Some confessions are harmless.  For example, I have never watched any of Lars Von Trier’s films.  This will come as no surprise to anyone who knows me, as my cinematic tastes run more towards John Wayne and Gary Cooper (friendly HUAC witnesses back in the good old days). Some confessions are offensive beyond belief.  The Jerusalem Post reports that Lars Von Trier came out of his bunker yesterday before a stunned audience at the Cannes film festival.  Von Trier’s comments during the press conference for his latest film “Melancholia” are deeply disturbing.“What can I say?  I understand Hitler.  I think he did some wrong things, yes absolutely, but I can see him sitting in his bunker in the end.”“I think I understand the man.  He’s not what you would call a good guy, but I understand much about him and I sympathize with him a little bit.  But come on, I’m not for the Second World War, and...(Read Full Post)