Female genital mutilation appears to be on the rise in places such as Somalia.
But, but, but...their culture. We have to respect their (misogynistic, violent) culture.
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Obituary: B-movie king Roger Corman, 98, a man who also mentored many prominent people in the film industry, has died. He was known for movies like The Little Shop of Horrors, and he developed a cult following.
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Starting in 1955, Corman helped create hundreds of B-movies as a producer and director, among them “Black Scorpion,” “Bucket of Blood” and “Bloody Mama.” A remarkable judge of talent, he hired such aspiring filmmakers as Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, James Cameron and Martin Scorsese. In 2009, Corman received an honorary Academy Award.
“There are many constraints connected with working on a low budget, but at the same time there are certain opportunities,” Corman said in a 2007 documentary about Val Lewton, the 1940s director of “Cat People” and other underground classics.
“You can gamble a little bit more. You can experiment. You have to find a more creative way to solve a problem or to present a concept,” he said.
The roots of Hollywood’s golden age in the 1970s can be found in Corman’s films.
Jack Nicholson made his film debut as the title character in a 1958 Corman quickie, “The Cry Baby Killer,” and stayed with the company for biker, horror and action films, writing and producing some of them. Other actors whose careers began in Corman movies included Robert De Niro, Bruce Dern and Ellen Burstyn.
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