Posted on 05/25/2005 8:18:16 PM PDT by ForGod'sSake
Egad; in the same sentence?!?! Arnold may be a stretch, eh? Definitely a lighter shade of red ;^)
Spectrum describes the gradation of views but does not convey the clumping or more monolithic idealism at the blue end.
Well, in all fairness to Tim Robbins(ugh), "spectrum" was my word(they still haven't put up the transcript). I paraphrased his comments.
That said, the spectrum is heavy on one end in Tinseltown and Tim likely realizes that. BUT, for him to casually lay it off on the media was like lighting a fuse, and I sat there waiting for the bang that never happened.
FGS
Maybe others could argue the point. I watch very few movies and haven't watched Hollyweirdos passing out awards to themselves in probably 15 years or so.
FGS
So why engage in the 'Hollyweird' epithets? It's a tired term. Used mostly by people who 'don't watch many movies'. :-)
Thanks for clearing that up.
-Regards, T.
TriedTired but true?
If you want to defend Hollyweird, knock yourself out. Unless I miss my guess you won't find much support here.
FGS
Robbins is nothing more than a pompous a$$. He gave a press statement to the media a while back you wouldn't have believed unless you'd seen & heard it yourself. He's long-winded. Overly dramatic. Pompous. (But I liked him in Shawshank Redemption. That's all, though.)
I don't doubt his pomposity one bit.
....Definitely a lighter shade of red ;^)....
There were some efforts soon after the election to produce purple areas. AAAhnold would be colored with a few shots of blue rather than purist conservative red I guess.
I'll have to give you credit for openmidedness. I guess I close my eyes as it flips up channel past the leftist places. I could not bear to watch Crissie.
~snip~
MATTHEWS: Let me ask you about Hollywood. Do you think Hollywood, in its critique of this president, has been effective? Somebody put up a sign recently to Hollywood: Thank you, Hollywood, for getting Bush reelected.
ROBBINS: I think they were veryfirst of all, talking about Hollywood as something that operates in lockstep on any issue is kind of ludicrous, because, especially during that period of time, I remember being one of the few voices that was opposed to the war.
So, I dont knowHollywood is many different entities, many different kinds of opinions, many different kinds of people.
MATTHEWS: Why does it come across as monolithic and anti-war?
ROBBINS: I guess its presented that way by the media.
But if you look at it, theres an awful lot of conservative people making movies that have nothing to do with social issues. And thats OK.
~snip~
FGS
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