Iranian State TV Praises Oscar Win as a Victory Over the ‘Zionist Regime’
- Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:00am by
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TEHRAN, Iran (The Blaze/AP) — Iran‘s state TV described the country’s first foreign film Oscar win Monday as a victory over archfoe Israel, a rare nod of approval toward a movie industry often criticized by Iranian hardliners.
The official reaction to the victory of “A Separation” in Sunday‘s Academy Awards ceremony was cast mostly in nationalist terms amid a mounting showdown between Israel and its Western allies over Tehran’s nuclear program.
The Israeli film “Footnote” was in the competition against director Asghar Farhadi’s movie, which explores troubles in Iranian society through the story of a marriage breaking apart.
But Farhadi, in his acceptance speech in Los Angeles, said he hoped the Oscar would raise awareness of Iran’s artistic achievements and rich culture that has been “hidden under the heavy dust of politics.” Still, it seems politics is dominating the Iranian response to the film’s win.
Watch his acceptance speech:
Iranian cinema has reaped praise and prizes at international festivals such as Venice and Cannes for decades – as part of an artistic tradition among Iranians that includes poetry, music and artwork that now command some of the highest prices in galleries in Dubai and elsewhere.
The government, while it highlights sporting achievements and technological leaps as a source of national pride, has often been dismissive of international cultural and entertainment awards.
Asghar Farhadi, of Iran, accepts the Oscar for best foreign language film for “A Separation” during the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Clampdowns by hard-liners in recent years – particularly since the unrest after the disputed 2009 presidential elections – have included artists and others, forcing some to flee the country or work underground. In January, a well-known independent film group in Tehran was ordered closed.
Many Iranian conservatives were upset with the themes of “A Separation:” domestic turmoil, gender inequality and the desire by many Iranians to leave the country.
See the film’s trailer, below:
But Iranian state media used the Oscar-winning film to trumpet a success over Israel. The state TV broadcast said the award succeeded in “leaving behind” a film from the “Zionist regime,” the phrase often used in Iran to describe Israel.
In this Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012 photo Israelis wait for the screening of the Iranian movie "A Separation" at a movie theater in Jerusalem. Israeli newspapers warn daily of the Iranian nuclear threat, but for the past week and a half, Israelis filmgoers have packed movie theaters to watch a drama set in Tehran. "A Separation," a domestic drama directed by Iranian Asghar Farhadi, bested an Israeli rival and three others on Sunday to win the award for best foreign film.(AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
Israel has not ruled out military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, which the West fears could be used to develop weapons. Tehran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes like energy production and cancer treatment.
Javad Shamaghdari, head of Iran’s Cinematic Agency, portrayed the Oscar decision as the “beginning of the collapse” of Israeli influence that “beats the drum of war” in the U.S.
Farhadi said he thought the success of “A Separation” pleased some in the Iranian government and not others. “The Iranian government is not unanimous at all,” he said.
It was the first Iranian film to win the award. The only other Iranian movie nominated was 1997′s “Children of Heaven,“ which was defeated by the Italian movie ”Life Is Beautiful.”
Asghar Farhadi, from Iran, poses with his award for best foreign language film for "A Separation" during the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (Joel Ryan /AP Photo)
“A Separation” tells the story of a couple heading for divorce and dealing with domestic troubles, including a young child and an aging parent. It portrays a husband who is protective of his father who is suffering from Alzheimer’s. He is in conflict with his wife, who wishes to emigrate. Their daughter is torn between them.
Iranian TV did not broadcast the Academy Awards live, but many Iranians watched through satellite dishes, which are illegal but widely used. State TV later aired clips of Farhadi’s acceptance speech.
Iranian artists and the public were delighted by the win.
Tahmineh Milani, director of the acclaimed 2005 film “Unwanted Woman,“ said the Oscar was a source of ”national pride.“ She said the award ”revived hope in the hearts of all Iranians” regardless of their professions.
Nima Behdadi Mehr, a cinema columnist in pro-reform Mardomsalari daily, believed the award “would help Iranian cinema to come out of its isolation.“ He hoped President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would grant Farhadi a ”special prize” to draw further attention to Iran’s film industry.
“I feel fresh air in my lungs. I watched the ceremony through satellite TV channels with four of my friends,” said Erfan Khazaei, an art student in Azad University, as he watched the ceremonies that finished well after midnight in Iran. “Now we are more hopeful about the future.”
But ultra-conservatives denigrated the film as a slap at the country.
Ebrahim Fayyaz, a prominent hardline sociologist, told the Nasim news website that “A Separation” is one of the worst Iranian films.
He said it was a “black realistic film” that portrays the country as an old man, as a symbol of tradition and the past, afflicted with Alzheimer’s. He said the movie suggests emigrating to the West as a solution.
“The West awards movies that are in the direction of their policies,” he said.
Last month, Farhadi proposed that Iranian authorities allow a vote among artists about the fate of the House of Cinema, an independent film group that operated for 20 years before it was ordered closed by authorities in January.
Officials said it lacked the proper permits. Artists and others claimed it was a political decision because the group often took liberal stands contrary to government’s cultural policies.
Iranian cinema has for years been one of the nation’s main cultural exports, notably films of Abbas Kiarostami, Majid Majidi and Jafar Panahi. Panahi in 2011 was sentenced to a six-year house arrest and a 20-year ban on filmmaking after being convicted of “making propaganda” against Iran’s ruling system.
Kiarostami’s “Taste of Cherry,” a story about a suicidal man seeking someone willing to bury him, won the 1997 Palme d’Or at Cannes. Majidi’s Oscar-nominated “Children of Heaven” follows two impoverished siblings seeking new shoes.
In 2007, the Cannes jury prize went to the animated film “Persepolis,” an adaptation of Iranian director Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novels about growing up during the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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BlackAce41
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:53amUUHHHH, okay so Iran is saying that divorce is good in their cultur right… don’t they say that the Muslim faith is against it?
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 9:36amI find it amusing, that under Sharia law, about 90% of the liberal Hollywood elites would be stoned to death for behavior that’s unacceptable, yet they continue to pander to Muslims.
Report Post »mils
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 9:54ammuslim pandering
Report Post »you are right, most of hollywood would be stoned if we were uner sahria, yet here we are pandering..and how did he get that visa? when we saw an iranian film was up..we said..”it‘ll win no matter what is was about’…
Sacha Cohen was an absolute creep..is he iranian by any chance?..just wondering..Shcha should be stoned simply out of principle…
.. i’m not crazy about hollywood, and watched only the beginning to see billy crystal.
Br@dley
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 9:55ami find it funny that idiots in america think the zionists in israel would treat them any better than they do palestinians.
israel is no friend to the usa.
Live_Free_orDie
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 10:08amMuhammad (age 54) said Allah approved divorce so he could marry his last wife of 9yrs old.
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 11:02amBradley
Report Post »You are a Palestinian sympathizer? Maybe you should move there. Set up a mud hut with Rosie.
Ruler4You
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 11:15amLOL! LMAO! ROTGLMAO! Iran believes that a Oscar, the symbol of “pretend” is a victory over the west?
What loons! They are clearly delusional.
Report Post »strictlybidness
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 11:21amThis is funny stuff. Even the “good” muslims don’t think very highly of the Jewish People. Isn’t much of Hollywood run by people Jewish descent?
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 11:22amRuler
Report Post »Lmao
Marci
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 1:37pmI think Hollywood is setting up the stage for a bunch of political asylum candidates. Not that I do not sympathize with their lives under that regime—-but the problem with our country is they would let the whackos in too and usher in the rule of Islam faster than even our courts have been doing.
Report Post »ReddenBlack
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 2:33pm@MILS
Idiot. Sascha Baron Cohen is JEWISH!! Good to see you want to stone him, now I know your an anti-semite.
Report Post »EndTheFedNOW
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 2:52pmI dont wanna bomb Iran
Report Post »I support God's Israel!
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 3:07pmI have not watched the Oscars IN YEARS, since the 60s. WHY WOULD I? WHY WOULD YOU? There are simply NO DECENT MOVIES being made out of Hollywood anymore. They all have profanity, nudity, and gore. So, if that is why you watch them, THEN WHY ARE YOU FOLLOWING GLENN BECK, unless of course, you are a TROLL. Beck followers are DECENT people. There are very few decent acts/actresses left in Hollywood. I can name 10 and that is about all.
SO AGAIN, WHY WOULD YOU WATCH ANY OF HOLLYWOOD’S MOVIES THESE DAYS?
These people memorize lines so they can PRETEND to be people they are not, just so they can convince you of some personal dilemma, tragedy, or event.
What is really worse, is that they really believe, just like most of you who are reading this, that in order for a movie to be REAL-LIFE, it must have swearing, nudity, and immoral themes. If that is what you believe, then THE DEVIL HAS FOOLED YOU AGAIN. And, I say to you, that if you continue to watch and SUPPORT these immoral movies, YOU WILL BE JUDGED BY GOD for it.
Report Post »If you believe for 1 second that the immoral crap in these movies have no affect on you or that you will not swear or have bad thoughts, think again. Continuing filling your mind and soul with trash will produce trash.
I support God's Israel!
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 3:09pmAnd, as for Iran, HOLLYWOOD CAME FROM THE WESTERN WORLD stupid Iranians! You are PRETENDING in a role for the world (infidels) to see. Would Mohammed be proud?
Iranians – dumber than a box of rock, along with Hollywood. THEY DESERVE EACH OTHER.
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:40pmIf Iran thinks it won when an apparent anti-government non conservative Islamic view movie wins an award in a foreign country, then let them think so. Obviously it is easy to dupe them.
Report Post »jhaydeng
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 4:59pmBilly Crystal said it best last night when he said (paraphrase) In these tough economic times there is nothing like watching millionaires taking gold trophies from other millionaires!! That was classy I thought!!! LOL!
Report Post »midwesthippie
Posted on February 28, 2012 at 1:14am…we are all jews now…no wait, we are all catholics now…no, we are back to all being jews…aw shucks glenny, can’t we just try being people first?
Report Post »twistin
Posted on February 28, 2012 at 10:44amDear StrictlyBidness,
Why don’t you shove a Kosher Salami up your fundamental orifice?
You say what? That’s OK with you? It’s not a punishment where you are concerned? That’s what I thought.
Report Post »PA PATRIOT
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:45amI wonder how he attained his visa?
Report Post »poorrichard09
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:59amI think it was just a PC thing, you know, like a “participation trophy”. The Iraniacs probably thought Sacha Cohen in his “Dictator” outfit was the real thing!
Report Post »Also, didn’t the big awards go to WIENSTIEN?
simplediscust
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:38amWhy why why does this really not surprise me of the lefty’s in Hollywood..Simply Disgusting
Report Post »teamarcheson
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:46amThat Iranian Moslem Guy Accepted A Jewish Statue, Designed By Jews And Awarded To Him By Jews.
Will he be beheaded at the airport in Iran when he arrives. `
We can only hope the Oscar statues were manufactured in Israel.
Report Post »teamarcheson
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:50amLets pray that hidden inside the base of the Oscar statue is the MADE IN ISRAEL tag.
Report Post »NickyD
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 9:48amTEAMARCHESON
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:46am
That Iranian Moslem Guy Accepted A Jewish Statue, Designed By Jews And Awarded To Him By Jews.
Will he be beheaded at the airport in Iran when he arrives. `
We can only hope the Oscar statues were manufactured in Israel.
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You’re right on the money, on this one, TeaMarch. I didn’t read the story. But, I hope for his sake that he doesn’t have to go back home.
NickyD
VanceUppercut
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 11:11amSo, in this little thread we have one person calling it “disgusting” that this film won an award, though they’ve never seen it (I’m making a guess on that point, tell me if I’m wrong), and another poster agreeing with someone else‘s comment on the story after admitting that they haven’t actually read the story. The Conservative mind at work, pride in ignorance.
Report Post »Lord_Frostwind
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 2:26pmDoes that surprise you? Remember how all the noble lefties dog piled President Bush, or better yet, how many of them openly sympathized with Mao‘s China and Pol Pott’s Cambodia when they murdered millions?
77 Million People is just a statistic anyway.
Report Post »2Tall
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:18amIsn’t the Oscar a graven image?
Report Post »WakingSheep
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:27amHA! He sure looks thrilled to have it to!
Report Post »Stone HIM!
teamarcheson
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:57amEven Hitler knew Hollywood was run by Jews and that the Academy Awards was a Jewish award and that is why he never allowed any German film or actors to be nominated. The Iranians are really stupid people.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:18am“Iran’s artistic achievements and rich culture , have been hidden under the heavy dust of politics”
Report Post »No, it’s been hidden behind a wall of brutality toward females, and centuries of moral decay. Like most cultures that embrace , pedophilia, and the iron hand of female domination , Iran along with the rest of Islam has contributed Nothing to the betterment of mankind.
WakingSheep
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:17amShouldn’t her face be completely covered? Does she have makeup on?!
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:12amHollywood and the oscars are pure communist and muslim brotherhood, and no wonder that hag streep won too for so grossly insulting MP Margaret Thatcher.
Report Post »oldguy49
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:22amyep…ever since the bs i saw in avitar i now reconize that the message of the left is be perpetrated on the unsuspecting like the movie……hated the sub message
Report Post »rose-ellen
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 9:35amWow-in spite of the zionist controlled anti -muslim war mongering genocidal propaganda machine dominating the american media and being cranked up to the hilt lately -lo and behold- a little push back .like a flower pushing out of the concrete sidewalk.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 10:08am@Rosie
Report Post »Can you provide us some examples of “zionist controlled anti -muslim war mongering genocidal propaganda machine dominating the american media and being cranked up to the hilt lately?”
Marci
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 1:44pmWow Rose Ellen, you drank the kool-aid didn’t you? Hamas and Hezbollah need a seat at the table as recognized organizations fighting for freedom? Do you ever listen to their own words? I suggest you head out to one of these “freedom fighting” controlled countries and see how life is for you. Report back regularly if you CAN. But please don’t return. Wouldn’t want you to give up your “freedom”.
Report Post »Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:11amBig deal. Liberal Hollywood kissing Islamic ass. What else is new? Every award they give it political. Most of the time.
Report Post »rose-ellen
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 10:43amtelling us saddam had wmd’s and might nuke us.. telling us he was part of alqjuada-knowing full well osama had wanted to topple that brutal dictator as much as osama wanted to topple all russian or american backed dictators. refusing to translate the arabic word for godd[allah] implying that they worship a different god .Not having spokespeople for either hamas,hezbllah to explain their position on israel. calling the occupied territories-israel’s bedrooms. Not giving us the full story behind the muslim brotherhood-they were a freedom fighting organization up against colonial and cold war imposed brutal dictators. Inculcating the sheep with an anti american belief that america should not side with people who rise up against dictatorrs. Not telling us that prior to wetern imposed zionism the 3 faiths lived in the mid east peacefully -all as arabs. Not telling us that arab palestinians also comprise chrisitans who go back to the time of christ and are legitimately entitled to live in their native homelands. that the zionists were europeans who displaced the native arabs. that zionism believes they have a divine right to be majority jewish even at the expense of the native non jews thereNot telling us that all arabs including hamas would now accept israel along the original 1948 borders or they would accept being allowed to return to israel and live as full citizens[one state solution] israel rejects that cause of racist policies.9-11 was political not religious blowback.
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 10:53amRosie Rosie Rosie
Report Post »Your tiny little heart must be tearing itself apart today. Didyou read that more wmd’s are thought to be in Syria? Your boy Sadaam sent them there and now the peace prize winning mooselimb is going to do what he did in Libya. Hang on tight Rosie the State Department has begun coordinating with Syria’s neighbors to prepare for the handling of President Bashar al-Assad’s extensive weapons of mass destruction if and when his regime collapses, I think I hear your war cry now elalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalal.
tzion
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 11:09am@Rose
Report Post »1. WMDs includes chemical weapons, with Saddam had AND had used against both Israel and his own people, yet you defend him and condemn Assad.
2. People don’t translate Allah because Muslims often perceive God differently. Christians and Jews don’t often say “God is great” as a war chant. Most call God merciful and compassionate. Jews often use words like “awesome” (as in something to be in awe of) or “mighty” during prayer in acknowledgement of his greatness. Even Jews and Christians differ in their views of him, and that’s why many religious Jews prefer to use the term “HaShem” which literally means “the name” so as not to take the name in vain.
3. Hamas has proclaimed Jihad to be their only way to achieve their goals as has the MB. Hezbollah is a proxy of Assad through which he controls Lebanon and attempts to conquer Israel.
4. Everyone who knows anything knows there are Cristian Arabs.
5. Before WWI the Middle East was ruled by the Turks, not the Arabs, and anyone who wasn’t Muslim had fewer rights. Early Jewish immigration started at this time and operated through completely legal channels.
6. Prior to the Zionist migration the area known as Palestine was scarcely populated. Most settled previously unowned land and there was no need to displace anyone. When Transjordan was formed, however, and further immigration and settlement restrictions were placed on Jews by the Imperialist British, Jews and Arabs began to bump heads more and more.
tzion
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 11:22am7. Zionism believes that without a place where Jews control their own destiny the existence of Jews cannot be guaranteed. They have 2000 years of persecution to demonstrate that point. No country stood up for the Jews worldwide before Israel existed. Today many countries do.
Report Post »8. Hamas’ charter, as I’ve already said, only recognizes the use of Jihad to attain its goals. Hamas’ logo includes an image showing all of Israel minus the Golan Heights, indicating their goal is to destroy Israel. You have never provided proof to your statement that they would accept peace. Abbas doesn’t even want Jews to be a part of his Palestinian State at all. He met with murderers and praised them as heroes because they killed Israelis. That’s not exactly peaceful.
9. 9/11 was political? I don‘t care what they say their reasons are because it still wouldn’t justify what they did. Attacking the USS Cole could have been political as could the bombing of our embassies. Both could be seen to represent our influence overseas. But the WTC? Commercial airliners? That’s not political Rose, that’s just evil. Those actions only served one cause: destroying as much as possible and spreading fear. It wasn’t political or religious blowback; it was an attack that was meant to destroy as much of America as it could.
COFemale
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 12:19pmRose-Ellen is just looking through the world in her rose colored glasses. Some people are just born ignorant and no matter what you say and no matter what proof there is, they go through life remaining ignorant. They can only exist in their twisted world. If they ventured out they wouldn’t last. They can’t cope. It is really sad that she/he is living this way; some people go through life and do not get the mental help they desperately need. Why so much hate in your heart Rose Ellen? Were you abandoned by a parent when you were young?
Also, might I suggest a class on spelling or maybe it is another English class you need. Your sentence structure indicates you may not live in the U.S. Are you one of those followers of Muhammad, the pedophile?
Report Post »drago
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:07amHollywood is nothing more than a boil on this nation and need to be lanced, And most in it, actors, director etc.. are communists, have been since the 30′s.McCarthy was right, there were plenty of commies in hollywood,problem was and still is, we see these people as heros,and thats one reason McCarthy was ridiculed and make to look like a loon,you just dont mess with elitist like that.
Report Post »Locked
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:07amAnyone seen it? This article seems of two minds; on the one hand, it said most hardliners in Iran hated it because it’s a commentary on Iranian society and how disfunctional it is; on the other hand, they like that it beat out the Israeli film “Footnote.” I’m seeing a lot of hate toward the movie, but it doesn’t seem like anyone has seen either of them… any comments from a film buff?
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:12amI got it with no problem.
Report Post »Locked
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:23am@Snow
“I got it with no problem.”
I’m not sure what this is supposed to mean. You’ve seen both movies?
Report Post »semidisk
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 12:08pmI haven’t seen the Israeli film but I have seen A Separation. It’s safe to say here that the Iranian government is trying to co-opt something that doesn’t belong to them – although A Separation isn’t a political film, there is implicit criticism of (or at least exasperation with) the government, from the disfunction of its legal system to the hypocrisy of its members; the win for this film simply cannot count as a win for Iran except in the most inarticulately broad terms (i.e. except in as much as that this film won and it’s from Iran). And this isn’t anything new; Iranian filmmaking has long existed at odds with the Iranian government, which has a history of artistic censorship. It’s worth remembering that the second most significant film to come from Iran this year, This Is Not A Film, had to be smuggled out of the country in a USB drive in a cake.
(By the way the film IS good. It’s not my favorite foreign film of the year – not by a long shot – but it’s a deserving winner.)
Report Post »D-Fence
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:05amI did see one movie this past weekend. Act of Valor. It was Inspirationa, and the bonus was that all the money didn’t go to the Hollywood types.
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 12:10pmI saw it too. Excellent movie and very realistic. It was hard to imagine live fire was used, but it showed you the reality of what seals go through. That scene in the milk plant when the the bomb vest blew up was surreal; that floored me.
Report Post »PERSERVERANCE-2012
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:59amNext week it will be used for a door stop. NO NO NO…Wait It will be melted down to be used as a nose cone for a nuke!!! Hope your happy hollywood you bunch of over paid pacifistic liberal MORONS. Love two and a half men though.
Report Post »Guerrino_P
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:10amI saw the movie. It was excellent and deserved a win. I especially loved the performance of Danny Bonaduce reprising his role of Danny Partridge.
Report Post »wisdomnlight
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:57amSickening!!!
Report Post »mike551
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:53amWatching the weather channel yesterday I was given the forecast so that I could dress properly for “the oscar party”. These hollywood types live in a bubble. Did anyone host or go to an “oscar party”? I think not. Quit going to movies. Stop giving these dysfunctional people your money. STOP WATCHING THE SIMPSON . SHEEEEEEESH.
Report Post »Nemo13
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:46amHow many times do I have to say ‘boycott Hollywood’? I’d rather watch my old VHS than give one more dime to any of those anti-American losers. I don’t need stupid sitcoms and reality show fluff. Sell Hollywood to China.
Report Post »AmeriCat
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:58amWell said!
Report Post »Just Liberal propaganda,
with the proceeds feeding the Liberal voting machines.
AmazingGrace8
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 10:17amAgree. Did go see “War Horse” and enjoyed the movie very much. I also have many VHS & DVD of movies from the past. Did not watch the oscars….last time was the year of “Titanic”….did not see Avitar and never will……but the “now” generation enjoy these movies, so fine, you & I will watch the movies that really are classics…until the VCR/DVD machines are no longer manufactured. I enjoy TCM channel, so hopefully that will be on the air for awhile.I have Encore and I don’t know about you but when “Jaws” is being shown, I can watch that movie over-and-over again and never tire of it. Also the Shawshank Redemption too…never tire of this movie either. Will close…take care.
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 11:21amAmazing
Report Post »Too bad Freeman is a racist.
GBMBulletsSKNRD
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:41amUntil you stop putting so many add’s on your site that it takes 2 to 5 min. for it to open, I am done with you. Glenn you should know better.
Report Post »drago
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:03am@gbmbulletssknrd aka encinom.
Report Post »See ya…….
Jenny Lind
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:27am????I have no ads when I open the Blaze, what are you talking about? I really am serious, this is a real question, I have heard other people complain and I am wondering. I get NO ads and you do, what is the difference? My son, who is very good with computers set mine up, as I am new to the blogging world. I have no idea what he did but I seem to get less disturbance than other people do.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:38amAnother one I’ll be sure to miss…it’s getting to be a very long list.
Report Post »Delta D-5-3
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:44amYep, me too. Not a big surprise since the Socialists in Holloywood love most dictatorships around the globe. I’ll just file this under “NO SURPRISE HERE”…….
Report Post »AmeriCat
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:51amI chose to miss them all….
except Act of Valor…..
Saw it opening day, Friday….3 days ago now
(I know….nothing about it on The Blaze even now, though they are showcasing the Oscars and movies and actors!)
Every American should see Act of Valor, especially children (PG13).
Report Post »There is so much to glean from this movie.
God bless our Navy SEALS and ALL our military.
Locked
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:01am@Americat
“(I know….nothing about it on The Blaze even now, though they are showcasing the Oscars and movies and actors!)”
Well, Act of Valor was just released, so of course it wouldn’t be included in the most recent Oscars. But you‘re quite wrong in saying there’s “nothing about it on The Blaze.”
Yesterday: http://www.theblaze.com/the-wire/12640424/on-oscar-weekend-act-of-valor-storms-box-office/
On Feb 21st: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/act-of-valor-attention-surprises-filmmakers-worries-some-in-the-military/
On Feb. 14th: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/we-got-a-private-screening-of-act-of-valor-and-heres-some-things-we-found-out/
I’m not sure how three different articles (well, two articles and one blurb) count as “nothing” in your book.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:19amACT OF VALOR was the only film we have just paid to go see in these last 4 years, in fact the last we paid to go see was that GOP conservative film AMERICAN CAROL with Kelsey Grammer and Kevin Farley.
Report Post »obamacommunist/muslim-brotherhood hollywood –and their theaters– is losing thou$and$ from this huge extended American family of vets since we have all decided we do not need to fund their obama-degenerate anti-American films.
hit those obama-degenerate commies where it counts to them — in their wallets.
Locked
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:21am@Americat
Interesting; my last response to you was deleted. I guess someone didn’t like me pointing out that The Blaze has run several articles on it?
Military and film critic reaction from February 21st: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/act-of-valor-attention-surprises-filmmakers-worries-some-in-the-military/
Private screening from February 14th: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/we-got-a-private-screening-of-act-of-valor-and-heres-some-things-we-found-out/
Blurb from yesterday: http://www.theblaze.com/the-wire/12640424/on-oscar-weekend-act-of-valor-storms-box-office/
Before you say “There’s nothing on The Blaze” about Act of Valor, you might want to check first!
Report Post »SoNick
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:42amI find it disconcerting that out of all the people who have commented negatively on the movie here on The Blaze, none had seen it. I don’t know why some of you you pride yourselves on “only having seen one movie this year” (whether it’s Act of Valor or a rerun of some old John Wayne dud) or sing the praise of a true stinker like American Carol just because it espouses conservative ideals. You also seem to have missed Asghar Farhadi’s message, that despite what you think of Iran’s horrible regime, there are some food decent people in that country who are being used as puppets in a political game. Not very regime friendly! You would know that if you had seen his movie. And if you had seen the Artist, you would know that all French people don’t hate America (in fact, didn’t you hear Jean Dujardin say “I Love your country” in his acceptance speech?). Have you ever seen a non-american movie? Have you ever tried to experience the world through another culture’s eyes? You’d be amazed at what you find.
Report Post »VanceUppercut
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 11:14amHey BurntHills, quick (and without looking at Wikipedia), define Communism.
Report Post »semidisk
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 12:17pmBroadly speaking Sonick is right here; it’s troubling to see so many people dismiss this film before having seen it. (Incidentally The Artist is largely a tribute to American filmmaking, so you‘d think it’d be a little more appreciated here.)
Report Post »KINGRUDDY
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:34amHow far can they bury their heads in the Sand?
Report Post »Wake up you MORONS in Hollywood!!!
Wake up America!!
cassandra
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:29amall I can say is REMEMBER SCHINLERS List???????
Report Post »Locked
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:04amNope, but I do remember Schindler’s List.
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:21amMaybe its time for hollywood to go ?
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:51amif we all go to the fault line with jackhammers……
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:19amHollywood is a rotten den of owls and vultures. Plus, have I mentioned most of you actors will soon be completely broke?
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:19amOne more demonstration of how radical Hollywood is out of control and out of touch; now the reason Michael Moore was allowed to go into Iran makes sense – he must have been telling them that the oscar vote for his radical buddies was assured and rigged ahead of time.
Report Post »nzkiwi
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:46amThe irony is pretty thick here, Snow.
An industry crushed by their government wins an oscar – viewed by Iranians illegally watching by satellite -and the same government congratulates itself. The western world – always in the wrong – is suddenly right.
And the Iranian government, who would arrest anybody watching….
The corruption and political opportunism is so blatant and ludicrous that one might be forgiven for suspecting that the whole thing had been scripted by Sasha Baron Cohen.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:11am@NZKiwi – if you had experienced some of the things I have, especially the scars across my neck and face as a ‘guest’ of the M Brotherhood (one who was my own uncle) due to being a Chaplain and a Christian, then irony is appropriate.
In this case, yes it probably was put on too thick; yet the manner of Moore – a rabid progressive, hollywood 1%, and so forth having gotten in and out of Iran with no problems a few months ago for a ‘film festival’ while other Americans would be ‘detained, tried and jailed’ as spies makes me a little more than suspicious.
So if I caused any offense I apologize.
Report Post »nzkiwi
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:32amNo, Snow, it wasn’t put on too thick.
I was agreeing with you, but commenting on the regime.
I was a bit clumsy in expressing myself.
But what happened to you? And I bet I not the only person wondering.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 9:06am@NZKiwi – I was on a trip overseas soon after my graduating from seminary; my uncle had fled the US years before due to things he had done to me as a boy – you can imagine it easy enough. How he found out my agenda I still do not know, but the better part of a week held by him and his friends plus all they tried to do to get me to become a good little muslim again failed to turn me – they decided then it was a matter of family honor to kill me – or try to – only by God’s own grace was I saved with only the scars and the loss of my left eye.
I refuse to have the scars altered or removed with surgery; they are a reminder and a testimony to all who see them and ask of what they did to me.
When I hear of extremists such as them, and even as with Obama and his radicals, it is hard for me to keep my temper in check at times. UBL cost me my fiance on 9/11, and so much more others have cost me as well.
I hope this answers some of the questions.
Report Post »nzkiwi
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 9:52am@Snow,
I sat for a few minutes being stunned and wondering how to reply.
Having followed your posts since the Blaze started, I knew that you were a chaplain and had been seriously injured, but to hear the cause of it has shocked me.
You know that I am an atheist, but I say to you with the utmost sincerity; may your God bless you and comfort you. And may He be beside you every day and continue to reinforce your obvious strength of character.
Bless you, mate.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 10:17am@NZKiwi – thanks. It means a lot to me.
Report Post »blanco5
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:18amHollywood’s thinking……maybe if we vote for iran’s movie to win, they won’t kill us. iran’s thinking…….thank you for gold statue. Now we will kill you.
Report Post »DEFCON4
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 9:30pmhey blanco5 thank that has to be the funniest/truthful post i read today
Report Post »Kopfjager
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:04amGod bless Isreal (from a non-Jew).
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:04am.
Report Post »Can I say F@%& Hollywood, and not get in trouble?…………
Exrepublisheep
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:27amyup.
Report Post »GeorgeWashingtonslept here
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 7:35amI agree…………..
Report Post »drago
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:08amAmen Spank….
Report Post »PA PATRIOT
Posted on February 27, 2012 at 8:50amBravo, Bravo,
Report Post »John Wayne was the last real Hollywood Icon.