memoirs of a geisha

commentaries

1. 1.09.05: The Chicken or the Egg?
   Producers and the general public all think they know how to guarantee that a film will be a huge hit. They are wrong.
   

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2. 11.09.2004: Expectations of a Stereotype, Part 1
   Just why did I create this site? The beginning of the answer lies here. See what you think.
   

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3. 10.31.2004: IMDB message boards provide hope!
   Gratifyingly, I am not alone in my disgust with all aspects of "memoirs of a geisha"!

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4. 10.28.2004: memoirs of a python
   How will they deal with the language issue in this film? Like Akira Kurosawa? Or like Monty Python?

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5. 10/25/2004: the cat is already out of the bag
   A reader gives his own perspective on the effects of this book upon American stereotypes of Japanese.

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6. 10/10/2004: stereotyping and mysogyny
   The real issue raised by this book isn't about race, it's about mysogyny.