Liberals Katzenberg and Geffen blacklist Gibson

Frontpage Magazine ^ | 2/26/04 | N/A

[swilhelm73]

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES: Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, the principals of DreamWorks, have privately expressed anger over the film, said an executive close to the two men. The chairmen of two other major studios said they would avoid working with Mr. Gibson because of "The Passion of the Christ" and the star's remarks surrounding its release. Neither of the chairmen would speak for attribution, but as one explained: "It doesn't matter what I say. It'll matter what I do. I will do something. I won't hire him. I won't support anything he's part of. Personally that's all I can do."

In other words, Mel Gibson will be blacklisted by the very same people who are still crying and wailing about the so-called "blacklisting" of fifty years ago. In that case, however, the people who were prevented from working (the sainted "Hollywood 10") were card-carrying communists who called for the overthrow of America.

I can't remember studio heads complaining about Oliver Stone's worship of Castro; Steven Spielberg's pilgrimage to Cuba for an audience with the supremo leader (which he called "the most important eight hours of my life.") But heaven forbid, no pun intended, that someone make an overtly religious film.

While not personally a member of the flock, I hope this movie takes in 150 million dollars .... if only because Hollywood, the major media, and academia look upon religious Americans with such disgust and disdain.

[MarkeyD]

Wasn't that "The Last Temptation of Christ"?

[John Robertson]

"And both Katzenberg and Geffen are homosexuals."

Geffen, yeah. But are you sure about Katzenberg? He's married, has kids, etc. Facts? Proof? I'm not looking for a fight here, it's just that I've always understood him to be straight, and I've been in the business for 20 years.

[dinok]

Proof positive...we conservatives need an alternative to Hollywood; Or own movie making meca.

[Paul Atreides]

I'm sorry. I posted to someone else about The Last Temptation of Christ, and thought that I had posted it to you.

The People vs Larry Flynt was about the life of Clinton-loving pornographer, Larry Flynt. It was celebrated by Follywood as a, regardless of how much they find the subject matter that he produces, celebration of free speech.

Now, here is Follywood wanting to blacklist Mel Gibson.

[Hacksaw]

"It doesn't matter what I say. It'll matter what I do. I will do something. I won't hire him. I won't support anything he's part of. Personally that's all I can do."

I think it will be more of a matter of Mel choosing not to work with Katzenberg and Geffen. These pretentious bozos need to wake up and smell the coffee.

[Prodigal Son]

bump

[Welsh Rabbit]

From interviews I've read over the years with musicians who used to be with Geffen records, I gather it is no picnic working with him either.

[Calvin Locke]

...everything else about these guys...

Um. Egos?

[Chu Gary]

"The Passion of Christ" will probably earn at least as much as domestic sales when it goes into Int'l distribution. Large chunks of Europe are still heavily Catholic. A very large number of Hispanics will want to see this movie. Same with Philippinos and assorted others in Asia. I suspect Gibson might end up with >250 million in total sales.

[Righty1]

I predict that Spittlebug will reel these jerks in as he has a much better grasp on the Pulse. Remember how stevie wonder abandoned the Abe project when the kitchen got hot?

[Paul Atreides]

Am I mistaken, or was the Mel Gibson movie, Signs, done in the Dreamworks studio?

[AlbionGirl]

Who would play the part of sweaty McCarthy? Ed Asner's too old, isn't he? I know who, James Brolin...

[longtermmemmory]

It may go titanic. I am seeing the critics are wrong about repeat viewings.

Especially as people are learning about details they missed.

[dougherty]

ROFLOL

These two guys should be so lucky to work with Mel Gibson. Mel doesn't need them.

[whereasandsoforth]

I would like to see Mel do many more movies. Maybe start with Genesis and end with Revelations. He could release a movie every two years until he has covered the Bible from start to finish. It would be incredible!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Mel doesn't need them...

And THAT....

THAT...

Is what really pisses them off the most.

People who spend their lives in the quest for power truly hate those people over whom they have NO power.

[CFC__VRWC]

Hell, right NOW they're having a collective sigh-of-love over a flick called "Monster", which starred Charlize (what a pretentious name!) Theron (who won an Actor's Guild award for it).

Who, of course, just had to impress us all with her sophistication a couple of days ago by dropping the f-bomb in an interview while ripping President Bush for his stance on gay marriage.

[longtermmemmory]

Has anyone considered voter registration booths at showings of "the passion"?

[Rocko]

one explained: "It doesn't matter what I say. It'll matter what I do. I will do something. I won't hire him. I won't support anything he's part of. Personally that's all I can do."

I won't support anything those two are part of. Personally that's all I can do.

[Rocko]

right NOW they're having a collective sigh-of-love over a flick called "Monster", which starred Charlize (what a pretentious name!) Theron (who won an Actor's Guild award for it).

Rather ironic that that movie has the same distributor as The Passion.