Mr. Friedkin? Mr. Hawks? Meet Mr. Madison and Mr. Twain
Whoever the insufferable, misguided, literal-minded, historically ignorant, intellectually deficient and artistically tasteless fools are who want to clean up Mark Twain's language, the Constitutions...
View ArticleEthics Hero and Artistic Champion: Stephen Sondheim, Defending “Porgy and Bess”
Sondheim has written a letter to the New York Times explaining...not arguing, because there is no argument...why the new "Porgy and Bess" is wrong. Perfect. Bravo, Stephen. Continue reading →
View ArticleIt’s Theater Ethics vs. High School Ethics, And Incredibly, Both Win
Sometimes all it takes is one wise, competent, responsible and clear-headed leader to avert an ethics train wreck. Continue reading →
View ArticleStunt Performers And CGI, Integrity and Life, Art vs. Ethics
As CGI gets better, risking lives for great movie stunts becomes harder to defend. Continue reading →
View ArticleEthics Dunces: The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences, Or “Good-Bye,...
Here are the standards that, beginning in 2024, films will have to meet on order to to qualify for the Best Picture category...
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