Saturday, February 15, 2020

Needs More Review

Someone sent me this piece in Narional Review on the effect of American films on the Soviet Union.  It's by Steve Volynets, who grew up there.  Before too long, I noticed a mistake.

Speaking of Beverly Hills Cop, Volynets claims Eddie Murphy was given "free reign." A common enough error, but still, should someone have caught it.

Then, next thing you know, I see a reference to "Carry Grant." For anyone even slightly familiar with Hollywood history, this is unforgiveable.

A little bit later, there's a discussion of "Jet Lee." Wow.  I gave up at that point.

The piece seems to be an extra, part of the magazine's blog, but don't they have minimal editing standards?

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