Hollywood and Owain Glyndwr?
Promoting Wales in the USA
Agreed..There is a high probability that some sort of skulduggery was afoot.Traditional gripes about Hollywood notwithstanding I'm sure everyone on here is extremely excited by this project and wishes you every success. If "Llewellyn" sets a trend then hopefully Owain will follow. Of course the pages of Welsh history are littered with eccentrics, heroes and vagabonds and I'm sure they will all eventually get their day in the Hollywood sun. (Personally I'd love to see a biopic of John Rees aka Jack the Fifer but thats completely off topic....lol)On the subject of Hollywod in general I suppose everyone has a love/hate relationship with it. I hate to be a crushing bore and invoke the ghost of Adorno & co but I used to think that their analysis of Hollywood was accurate. Constant improvement and refinement of special effects and the same trite moral message decade after decade.. I came to realise though that while that may be an adequate description it doesnt represent a criticism. You cant criticise Hollywood for being mainstream. It IS mainstream and thats its job. I suppose if it were radical and innovative then we wouldnt need the legions of independent film makers both here and in Europe who make occasionally dazzlingly brilliant movies on shoestring budgets.I remember the Guardian review of "Titanic" years ago. They pointed out quite rightly that the relationship between Winslett and Di Caprio was laughably improbable and generally left the impression that the film wasnt worth seeing. Personally I went to see it four times. On each occasion I went to one of those "sensurround" cinemas so I could sit in the front row and feel my chair shake when the boiler rooms fire up and the pistons start thundering as the ship leaves Portsmouth harbour. It was a glorious spectacle and it needed to be appreciated as such.On the subject of Hollywood and historical accuracy ( and leaving aside the appalling travesty that is "Braveheart") , correct me if 'm wrong, but there seems to be a tendency to pay more attention to historical fact and detail in recent years. I thought Hollywood did a first rate job with "Michael Collins".Anyway...just my twopence worth, and once again best of luck with "Llewellyn" ( Does it have a working title yet?)
