Venice film festival protests

[basilosaurus]

www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-66710299

They are premiering films by Roman Polanski and Woody Allen. WTF?! I really hate how the BBC described it.

"three directors hit by MeToo scandals" They were not "hit by" as though they are innocent bystanders. Fuck that!

[mrsukyankee]

Sept 5, 2023 2:22:33 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-66710299

They are premiering films by Roman Polanski and Woody Allen. WTF?! I really hate how the BBC described it.

"three directors hit by MeToo scandals" They were not "hit by" as though they are innocent bystanders. Fuck that!

Yeah, the BBC has moved in a direction that many of us are not happy with (it's being run, overall, but a right wing dude).

[basilosaurus]

Sept 6, 2023 1:08:39 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

Sept 5, 2023 2:22:33 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-66710299

They are premiering films by Roman Polanski and Woody Allen. WTF?! I really hate how the BBC described it.

"three directors hit by MeToo scandals" They were not "hit by" as though they are innocent bystanders. Fuck that!

Yeah, the BBC has moved in a direction that many of us are not happy with (it's being run, overall, but a right wing dude).

That's a shame.

I also saw a headline from the independent saying cancel culture is "silly." In fairness, that was what Allen said (silly because doesn't apply to me, blah blah guiltycakes). But that should not be the lede because most won't read past that.

But of course his film got standing o.