Monday, March 9, 2009

irony trumps escapism, exhibits 2 & 3

A.V. Club's 21 great films to put the recession in perspective

The Onion: Nation Instintively Forms Breadline

so glad we have the Internet in 2009. I much prefer its coping methods to the escapist cinema of 1929 Hollywood.

2 comments:

seema said...

but paper covers irony! I WIN!

BluthMan said...

Yeah, but with that deal we also get escapist cinema 2009. I am looking at you He's Just Not a Shopoholic on Friday the 13th.