Posted on 02/15/2005 9:50:04 PM PST by SmithL
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled out the red carpet Tuesday night for some of his old Hollywood friends.
The actor-turned-governor hosted a special screening of the upcoming movie, "Be Cool," a sequel to the 1995 film "Get Shorty."
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Oh stop. :-) The film industry is far and away California's biggest of any kind. Why shouldn't the state's chief executive be on good terms with it.
Cali's largest industries are motion pictures and agriculture. Motion pictures are also a successful export product that has little competition, even in India.
Does "Days of Heaven" count? Forget about those Commie flicks "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Our Daily Bread."
Hey now all three of those are great films! Commie or no.
Someone should make a movie about agriculture. They'd make a fortune!"
Cheech and Chong made several.
Every thing I learned about Hemp farming I learned from Cheech and Chong.
American films and TV shows are how most of the world learns about us, what we are like, what life is like here. Dont laugh. Think of people getting glimpses of life in America when they live in terrible countries. Its little things we dont even think of that they notice. The grocery store in the background being well stocked. Stuff like that. Images are powerful. Despite all the trash Hollwood produces. Not all of it is bad.
Oh I'm not laughing! It's always been that way. Despite what many think, our cinema is one of America's greatest cultural achievements over the last 100 years or so. No other country has as rich a legacy in that sphere as we do. I wish some people here were prouder of it.
The music in "Get Shorty" was cool jazz. By one of the Lounge Lizards.
http://www.ejn.it/mus/lurie.htm
I remember a television show, "Modern Farmer".
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