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The Weird World Of Cinema: How Come We Fall For That Rubbish?

Adam Lovejoy writes: How come people accept the most ridiculous things that happen on the big screen? The dialogues that make no sense, the vulgarity, the stupid situations, the two-dimensional characters, the primitive or non-existent story lines and the abysmal acting. That last one has always puzzled me. Bad acting, that is. How on earth do some of the film stars manage to get away with absolutely atrocious performances, time after time after time, and still command the adoration of their fans? Is there actually such a thing as a failed film actor? I mean, once actors get a part in a relatively successful film they seem to be destined for glory almost automatically, however badly they perform. If you ever bother to analyse the acting skills of some of the biggest film stars – impartially... 

Let’s Talk About Sex. In A Cynical Way

Adam Lovejoy writes: Oh dear. Another oldie is claiming that she is a hottie. This time it is Jane Fonda, a one-time actress and fitness fanatic, as you can see on the image that is accompanying this articles, who tells us that at her admirable age of 71 she is still big on sex. Even though she would not be able to pass through a security scanner at the airport without triggering off an alarm with all that metal in her body: an artificial knee and a metal hip. But hey, why should it be a problem when love is in the air. In fact, Ms Fonda insists that her sex life is now better than ever before. (Shame on her three husbands and previous boyfriends.) She claims that she owes her great shape to her genes, plenty of sex, her healthy lifestyle and the talents of her plastic surgeon. OK, I can buy... 

The Film Industry In The West Tells Me One Thing: These Countries Must Be Dictatorships

Do you know why in every authoritarian state the film industry is always weird? Because most of the so-called stars of the big screen are usually talentless, deeply unattractive people who nevertheless make it big and are presented as huge talents and stunning lookers. Let me explain: back in the bad old days of the USSR the Soviet film industry was full of actors and actresses, who possessed practically no talents and, even worse, who looked absolutely revolting. And yet, they seemed to appear in every major film and would always play the parts intended for people with pleasant physical features and good acting skills. You would often encounter deeply unatractive actresses playing supposedly stunning heroines, who would be admired and worshiped by all the men on screen. The poor males would... 

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