Those of you not following the WGA strike as closely as I am may have missed the "Speechless" videos that have been circulating. Basically they are a solidarity gesture that a number of actors are making, showing how writers are essential to their business. This one, starring Jason and Justine Bateman, is fairly typical:
But now the "Speechless" people appear to have gone seriously off-message. I have no idea what to make of this:
So if I understand this correctly, without writers, Maggie Gyllenhaal will have to stop making brilliant but unwatchable character studies like Sherrybaby (unwatchable to me, anyway--having gone through a heartbreaking tragedy in real life has pretty well killed whatever appetite I had for that kind of thing on film.) and start making hot, cheesy, girl-on-girl soft porn.
Uh, I mean, am I missing something here? Aren't these videos supposed to make us want the strike to end?
