Annalee Newitz Critics have called alien epic ‘Avatar’ a version of ‘Dances With Wolves’ because it’s about a white guy going native and becoming a great leader. But Avatar is just the latest scifi rehash of an old white guilt fantasy. – Annalee Newitz Alien Quotes Avatar Quotes Called Quotes Critics Quotes Dances Quotes Epic Quotes Fantasy Quotes Guilt Quotes Guy Quotes Leader Quotes Native Quotes Rehash Quotes Scifi Quotes Version Quotes White Quotes Wolves Quotes Whether ‘Avatar’ is racist is a matter for debate. Regardless of where you come down on that question, it’s undeniable that the film – like alien apartheid flick ‘District 9’, released earlier this year – is emphatically a fantasy about race. If we lose bees, we may be looking at losing apples and oranges. We may be looking at losing a great deal of other crops, as well, and other animals that depend on those crops.
Hod Lipson When it costs you the same amount of manufacturing effort to make advanced robotic parts as it does to manufacture a paperweight, that really changes things in a profound way. – Hod Lipson
Max Greenfield If the gay community thinks you’re doing a good job, you’re in. I don’t think anything gets done in this business without the gay community – at least not anything good. – Max Greenfield
Aaron Patzer Most people don’t know what they spend in every single area, but they know they have a problem in particular areas. – Aaron Patzer
Adam Conover I wrote for this sketch group called Olde English for about six years and we made a movie together, but we sort of stopped making sketches. – Adam Conover
Michel Hazanavicius It’s about storytelling. The story is told through images. So with the cast, I had to make sure that the emotions were readable without sound… I know some great actors, if you turn off the sound, you don’t really know what they’re saying. – Michel Hazanavicius
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