Nicolas Cage

Considering how contemptuous our society has become towards the founding American culture, an earnest National Treasure reboot probably could never happen. Gone are the days where a movie about Nicolas Cage feasting his eyes in awe and respect on some long-lost document written by George Washington or Benjamin Franklin could ever be taken seriously.

Variety reports that actor Nicolas Cage became a bit whiny at the South by Southwest festival in Texas: “I'm not complaining, but it really sucks to be famous right now.” It’s unfair that film critics mention the personal problems of actors in movie reviews – just like it’s unfair to mention a president’s affair with an intern – as if it had nothing to do with his work life (or his testimony…