Comments on: Vast Leftwing Conspiracy as An American Carol Goes To The Dogs? http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/ Politics for liberal newsgeeks Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:24:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: thelonegunman http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-13991 thelonegunman Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:48:49 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/#comment-13991 <p>the film looked like a piece of shit… that’s why its not doing well…</p> <p>to paraphrase the words of a Gen X spy hero: “if you want to shoot someone, shoot someone who sold you that script.”</p> the film looked like a piece of shit… that’s why its not doing well…

to paraphrase the words of a Gen X spy hero: “if you want to shoot someone, shoot someone who sold you that script.”

]]> By: jrotering http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-13990 jrotering Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:30:33 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/#comment-13990 <p>I went to the 10:15 showing of Burn After Reading last night, and out of morbid curiousity (and because I was a few minutes early), I poked my head into the theater that was supposed to house the 9:40 showing of An American Carol. When I walked in at 10:10, the theater was completely empty, the house lights were on, and nothing was being projected.</p> <p>Possible explanation #1: Zero tickets were sold, so the theater wisely opted not to start up the projector.</p> <p>Possible explanation #2: Hundreds of eager fans bought tickets to this movie - only they were really sold tickets to other movies in a vast conspiracy… and then they must have decided to go and see those other movies instead.</p> <p>Call me crazy, but I’m thinking #1 makes more sense.</p> I went to the 10:15 showing of Burn After Reading last night, and out of morbid curiousity (and because I was a few minutes early), I poked my head into the theater that was supposed to house the 9:40 showing of An American Carol. When I walked in at 10:10, the theater was completely empty, the house lights were on, and nothing was being projected.

Possible explanation #1: Zero tickets were sold, so the theater wisely opted not to start up the projector.

Possible explanation #2: Hundreds of eager fans bought tickets to this movie – only they were really sold tickets to other movies in a vast conspiracy… and then they must have decided to go and see those other movies instead.

Call me crazy, but I’m thinking #1 makes more sense.

]]> By: Unrepentantliberal http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-13973 Unrepentantliberal Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:02:27 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/#comment-13973 <p>Yes, right wing nut jobs, we ARE EVERYWHERE! So hide underneath your beds and try not to wet yourselves. OK.</p> Yes, right wing nut jobs, we ARE EVERYWHERE! So hide underneath your beds and try not to wet yourselves. OK.

]]> By: jacqrat http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-13945 jacqrat Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:28:46 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/#comment-13945 <p>Wow, Jane. Orinda? That’s pretty darned far!</p> Wow, Jane. Orinda? That’s pretty darned far!

]]> By: JohnDee http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-13943 JohnDee Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:50:49 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/#comment-13943 <p>I’ve stated this elsewhere, but as there’s no reason not to repeat myself, here it is again: I recently saw some of Airplane for the 1st time in years on tv, and could not believe how bad it was. And this, after watching (and actually enjoying) the damned film numerous times during its initial cinematic run back when I was a kid. Time has not been kind to it, IMO; It really does not hold up well at all.</p> <p><em>“I will be doing my part to debunk this by venturing into the Belly of the Liberal Beast, HOLLYWOOD, specifically Mann’s Chinese to see Carol (okay a wednesday matinee, but still), paying for the correct ticket and armed with my shoe phone/camera, documenting the marquee, the posters, and box office. I’ll question the staff and query the quislings…the things we do for Great Justice.”</em></p> <p>Are you going to submit a full-fledged review, Lisa? I had the notion that dissecting this rotten piece of shit in merciless detail could make for some very entertaining discussion threads, not unlike the way that blog did that ran a page-by-page hammering of the 1st novel in the Left Behind series.</p> I’ve stated this elsewhere, but as there’s no reason not to repeat myself, here it is again: I recently saw some of Airplane for the 1st time in years on tv, and could not believe how bad it was. And this, after watching (and actually enjoying) the damned film numerous times during its initial cinematic run back when I was a kid. Time has not been kind to it, IMO; It really does not hold up well at all.

“I will be doing my part to debunk this by venturing into the Belly of the Liberal Beast, HOLLYWOOD, specifically Mann’s Chinese to see Carol (okay a wednesday matinee, but still), paying for the correct ticket and armed with my shoe phone/camera, documenting the marquee, the posters, and box office. I’ll question the staff and query the quislings…the things we do for Great Justice.”

Are you going to submit a full-fledged review, Lisa? I had the notion that dissecting this rotten piece of shit in merciless detail could make for some very entertaining discussion threads, not unlike the way that blog did that ran a page-by-page hammering of the 1st novel in the Left Behind series.

]]> By: JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-13941 JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:37:40 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/#comment-13941 <p>Animal House has a well known liberal bias. </p> <p>If you pitched Caddyshack to Zucker, it would be…</p> <p>Judge Smails: Man of integrity, morality, and honor.</p> Animal House has a well known liberal bias.

If you pitched Caddyshack to Zucker, it would be…

Judge Smails: Man of integrity, morality, and honor.

]]> By: JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-13940 JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:35:42 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/#comment-13940 <p>Zucker used to be a Democrat, and used to be funny. </p> <p>But he’s been on a downward slide for a while.</p> Zucker used to be a Democrat, and used to be funny.

But he’s been on a downward slide for a while.

]]> By: JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-13939 JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:34:37 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/#comment-13939 <p>Thanks for the compliment. Despite my acerbic nature, I dig them.</p> Thanks for the compliment. Despite my acerbic nature, I dig them.

]]> By: Cellar47 http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-13938 Cellar47 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:31:30 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/#comment-13938 <p>Zucker should try this new campaign slogan:</p> <p><strong>IF YOU DON’T SEE “AN AMERICAN CAROL” THE TERRORISTS WIN!!!!</strong></p> Zucker should try this new campaign slogan:

IF YOU DON’T SEE “AN AMERICAN CAROL” THE TERRORISTS WIN!!!!

]]> By: PacificCoastRon http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-13935 PacificCoastRon Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:05:20 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/08/vast-leftwing-conspiracy-as-an-american-carol-goes-to-the-dogs/#comment-13935 <p>Or perhaps the marketing of this movie is incredibly poorly done? </p> <p>I am as about as disconnected from the entertainment industry as anyone in America, yet still for big movies I get some of the buzz while looking for news at places like HuffPost or Yahoo. I haven’t gone to movies much since my son grew up, and my moderate hearing loss has left me going “What’d they say?” to about half the significant, plot-moving lines of dialogue in any movie I went to. (The explosions and rock song covers come thru quite well, thank you.)</p> <p>So I haven’t heard or seen any buzz on this movie at all. And just because of this post, and because I’m a history nerd with 20 years in research businesses, I tried to google up this movie to see how they were marketing it. Google’s top reference is to a “get your domain name” website saying that the domain name anamericancarol dot com is still available !! Other sites were movie rental sites or general reference sites, none of which had any reference to the movie on the first page! There is some sort of site up at AnAmericanCarol dot com, but it’s mostly just linking to actors and actresses named Erik or Erika, and a button for “related searches” for “AnAmericanCarol” goes around in circles. </p> <p>In sum, I wasted eight or ten minutes of my life trying to get a straight-up summary or review or the producer’s own hype for this movie … and I still haven’t found a simple summary review, an actual review after seeing it either by a media employee or by an average citizen, and I certainly haven’t found the producer’s own sales pitch for their movie …</p> Or perhaps the marketing of this movie is incredibly poorly done?

I am as about as disconnected from the entertainment industry as anyone in America, yet still for big movies I get some of the buzz while looking for news at places like HuffPost or Yahoo. I haven’t gone to movies much since my son grew up, and my moderate hearing loss has left me going “What’d they say?” to about half the significant, plot-moving lines of dialogue in any movie I went to. (The explosions and rock song covers come thru quite well, thank you.)

So I haven’t heard or seen any buzz on this movie at all. And just because of this post, and because I’m a history nerd with 20 years in research businesses, I tried to google up this movie to see how they were marketing it. Google’s top reference is to a “get your domain name” website saying that the domain name anamericancarol dot com is still available !! Other sites were movie rental sites or general reference sites, none of which had any reference to the movie on the first page! There is some sort of site up at AnAmericanCarol dot com, but it’s mostly just linking to actors and actresses named Erik or Erika, and a button for “related searches” for “AnAmericanCarol” goes around in circles.

In sum, I wasted eight or ten minutes of my life trying to get a straight-up summary or review or the producer’s own hype for this movie … and I still haven’t found a simple summary review, an actual review after seeing it either by a media employee or by an average citizen, and I certainly haven’t found the producer’s own sales pitch for their movie …

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