Scary Movie – I’ve Lost Count

Alert Student Rose spotted this article about Johnny Depp and Tim Burton teaming up to do a movie version of Dark Shadows.

burton specializes in the dark side. Gee did anyone else see Mars Attacks, now there is a weird piece for you. Anyway….But wait what's this? Burton is doing 1984, the Orwell classic, to be released next year.

1984 was written in the early 1960s. It projected an all powerful government capable of controlling individual thought. Recall that the White House is now producing its own 'news' excluding the media from shots of the President doing this and that, clearly trying to shape the news, this is a trend not a new development. the President is really upset that the country is not embracing his legislation. Gee this release is perfect for the mood.

Dark Shadows ran from 1966 to 1971. This makes sense as the Dow had topped in 1966 and went sideways to another top in 1972 before tanking 50%. A vampire named Barnabas stalked Maine looking for his 'true love. Again the show was the right match for the social mood at the time, would investors find their true love in an up market and indeed what may have been the zenith of American society in the 1960s. It ceratianly was for GM…

I found the last paragraph of this story most interesting. I points out the last Twilight movie will debut in 2011 and then wonders if our lust for vampires will be satiated by then. Well if the markets exhaust, we would be ready for another Rocky, not another Twilight….

Professor Elam

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