On Wed, 2 Aug 1995, Blair Sandler wrote: > Louis: thanks for your interesting comments on "Waterworld." It > *is* curious that Costner doesn't allow his politics to manifest > in his movies. As one who doesn't follow Hollywood, I thought > Costner was a good liberal precisely because of his movies, > especially "Dances with Wolves" and "Robin Hood" -- wherein Robin > is portrayed as a real SNAG (Sensitive New Age Guy). Don't forget THE WAR which is not only severely anti-Vietnam but very good around racial politics in the South. An underappreciated movie worth seeing. Along the lines of moviews whose politics the media may not have been able to accept, I recommend highly TALES FROM THE HOOD, a "horror" film that crosses Boys from the Hood with Tales from the Crypt. The politics in the movie were quite interesting, with strong attacks police brutality, spousal abuse, posing politicians using racial divisions, and attacks on black-on-black violence. Rent it when it comes out on video. --nathan
