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Agreed - it's all about driving a wedge between what the writers (and others) get, and what they - the studios - keep, a gap that will get substantially wider as the net takes off as a distribution channel.

I thought Bale was very good in Equilibrium and think he'll make a fine Batman mainly because of his performance in that movie. But the movie itself relied too much on hyperbole and cliche to be effective. That said, I respect Kurt Wimmer whose audio commentaries on the DVD were insightful, informative and entertaining.

I've been tracking the number of times President Bush uses the words "free" and "freedom" in his last three major speeches. Here are the results:

First 2004 presidential debate: 38 times

2005 inauguration address: 34 times

2005 state of the union address: a "mere" 27 times

Two things worth pointing out:

First, he almost never defines these terms. The only time he even comes close (in the inauguration address) he (or his speechwriters) equates freedom with making money.

Second, he often uses the words in relation to Iraq - like Pavlovian dogs he (or his speechwriters) wants to link the two concepts indelibly in people's minds. To oppose this administration's policies in Iraq is to oppose freedom itself.

I've been tracking the number of times President Bush uses the words "free" and "freedom" in his last three major speeches. Here are the results:

First 2004 presidential debate: 38 times

2005 inauguration address: 34 times

2005 state of the union address: a "mere" 27 times

Two things worth pointing out:

First, he almost never defines these terms. The only time he even comes close (in the inauguration address) he (or his speechwriters) equates freedom with making money.

Second, he often uses the words in relation to Iraq - like Pavlovian dogs he (or his speechwriters) wants to link the two concepts indelibly in people's minds. To oppose this administration's policies in Iraq is to oppose freedom itself.

I've been tracking the number of times President Bush uses the words "free" and "freedom" in his last three major speeches. Here are the results:

First 2004 presidential debate: 38 times

2005 inauguration address: 34 times

2005 state of the union address: a "mere" 27 times

Two things worth pointing out:

First, he almost never defines these terms. The only time he even comes close (in the inauguration address) he (or his speechwriters) equates freedom with making money.

Second, he often uses the words in relation to Iraq - like Pavlovian dogs he (or his speechwriters) wants to link the two concepts indelibly in people's minds. To oppose this administration's policies in Iraq is to oppose freedom itself.