An Invitation...To Captivity
Happy Captivity Day! Here is some information for you -- whether you're celebrating by watching Elisha Cuthbert get tortured half to death or if you plan to observe the big day quietly at home with a book.
By now I trust were all familiar with the film and the controversy. Not just about the film -- but about the marketing.
Although the movies original offending billboards were quickly yanked the damage (magic?) had been done and the film suddenly became a lightning rod in a raging debate about the direction that horror films have taken.
The Suicide Girls helped usher in a new era in torture porn er..gorn
I mean horror at the premiere party at Hollywoods Privilege nightclub.
This gentleman seems to do fine in captivity (parties)
(you can tell he's a gentleman from his sharp attire.)
A fine time was had by all at the premiere. Except the MPAA who are now rating party decorations as well as films and film advertisements. Yes, the MPAA drove by the premiere party (they only have one car -- long story) and became quite irate. They rang the film's producers and demanded that the origianally-banned billboards that were hung as decorations for the bash be re-removed. Jeez! WhatEVER!!!
It remains to be seen if audiences will judge the Elisha Cuthbert film directed by Roland Joffe film on its merits. On Friday the 13th, youll get to see for yourself.
However you feel about Captivity and its marketing, filmmakers should not be held hostage by the MPAA and told how to market their films, let alone how they decorate their parties. The MPAA already does their job not so well. Let's not add to their already bungled work load.
SuicideGirls Enter Captivity Launch Party
Your wait to enter Captivity ends tonight at the launch party hosted by Dave Navarro and SuicideGirls.
As newswire readers are surely aware -- Captivity, directed by Roland Joffe, is an underground, spine chilling thriller that follows the story of a young woman who is abducted, held against her will and tortured for days. The live broadcast will include: celebrity interviews on the red carpet, and live interviews with some of your favorite Suicide Girls.
Shitbag Misogynist Plans to Exploit SuicideGirls
The latest installment in the sickening genre of films best described as Torture Porn, Captivity, is scheduled for release later this month, but before it vanishes into the DVD world after two weeks, producer Courtney Solomon plans to exploit SuicideGirls to promote his film.
Having already provoked parents, womens groups and the ratings board with explicit ads for the coming torture movie Captivity, Mr. Solomon and his After Dark Films now intend to introduce the film, set for release July 13, with a party that may set a new standard for the politically incorrect.
For starters, Mr. Solomon has ordered up what he calls the three most outlandish SuicideGirls available from the punk porn service, even if theyre as frisky as the ones he is told once set a Portland, OR restaurant on fire. Some lucky fans will get to take the women as dates for party night, July 10, on two conditions: People take the date at their own risk, and everybody on the Internet gets to watch.
When did artistic nudity become known as pornography? Did I miss a memo? And when did SuicideGirls become a service? Are we offering outcall massage now?
In his remarks to the New York Times, Solomon comes across as a repugnant misogynist:
As Mr. Solomon envisions it, individuals in torture gear will wander through the West Hollywood club Privilege grabbing partygoers. All of which is a prelude to an undisclosed main event that, he warned last week over slices of pizza a few doors from his companys new offices on the Sunset Strip, is probably not legal.
The womens groups definitely will love it, Mr. Solomon hinted. I call it my personal little tribute to them.
Any Suicide Girls who are contacted for this "promotion" should tell him to go fuck himself. SuicideGirls is about empowering women, not about letting scumbags like Solomon exploit them to glorify violence against women.
SG Editorial: Wil let us know how he feels about Gorn in general and this promotion in particular. Here to share her thoughts is Missy Suicide:
First let me state that I am happy to read Wil's commentary and glad that the SG Newswire can be a meeting ground for debate. While I definitely appreciate Wil's opinion and feel that he should share his feelings, I personally do not see anything wrong with the girls going out on a chaperoned date to a movie premiere. Many of the SGs are fans of horror films -- even torture porn horror films -- and would probably have interesting things to say about the film. While I do agree with Wil that SuicideGirls is not pornography and shouldn't be referred to as such, that misnomer is Captivity producer Mr. Soloman's biggest offense and an important distinction that I will discuss with him.
He is planning a crazy Hollywood party full of debauchery but I don't think that puts the SuicideGirls at risk of anything they wouldn't encounter on their own during a night out on the town. They will have a chaperone and the date will be broadcast on the Internet putting them at even less risk for physical or emotional harm than most church social attendees.
The girls on the other hand have free reign to do whatever they feel like. I would be far more worried about the person they are going out on a date with than the girls themselves, having partied with a few of the ladies myself and after hearing Nixon's account of sending a roller blader to the hospital on the first tour DVD. And while "Blind Date" was not my favorite show, I was not worried about SG Bee when she was set up on a date with a midget. She had a fun time and made some money for being on TV. The girls who attend will have a fun time, get to go to a Hollywood party and be paid well to have their evening broadcast.
We have done promotions with Courtney in the past and, while he is not afraid of controversy, I don't think that makes him a bad person. I believe in people's rights to freedom of expression and don't see what it so wrong about pushing boundaries. No one is forcing anyone to see the movie. Adults should be able to make up their own mind about what they see and what they don't.
Personally, I love horror movies. Being scared is one of my favorite things; I scream like a little girl and throw popcorn around and it is fun times. I have not seen this movie yet so I can't say if I like it or not, but my taste in horror movies is embarrassingly bad so you probably shouldn't take my opinion anyway. I will watch everything from creepy Japanese horror like Ichi the Killer and the Korean movie Old Boy that are just disturbingly fucked up, to big Hollywood blockbusters. I even liked a Michael Keaton vehicle called White Noise because it made me scream. I do have to admit I initially saw it because I thought it had something to do with the Don DeLillo book of the same name but, once I found out that dead people could talk to me through electronic static, I was in anyway.
We have worked with After Dark in the past and plan to work with them in the future. Last year's contest for Miss Horrorfest had a ton of SuicideGirl contestants and they all seemed to enjoy the experience. While it might not be for everyone and certainly no girl will be forced to participate, I don't really think that there is anything wrong with a win a date to a party contest. I appreciate Wil's stance and think each girl should decide for herself if she wants to be involved.
-Missy