Charles wrote:
"It's a commonplace to lament the degraded state of popular
culture and to complain about increasing vulgarity,
sexualization and so forth -- but based on at least some of
the evidence I've seen, in some ways people are more uptight
today than they were fifty years ago."
Mark answered:
"I agree - especially after reading this review in the NY
Times's for a new DVD box set called 'TCM Archives -
Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Vol 1.'"
But this kind of backs up my point about there being a weird
disconnect about accepted culture now, between what is
approved and what is accesible. People may complain loudly
about them (or not if they're too far below the radar to be
noticed by the mainstream), but "Forbidden" films are now
available. During the Production Code days, they couldn't
even be made, much less ordered online and in your mailbox in
less than a week.
Mark
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