The thing with the Crystal bit, is why? Weren't the other scenes movie references - the whole Beiber thing wasn't, was it? and then SDJ in there makes no sense.
Doing something offensive is just not ok, but when it doesn't even make sense in the scope of the bit, it is a whole other level of why.
Traditional weren't the movie bits with the opening JUST nominated films? Did this openeing even hold to that? I have forgotten most of it, I think. There was a Descendents bit and what else, then Beiber, then what? and ending with Mission Impossible for no other reason than Tom Cruise was gonna be there, or is the film tied to the network in some way?
Yes, and apparently it is cut from most of the DVDs. I also understand it is one of the worst numbers in the movie.
It is no "Sisters," for sure.
Hil, for what it's worth, blackface/minstrel shows were very popular in 19th century America. By the time Jolson made The Jazz Singer, mainstream white America would have thought "kind of old-fashioned" more than "racist." Even into the 1940s, Holiday Inn included a blackface number without apology (although in that one, there was a plot reason given, for what that is or isn't worth).
Yeah. I've seen a few Judy Garland movies from when she was a teenager that include blackface numbers, and they're pretty much presented as, "Let's do one of those good old fashioned minstrel shows, like the old-timey folks used to do."
KGBbar is in the East Village:
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I don't know where the Bolt Bus stops exactly, but KGBBar is pretty easy to get to from any subway line (it's not far from NYU).
Weren't the other scenes movie references - the whole Beiber thing wasn't, was it? and then SDJ in there makes no sense.
That bit was a nod to Midnight in Paris with the yellow car picking him up at midnight and taking him to meet famous people of the past, such as Hemmingway. So in that sense, SDJ made more sense than Bieber. Still doesn't excuse the blackface.
My condolances, Burrell & family.
I was pretty angry about White Chicks, but to paraphrase Jerry Seinfeld, I wasn't offended as a white person, I was offended as a film major.
Yeah, racism against caucasians bothers me when it's in the form of overt hostility, but I don't think being good sports about being made fun of in comedy bits is too much to ask of the majority.
KGBar is also a small, cramped space. Whatever the event is, I would plan on getting there early.
Thanks Jessica and Tom! I'm not decided on going, but if I do, I will get there early.
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Yup. I will also continue to do so, if you're making plans for the day.
Go Grace! Decannulate, or the healthiest available option!
I haven't seen Tropic Thunder, but it seems to have been described to me as everyone doing stuff on paper that I might want to avoid with great awareness and pointedness, which elevated it beyond a lot of its baggage. No personal opinion though.
