Why Hollywood Doesn't Need the Heartland

Townhall.com ^ | 3/14/2006 | Jason Apuzzo

[American Quilter]

Interesting perspective--depressing, but it makes sense. Maybe some conservative filmmakers will take heed and start making some lower-budget conservative movies we'd enjoy.

[Borges]

How was Crash left leaning?

[USS Alaska]

Mel Gibson's "The Passion of Christ" cost $20M and grossed over $800,000,000 worldwide with dvd's. Brownbutt mountain grossed $70 million. Hmmmmmmmmmmm????

[Borges]

Wouldn’t it be fun if a conservative company followed the model of Participant Productions, and pumped out a few low-budget conservative films each year? Such a company could kick-start a conservative film revolution.

I've been saying this forever.

[Siena Dreaming]

"Good Night" looked like it was made on 3 sets which were 20 X 20 feet wide.

Cheap, simple photography and a cast of about 10. Most of the money probably went into hiring Robert Downey Jr..

Yuk...I hate to think George Clooney can make money this way.

[pollyannaish]

This makes total sense.

The best way to rally the other side is to make a big deal about something. Egg them on.

Our best bet is to fight fire with fire and follow your advice—get more conservatives busy in the industry following the untapped market.

[agooga]

I didn't feel that Crash was greatly left-leaning, but rahter terribly myopic. LA is not the hot-bed of racial tumult the film portrays. I personally didn't enjoy the film because of the lack of a compelling story, although I thought the acting, the music, style and photography were all quite good.

[jeremiah]

Forget Hollywood, they will, and have been getting what they deserve. Revenues are down, viewership is down. They are making a substantial percentage of profits from overseas, let them move overseas.

[Borges]

It was a nice throwback to 1950s chamber dramas like '12 Angry Men'.

[American Quilter]

How was Crash left leaning?

I haven't seen it (or any of the other nominees), but I've read that it's based on the assumption that one's race is the primary determinant of how you respond to life's events.

[Lazamataz]

How was Crash left leaning?

Not enough guns.

[Borges]

Oh I had plenty of problems with it but any film that shows minorities capable of racism as well can not be described as 'left-leaning'.

[American Quilter]

I've been saying this forever.

And you've been right.

[Borges]

Not enough guns.

I stand corrected.

[American Quilter]

Mel Gibson's "The Passion of Christ" cost $20M and grossed over $800,000,000 worldwide with dvd's.

Just goes to show you justice sometimes prevails!

[Martins kid]

Have you lived in LA?

[Borges]

Oh there's no question its a rather cheap molodrama. Just didn't see it as explicitly left wing in the manner or a Syriana.

[q_an_a]

The guy behind Good Night was Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and a variety of movie houses, Cable station etc etc. So all of it is not going into Holywood, it is now going to DAllas.

For the folks that think conservatives are not in the game. Ray and Narnia came fromt he same conservativee production house. Mel is not the only guy in town. Watch Gary Senesse and patricia heaton and some others over the next 10 years.

[American Quilter]

...—get more conservatives busy in the industry following the untapped market.

Wish I had the money to bankroll a conservative movie! What would you suggest for a storyline?