James Woods, reformed dickhead? Or just trying to save face as savagery of his liberalism is exposed
Posted by DanielS on Thursday, 18 June 2020 05:29.
Is James Woods a reformed dickhead? Probably not.
Probably just trying to save face; that is, now that the savagery of his liberalism has been exposed with home made videos overflowing the media wall against showing the reality and extent of black hyper-assertiveness and violence.
I hate calling attention to James Woods Twitter, because the dude is an utter hypocrite and asshole. He’s taken to posting acts of black violence of late, but when asked how he played the role of Byron De La Beckwith Jr. (convicted killer of Medgar Evars), Woods said that he had to ignore the usual advice for actors when playing a villainous character, viz., by finding something redeeming in the character to identify with. Woods claimed that he could find NOTHING good about De La Beckwith and could only imitate him.
Notice Woods sarcastic remark about the video of the pummeling; “Call a social worker” ...as if we should all rely on our immediate instincts and not work to create social circumstances where an assault like this is unlikely? ...like James Woods was wise and caring about this all the while, ahead of the social curve.
Posted by mancinblack on Thu, 18 Jun 2020 19:36 | #
Whenever I hear the name James Woods I reach for my Brow..no, no that’s not what I intended to say, which was that whenever I hear the name James Woods I think of Sergio Leone’s tale of psychotic Jewish gangsters, “Once Upon a Time in America”. If nothing else, the film responds to Brando’s complaint that in Hollywood “you never see the cake”. At least, I think that’s what he said.
If you haven’t seen the film, you should really but ensure you watch the full length version rather than the heavily cut version that was released in American cinemas’. As well as being a decent film, which you would expect from Leone, it is actually about the birth of corporatism in America and contains the only example of screen crypsis I’ve seen. Doubt it would get made today.
As for being a liberal dickhead, isn’t that written into Hollywood contracts? although Gary ‘fashy’ Oldman tried to wriggle out of his pact, it was signed in blood, it seems.
Haven’t seen the film yet, but you’ve got my curiosity going ... ‘the only example of screen crypsis I’ve seen”.... ????
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Posted by mancinblack on Thu, 18 Jun 2020 21:22 | #
I didn’t mean a Jewish actor playing a non Jewish role, I meant a Jewish character (played by Woods) engaging in crypsis in the film script. You know of others? if so please tell.
“I didn’t mean a Jewish actor playing a non Jewish role.”
I didn’t think that’s what you meant.
“I meant a Jewish character (played by Woods) engaging in crypsis in the film script.”
I thought that’s what you meant…
“You know of others? if so please tell.”
I don’t know of others but its plausible that it would be scripted, e.g., in characters trying to avoid detection by Nuremberg laws
But offhand, I don’t know of others…
It seems this script - Once Upon a Time in America - may be approximating the alliance of the Lucky Luciano / Meyer Lansky that overthrew the old first generation mustache Petes from Sicily…
With the traditional Cosa Nostra, you had to be Sicilian; so they would not accept Jews.
Luciano marked a difference in that he would work with non-Sicilians, viz., the Jewish Lansky. I don’t know if there was a point in reality in which Lansky had to actively engage in crypsis. I don’t think so.
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Posted by mancinblack on Thu, 18 Jun 2020 23:55 | #
It would be a complete spoiler, should you ever watch the movie, if I told you, but no, that’s not really it.
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Posted by Robert Redford on Fri, 19 Jun 2020 05:20 | #
Posted by mancinblack on Thu, 18 Jun 2020 19:36 | #
Whenever I hear the name James Woods I reach for my Brow..no, no that’s not what I intended to say, which was that whenever I hear the name James Woods I think of Sergio Leone’s tale of psychotic Jewish gangsters, “Once Upon a Time in America”. If nothing else, the film responds to Brando’s complaint that in Hollywood “you never see the cake”. At least, I think that’s what he said.
If you haven’t seen the film, you should really but ensure you watch the full length version rather than the heavily cut version that was released in American cinemas’. As well as being a decent film, which you would expect from Leone, it is actually about the birth of corporatism in America and contains the only example of screen crypsis I’ve seen. Doubt it would get made today.
As for being a liberal dickhead, isn’t that written into Hollywood contracts? although Gary ‘fashy’ Oldman tried to wriggle out of his pact, it was signed in blood, it seems.