The CW’s TV series “Riverdale” had four episodes during the first season where high school student Archie Andrews is having sex with his high school teacher.
Typical Hollywood– “We say this is a travesty…. but, um, we’re going to glorify and promote it to the best of our ability.”
People will say that the Oscar bait-drama “Call Me By Your Name” doesn’t really promote pederasty because the age of consent varies across cultures, even state lines. What is illegal in one country or state may be perfectly legal in another.
That premise granted, can we please still agree that older anyone (man or woman) preying on sexually inexperienced — not to mention emotionally underdeveloped teenagers — is somewhat creepy?
Perhaps we can, at least, agree that maybe promoting a movie about a 25-year-old man seducing a 17-year-old boy is not exactly wise in light of the revelations about Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and a dozen other Holllywood A-listers?
Apparently not.
It seems that the controversies hitting Tinseltown on a weekly basis have done absolutely nothing to derail the Oscar campaign for “Call Me By Your Name,” which the L.A. Film Critics Association has now hailed as this year’s “Best Picture.”
From The Hollywood Reporter:
Call Me by Your Name has been chosen as best picture by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. The group met Sunday to vote on their picks for the year’s best.
Call Me by Your Name won a total of three awards, including best director for Luca Guadagnino — a tie with Guillermo del Toro for The Shape of Water — and best actor for Timothée Chalamet.
The Shape of Water also won three awards, including best actress for Sally Hawkins and best cinematography for Dan Laustsen.
Via Daily Wire