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Turban Decay: Achmed Saves America (2014)

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Images of Arabs in the cinema. Saturday, May 31, 2014. Achmed Saves America (2014). I loathe Jeff Dunham. So I regret to inform you all that Achmed got a movie, and I regret to remind myself that I’ve now seen it. Achmed the Totally-Not-Muslim Terrorist. To set the stage for the abject void of humor to follow,. I find the resemblance to. Song of the South. Because of how those Muslims make their womenfolk dress? The writers pull a. No Muslim stereotypes here. Nope. No siree Bob. Achmed quickly suicide-bo...

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Turban Decay: Goodbye, Casey Kasem

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Images of Arabs in the cinema. Sunday, June 15, 2014. Goodbye, Casey Kasem. A longtime hero of mine passed away this morning. More than any other actor, Casey Kasem always felt to me like the face of Arab-Americans. Whenever anyone asks me about famous Arabs, I invariably find myself naming him first. I’ve always considered him one of the best role models in Hollywood for anyone to look up to. Sure, he had his bad days like anyone else. Radio program for 34 years! He voiced Shaggy for 39 years! Kasem wro...

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It's A Visual Medium!: August 2013

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It's A Visual Medium! Highlighting the best in visual metaphors, foreshadowing, and storytelling from cinema. Warning: Spoilers may be present! Monday, August 12, 2013. A new homage I realized in the opening credits of Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing:. Probably direct references to:. Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull. Both are films where music and score play an essential part of the narrative, and given Do The Right Thing's. Of course, DTRT has plenty of more blatant references:. Martin R. Schneider.

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Turban Decay: Hidalgo (2004)

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Images of Arabs in the cinema. Friday, July 24, 2015. Anything I could have written. Instead, let’s celebrate Sharif’s life by talking about his work. I thought I’d start with his last high-profile film: Hidalgo. A mediocre movie buoyed by his warm, charismatic presence. Happened when someone at Disney stumbled on the tall tales of professional circus horseman and fabulist Frank Hopkins and decided to make them a Viggo Mortensen vehicle. Hidalgo. Desert that never happened. Without the consent of both.

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Turn Off The Limelight: April 2013

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Turn Off The Limelight. Monday, April 22, 2013. The 25 Best Films of the Eighties. The Top 25 Films of the Eighties. 1989, dir. Robert Bierman). Thursday, April 11, 2013. Ian Palmer’s Knuckle. Is a film that gets to the heart of the sport. This documentary, filmed over the course of twelve years from 1997 to 2009, chronicles the decades-long feud between three Irish traveler families – The Quinn McDonaghs, The Joyces, and The Nevins’. Despite all being cousins, the longstanding feud r...Unlike profession...

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Turban Decay: November 2013

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Images of Arabs in the cinema. Sunday, November 24, 2013. Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989). I never expected see the day when I’d cover a Godzilla film of all things on this blog. But as it turns out, outside of the usual statements on post-Hiroshima Japan, Godzilla vs. Biollante. Has plenty to say about the Middle East and its role in a burgeoning world of corporate warfare by way of biotech. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989). Blogs You Should Read. Wag the...

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Turban Decay: September 2014

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Images of Arabs in the cinema. Friday, September 12, 2014. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). With Richard Kiel’s recent passing, I felt like pouring one out for him in the form of watching his most famous role (outside of Happy Gilmore. And inspiring idiotic tooth-wear. Anyway). So I checked out his first appearance as Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I write about Arabs in the cinema and perceptions that result therefrom, for better or for worse, as an Arab myself. Turn Off The Limel...

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Turban Decay: December 2013

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Images of Arabs in the cinema. Tuesday, December 31, 2013. In Hollywood, Elaine May’s Middle-Eastern Cold War farce Ishtar. Has become synonymous with failure. The film had a notoriously catastrophic production; discord abounded, tempers flared, and friendships shattered. Production went so far over budget that. Became the biggest-budget comedy in history. Up to that point. May found herself fighting against everyone as well as her own health. Ishtar. Road to Morocco (1942). Films Road to Morocco. Day 30...