Actress Tilda Swinton attacks Hollywood studios' "right-wing" politics

http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=685882006

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ONE OF Scotland's leading actresses has lashed out at Hollywood, demanding "more wise and courageous distributors" and "distributors with the kamikaze vision that spreads the broad and long view".

Tilda Swinton also took a fiercely political swipe at a "goose-stepping" Walt Disney, just months after she played a leading role in a highly successful Disney adaptation, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

The Nairn-based actress delivered her opinions at the State of Cinema address as part of the 49th San Francisco International Film Festival.
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Speaking about The Chronicles of Narnia, which in the run-up to its release was given a huge push by the Church, Swinton said: "I love the idea of goose-stepping old Walt D making over $700m with the help of a Red Witch. He is more than welcome.

"At least we made her whiter than white, the ultimate white supremacist, and we managed to railroad the knee-jerk attempt to make her look like an Arab."
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Note: Swinton played the evil White Witch in the film "Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" Methinks the expression "Red Witch" refers to Swinton's politics, which are decidedly left-wing. A 21st century Vanessa Redgrave, perhaps?

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BTW, the film festival just concluded, and her remarks can be seen/heard on Podcast at this link:
(scroll all the way down)
http://fest06.sffs.org/news/podcasts.php

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Did they really try to make her look like an Arab?

For a film that tried to capture the imagery of the book, what would be the incentive to break ranks when portraying the White Witch?

Anyway, if what's she's saying is true, why did they cast her as opposed to an actress who would better fit that image? Swinton wasn't that big of a box office draw prior to her appearance in the movie.

... or so *I* thought when I read them...

Really now! When I think of some of the clowns who make $20 million for spending a few weeks in front of a camera pretending to be someone else (and then go on a promotional tour to annoy anyone they haven't succeeded in annoying already), I think the whole notion of stars and box office draws is overrated, hugely overrated.

Fame is fleeting. Talent and work are worth pursuing.

Disney we all know about. Anschutz is theocrat waiting to take power.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=210&topic_id=13184