")
4. Any of Mr. Nolte's top 10 lists (as a veteran of his previous site, I don't think BH does enough of them)
5. Basically, any column that seeks to educate people in the art of filmmaking… nothing specific comes to mind but I know earlier in the year, there was a nice screenwriting 101 column going on… we need more pieces like that

There are also some columns that I could've done without, mostly Ted Baehr's material (no offense) and any column that begins with "Here's why I'm giving up on Hollywood…" which seems counter to the original thesis behind BH.

And I know he only posted twice but we need more Bob Gale! He only co-created Back to the Future!

Thanks to Charles Schulz for sticking to his (figurative) guns and refusing to trim this sequence to appease CBS. It occurs to me that this illustrates precisely how to combat leftist domination of popular culture. A combination of creativity, economic muscle, and refusal to compromise principles.

I was watching the first five minutes of John Carpenter´s The Thing yesterday when something occurred to me. If Sarah Palin has been in that helicopter, the dog would never have made it into the American camp. World saved. The End.

New breaking news on Northwest terror attempt!

THE NW BOMBER'S THEOLOGICAL DILEMMA: BEANS GO TO PARADISE, FRANK TO HELL

http://naturalfake.wordpress.com/2009/12/27/the-n...

Great monologue! Well said.

Thanks for the kind words Jimmy. So many people complain about art, but offer no solution by presenting good art. I may be flattering myself on that account – it is up to the viewer to make that decision. However, I work very hard to present Conservative ideals and the concept of Liberty through my work. I believe we will not win this war on America without getting in the trenches and fighting the Liberal establishment in the arts with their own tactics. To that end, I have written an essay on Utilizing Conservative Propaganda through Art: http://www.machinepolitick.com/?p=526
All the political machinations in Washington will amount to nothing if we don't also focus on the culture of our country. The ability of art to influence people and change minds, inspire and uplift the spirit, and simplify complex messages makes the creative community a vital addition to the preservation of America and our individual liberties.
It is clear to me that Big Hollywood is one of the few places where people can begin to understand the impact of art and entertainment on our culture as a whole. Thanks for all the great work you do here, and the opportunity to see my message shared with a larger audience.

Does poor Debbie realize how bad comments like that make her look? I've pretty much had it with -anyone- that does the character attack thing these days. (That means people on the right too!) If someone disagrees with a policy or idea, that's fine. Enough with the infantile "I'm smarter than <insert person>, so neener neener!"

Hey its a tough job to try and make the First Wookie look good.

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