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Posted: 02/ 7/2012 3:49 pm

The world has always been infested with opinions but in the past 15 years, everyone has a platform for their views. Or a hundred seventy-five million platforms. Whereas opinions used to come in handy mainly for cocktail parties, we now need our views fully weaponized for a walk on the beach. It's all so dizzying, stressful, constant and exhausting. We know we will never get a break from it, but...

... Blank is the story of Eugene Brusca, a man who had absolutely no opinions on anything, yet became an overnight sensation as a columnist for the Los Angeles Times. Commenting on his curious case are Malcolm Gladwell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Henry Waxman, Ted Koppel and Arianna Huffington.

 
 
 
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nycbunny
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03:12 PM on 02/08/2012
Ummm BRILLIANT!
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Peter Mehlman
03:47 AM on 02/10/2012
You're too kind. Of course, with the nyc in your name, your exquisite taste is no surprise.
12:51 PM on 02/08/2012
One Sclerosis is bad enough...
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Peter Mehlman
12:06 PM on 02/09/2012
Gotta say, love that joke more than life itself. Thanks...
01:23 PM on 02/09/2012
I quite enjoyed this, and that joke in particular. I'm glad to see you mentioned Zelig below; that's exactly what I was reminded of.

"How should I take it, as a group?" - I see your Airplane! reference here too. Well done, sir.

By the way, I admire your work on Seinfeld (and Tom Wright's too!).
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09:52 AM on 02/08/2012
I don't know what to think of this short film. Please, someone else, tell me your opinion, and then I'll just repeat it and say it's my opinion too. Or I might decide to say that I disagree with you and have the opposite opinion. But I need some kind of reference point. Hmm, maybe I'll try to come up with my own opinion. OK, here goes, I'm going to flip a coin, heads this film was awesome, tails it sucked. Ah! The coin landed on tails! This film sucked! I can't believe I wasted 26 minutes and 26 seconds watching this unwatchable garbage! And how is it that I watched it if it is unwatchable?!? You tricked me into doing something paradoxical, which may disrupt the time-space continuum and result in the destruction of the entire universe. And the destruction of the entire universe... wow... I don't have an opinion on whether that's good or bad YET... but I'll get back to ya on that... or maybe I wont... I'm not sure. Actually, maybe this movie was the greatest movie ever made in all of history. However, if that were true, then... umm... hmm... then that would mean all the other movies ever made were even worse! I mean, you wanna know how stupid the average American is? The average American is SO STUPID, half of 'em are even dumber than THAT!
09:49 AM on 02/08/2012
Maybe I liked it; maybe not.
GHarry
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08:35 AM on 02/08/2012
Love it. Deserves an Oscar especially cast in the likeness of Woody Allen.
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07:04 AM on 02/08/2012
If ignorance is bliss, one opinion is too many.
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Valerie Keefe
07:00 AM on 02/08/2012
What is it about Joe Mantegna that makes me love listening to him narrate film?
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Peter Mehlman
12:42 PM on 02/08/2012
He's read some books on tape and is amazing at it.
06:40 AM on 02/08/2012
It's already been done...."Being There" - Jerzy Kosinski. Peter Sellers in the starring role. But then, there's no doubt in my mind you've seen the movie.
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Peter Mehlman
01:32 PM on 02/08/2012
Vaguely similar but in the most vital ways, totally different. Two main characters are involuntarily swept along by society but in this case, the character knows it and goes along with it willingly. If you'd compared it to Zelig or even Airplane! -- you'd have been closer. According to your standards, you can name any movie of the past 50 years and say, "It's already been done." But the thought is much appreciated, Holly.
12:53 AM on 02/08/2012
I was trying to not comment, but others already have, this was an awesome little movie. And that's all I have to say about that.
05:42 PM on 02/07/2012
It is fitting that no one has expressed an opinion on this.
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Bellanova
I'm nobody. Who are you?
06:39 PM on 02/07/2012
I would fave you, but I'm not sure if that's the right thing to do.
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Peter Mehlman
09:33 PM on 02/07/2012
It would be a fine thing to do. Thanks, Bellanova
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05:24 PM on 02/07/2012
Little known fact: The background check for getting an official hermit permit is exhausting. Very few actually get approved.