The Thomas Kinkade movie

Cafe Society
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Maybe it will be a double feature with the Burger King Movie.

But what is really strange is to see in a pre-production announcement is that it is being directed by Alan Smithee.

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Bravo, bravo, King of Soup!

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[QUOTE=Chronos]
Anyone with any shred of artistic sensibilities hates him (or at least, hates his work).
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Not so.

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I think his “art” fits in just fine for someone who goes with the Cracker Barrel country store decorating theme.
It’s kitschy americana.

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[QUOTE=Hampshire]
I think his “art” fits in just fine for someone who goes with the Cracker Barrel country store decorating theme.
It’s kitschy americana.
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But surely Kinkade represents bogus Gilded Age affluence rather than bogus rustic folk art?

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From the Kincade site tagged above:

(Bolding mine)
How could he not tell where the boundary was? He’d been marking it with urination.

This movie might be worthwhile if he cuts off his ear, like Kirk Douglas did as Van Gogh in Lust for Life.

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Uh, I gotta say if I was at a Siefried and Roy show (not that they have them any more since one of them got mangled) the last thing I’d be staring at would be either of their crotches.

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[QUOTE=The King of Soup]
MK and PK: Our son…our son…our son our son our son our son our son…

TK: Arson?
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Now I have to go change my underpants.

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[QUOTE=The Scrivener]
And somebody ought to pass a hat for Peter O’Toole if he needs the money this badly. I’d hate for him to die right after this one and have it be the endcap [or headstone?] to his wonderful career.
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In fact, and I know it’s bad SDMB form to wish death on another human being, but if O’Toole has one foot in the glue factory already, would it be too much to ask him to die before shooting the Kinkade pic?

insert lightning rod smiley here

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King of Soup does it again. Fucking brilliant, sir.

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[QUOTE=Viridiana]
This is so weird. Although I’ve met my share of people who passionately hate him, I can’t picture anyone passionately liking him. Who’s the target audience? Is it comedic?
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I saw a TV News show (maybe 60 Minutes) in which Kinkade aficionados were profiled. There was one couple who, I do not exaggerate, had every wall in their house completely covered with his paintings. Every square inch. It was unbelievable. I mean, does *anyone *think *any *art looks good all crammed together like that…?

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[QUOTE=John Mace]
I saw a TV News show (maybe 60 Minutes) in which Kinkade aficionados were profiled. There was one couple who, I do not exaggerate, had every wall in their house completely covered with his paintings. Every square inch. It was unbelievable. I mean, does *anyone *think *any *art looks good all crammed together like that…?
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I dunno, I wouldn’t mind having a toilet bowl with the inside of it lined with Kinkade’s work. That way I could express my true feelings about his stuff after a night of binge drinking and Taco Hell. :smiley:

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[QUOTE=Tuckerfan]
I dunno, I wouldn’t mind having a toilet bowl with the inside of it lined with Kinkade’s work. That way I could express my true feelings about his stuff after a night of binge drinking and Taco Hell. :smiley:
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Thomas Kinkade, painter of shite. :smiley:

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[QUOTE=The Scrivener]
The pity of it is, a Kinkade biopic could be real camp classic, in the hands of creators with a certain queered sensibility and a way with irony. The squandering of this marvellous opportunity for satire and farce is making baby Jesus cry.

And somebody ought to pass a hat for Peter O’Toole if he needs the money this badly. I’d hate for him to die right after this one and have it be the endcap [or headstone?] to his wonderful career.
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How about these?

Or, would you prefer these?

Perhaps these will do.

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[QUOTE=The Scrivener]
The pity of it is, a Kinkade biopic could be real camp classic, in the hands of creators with a certain queered sensibility and a way with irony. The squandering of this marvellous opportunity for satire and farce is making baby Jesus cry.

And somebody ought to pass a hat for Peter O’Toole if he needs the money this badly. I’d hate for him to die right after this one and have it be the endcap [or headstone?] to his wonderful career.
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It could still be a camp classic without the irony. Maybe if Peter O’Toole really hams it up.

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[QUOTE=Talon Karrde]
It could still be a camp classic without the irony. Maybe if Peter O’Toole really hams it up.
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If only they’d picked Roger De Bris to direct.

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[QUOTE=titorian]
Kinkaid was a good artist
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So was Hitler. Doesn’t excuse anything.