IkeaBoy
10-16-2001, 02:59 PM
I consider Branded an R&F bit so I figured It would fit and I liked this guy's movies
Critic Says Films Inspire Terrorism
The Associated Press
Oct 16 2001 6:25PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Afghanistan may have been the breeding ground for last month's terrorist attacks, but Hollywood served as a source of inspiration, says director Robert Altman.
``The movies set the pattern, and these people have copied the movies,'' Altman said Tuesday by phone from London, where he's finishing his film ``Gosford Park.'' ``Nobody would have thought to commit an atrocity like that unless they'd seen it in a movie.''
So violent action movies with huge explosions amount to training films for such bold attacks, as studios spend a lot of time and money trying to appeal to young males, the 76-year-old filmmaker said
``How dare we continue to show this kind of mass destruction in movies,'' said Altman, whose directing credits include ``M-A-S-H,'' ``Nashville'' and ``Dr. T & the Women.'' ``I just believe we created this atmosphere and taught them how to do it.''
Altman hopes audiences will lean more toward thoughtful, character-driven films after witnessing the horror of the attacks on television.
His ``Gosford Park'' - a combination class-war satire and Agatha Christie-like murder mystery set at a British manor in 1932 - features Helen Mirren, Emily Watson, Clive Owen, Kristin Scott Thomas and Maggie Smith.
``Maybe there's a chance to get back to ... grown-up films,'' Altman said. ``Anything that uses humor and dramatic values to deal with human emotions and gets down to what people are to people.''
Carrot Man to Big Apple: I Miss my baby carrot.
Pro-War NYU Student. We're not all peace fags.
Critic Says Films Inspire Terrorism
The Associated Press
Oct 16 2001 6:25PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Afghanistan may have been the breeding ground for last month's terrorist attacks, but Hollywood served as a source of inspiration, says director Robert Altman.
``The movies set the pattern, and these people have copied the movies,'' Altman said Tuesday by phone from London, where he's finishing his film ``Gosford Park.'' ``Nobody would have thought to commit an atrocity like that unless they'd seen it in a movie.''
So violent action movies with huge explosions amount to training films for such bold attacks, as studios spend a lot of time and money trying to appeal to young males, the 76-year-old filmmaker said
``How dare we continue to show this kind of mass destruction in movies,'' said Altman, whose directing credits include ``M-A-S-H,'' ``Nashville'' and ``Dr. T & the Women.'' ``I just believe we created this atmosphere and taught them how to do it.''
Altman hopes audiences will lean more toward thoughtful, character-driven films after witnessing the horror of the attacks on television.
His ``Gosford Park'' - a combination class-war satire and Agatha Christie-like murder mystery set at a British manor in 1932 - features Helen Mirren, Emily Watson, Clive Owen, Kristin Scott Thomas and Maggie Smith.
``Maybe there's a chance to get back to ... grown-up films,'' Altman said. ``Anything that uses humor and dramatic values to deal with human emotions and gets down to what people are to people.''
Carrot Man to Big Apple: I Miss my baby carrot.
Pro-War NYU Student. We're not all peace fags.