The following entertainment types are just shocked, shocked, absolutely dismayed that the state of California, with the complicity of Switzerland, disrupted the holy sanctity of a film festival--"an international cultural event"--by arresting movie director Roman Polanski for fleeing the United States after pleading guilty to drugging and raping a 13 year old over 30 years ago. Ancient history in the entertainment world. Apparently the real victim was not the 13 year old but Polanski who accomplished so much over the past three decades despite not being able to travel to the United States to make his movies. These shocked 100, maybe more by now, signed a self righteous petition protesting the "astonishing news" of Polanski's arrest. So shocked were they, that they confused the reason for his arrest as a mere matter of free speech. Because superior filmmakers can ignore common morality laws designed for mere mortals and do as they please. Filmmakers in...(Read Full Post)