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geekArticle. Date Rape as Comedy

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[In Observe and Report’s Red Band Trailer] after a night of drinking and drugging, Rogen escorts a half-unconscious Faris (Brandi) to his home and the trailer later cuts to a scene in which Rogen is having sex with the incapacitated Brandi. Nice. When he hesitates, however, we hear a slurred voice pipe up with “Why are you stopping, motherf*****?” Guilt assuaged, right? I mean he’s not raping her — she’s totally into it … right? Well, I’ll leave my opinion for a little later, but it seems like the answer at large has been a big fat whopping ‘No’.

[‘Observe and Report’ Sparks Date-Rape Debate by Jessica Barnes, Cinematical]

There is a discussion going on right now about what’s going to far in a comedy.  Unfortunately, it involved a movie that I was (until now) anxious to see.  It really bums me out that even the hint of Date Rape is being used as a jab at dark comedy.  This is a serious thing that happens far to often in real life.  So, maybe it’s a good thing we’re talking about it.

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WTF? Zombifying the King James Bible

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Controversy Alert! First it started with Pride and Prejudice being zombiefied by writer Seth Grahame-Smith with his book Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Now you can toy with your soul and zombiefy the most sacred of all texts, the King James Bible.

The Stinque Zombie Bible is an open-source collaborative project where you can add zombies to your favorite Bible passage.  Here are some examples:

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Park Chan-wook’s “Thirst” Poster Banned in Korea

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Park Chan-wook‘s Vampire movie Thirst, about a priest who becomes a vampire, is causing controversy in Korea.  Variety broke the news that the one sheet has been banned in Korea. You can read all about it here [Variety] and here [Bloody Disgusting].

View the International trailer, read more and see the full poster after the jump.

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