1. The Hollywood blacklist is nowhere mentioned in Barton Fink, but it's a movie about the blacklist none-the-less.
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2. Character Barton Fink is based on Clifford Odets who named-names during blacklist (i.e. was a fink).
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3. One way to understand Barton Fink is it's an attempt to explain why Odets named names, without ever mentioning black list.
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4. Explanation for Fink's finking is: 1) his popular front phase was shallow 2) he sentimentalized common man 3) he was essentially hallow
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5. I think the forthcoming "Hail, Caesar" is likely to be a thematic sequel to "Barton Fink" -- an exploration of the blacklist.
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@millerunc Did you see it? Is it good?
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