Girl Shoots Sister in Head While ‘Playing CSI’
An 11-year-old girl accidentally shot her 14-year-old sister in the head with a shotgun while “playing CSI,” authorities in Logansport, Ind. Said recently.
The incident occurred Saturday morning, Sept. 24 while the two siblings were at home. The sisters were in separate rooms and pellets from the 20 gauge shotgun passed through a door jam and struck the 14-year-old sister. The 11-year-old told police she was mimicking the TV show when the gun went off.
The older sister survived and is hospitalized, but her condition was not released.
Countless scientific studies and newspaper reports have shown that depictions of violence on TV and in movies and video games are linked to violence in real life, including violent crimes. For instance, the young killers at Columbine in Colo. were rabid fans of media violence, including violent video games like DOOM and the gunplay in the original MATRIX movie.
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- New York Daily News, 09/26/11.
Is Hollywood AWOL in the War on Terror?
In World War II and shortly afterwards, Hollywood movies seemed to be full of patriotic, Pro-American content, such as movies like AIR FORCE (1943), FLYING TIGERS (1942), DESPERATE JOURNEY (1942), ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT (1941), DESTINATION TOKYO (1943), THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (1945), and BATTLEGROUND (1949).
Hollywood has virtually ignored the 9/11 attacks by Muslims on the United States and the government’s response to Islamofascism in Iraq and Afghanistan, other than to denigrate it.
Thus, instead of THE SANDS OF IWO JIMA, Hollywood studios gave us FAHRENHEIT 9/11, LIONS FOR LAMBS, RENDITION, and GREEN ZONE.
“Doing something that annoys Muslims may get you killed,” noted conservative pundit Andrew Klavan.
The global film market may be one reason Hollywood has shied away from movies that promote America. For example the new CAPTAIN AMERICA movie is No. 8 domestically but only No. 12 worldwide.
Also, the political hatred of Hollywood’s liberal elite toward President Bush and Vice President Cheney may also have played a factor.
Good news may lurk around the corner, however. There are movies about tracking down Bin Laden and hunting for a Taliban leader coming out next year.
Add another conservative pundit, Jason Apuzzo, “As the [Vietnam Era] baby boomers start to retire off the scene in Hollywood, [politics] is becoming less of a factor. Younger people are not as hesitant about dealing with this issue.”
- Christian Toto, The Washington Times, 09/08/11.
Family Movies Shine Bright at Box Office
The beloved Disney movie THE LION KING made a roaring, three-dimensional return to theaters last weekend, earning $30.15 million from 2,330 locations.
This marks the first time since STAR WARS: EPISODE VI – RETURN OF THE JEDI marveled a new generation in cinemas back in 1997 that a re-release has topped the box office charts. The jungle gang also stampeded by Buzz and Woody, grossing over twice as much as the TOY STORY and TOY STORY 2 3D re-release in October 2009.
Combined with its wild success in 1994 and an IMAX re-release in 2002, THE LION KING has earned a total of $358.6 million. Several theories exist to explain the wild success of Simba and his furry friends’ impressive performance this weekend, including the nostalgic lament that family movies today just aren’t what they used to be. Others hold that the film’s third wave of success is indicative of audiences’ growing interest to revisit old favorites in 3-D.
A family-friendly flick overwhelming cineplexes abroad is THE SMURFS, which has led the foreign box office for the sixth straight weekend! Last weekend it earned an additional $18.2 million from 72 markets for a very grand $345.6 million foreign total. Worldwide, THE SMURFS have earned $483.2 million, likely surpassing another animated blue creature named RIO to become the highest-grossing non-sequel of 2011.
The stunning success of these two family movies clearly underscores the universal desire and enthusiasm for family films filled that uplift, inspire and entertain responsibly.
- Source: Bix Office Mojo, 09/20/11, The Week, 09/19/11.
Dr. Baehr Speaks on 9/11
Dr. Ted Baehr, founder of Movieguide(R) spoke on September 11th in NYC to the 9/11 Cry Out America Prayer Gatherings Involving Various Denominations, City and County Officials, First Responders and Committed Laity Marked the 10-Year AnniversaryFrisco To Host 9/11 Conspiracy Festival
(Saturday, 10 September 2011 11:10)
While Americans are remembering the evil shock of the Islamic Nazi attack on the U.S. in 2001, extremist kooks in San Francisco will be attending a 9/11 Conspiracy Movie Festival.
Titled “9/11 Reclaiming the Truth, Reclaiming Our Future,” the festival is being sponsored by the Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance, a left-wing Anti-American group formed after the Sept. 11 attacks by Islamofascist terrorists led by Osama bin Laden.
A recent, probably biased, BBC poll found that 15% of Americans believe there was a conspiracy behind 9/11 that involved the federal government.
Of course, 10% of Americans probably believe Elvis is still alive, the moon is made of green cheese and Barack Obama is the best president ever.
- NBC Bay Area, 09/08/11.
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