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Are Hollywood's politics killing the movie business?
latimesblogs.latimes.com ^ | October 14, 2008 | Patrick Goldstein

Posted on 10/14/2008 2:10:59 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

Leonardo DiCaprio is a big supporter of saving the planet. George Clooney is always at the U.N., trying to prevent more mass murder and starvation in Darfur. Matt Damon recently criticized Sarah Palin, saying if she were elected vice president it would be "like a really bad Disney movie--'The Hockey Mom.' " Agree or disagree with their stands--would that really stop you from seeing their movies?

If you ask conservatives, the answer is yes. I wrote a post yesterday analyzing the box-office failure of "Body of Lies," which starred Russell Crowe and DiCaprio in a Middle East political thriller. According to my favorite conservative blogger, Dirty Harry (who was nice enough to call my post "thoughtful"), I missed the real issue. As he put it:

"Many Americans no longer trust Hollywood not to insult their beliefs and values.... Goldstein brushes past the idea that the fall of the movie star (other than Will Smith and Adam Sandler) might have something to do with their strident and boorish politicking. Even Americans in sympathy with what DiCaprio and Clooney believe don't want to be scolded about the environment by the private jet, mansion-dwelling crowd. We want to like our movie stars but today's crop just isn't all that likeable. We want to project onto our movie stars and neither in real life nor even up on the screen are we allowed to do so anymore.... When they wig out and go all liberal or outright anti-American it destroys their reliability, likeability and our ability to project all in one fell swoop."

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1 posted on 10/14/2008 2:11:00 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
would that really stop you from seeing their movies?

Haven't seen one in years.

2 posted on 10/14/2008 2:11:50 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Secondhand Aztlan Smoke causes drug addiction obesity in global warming cancer immigrant terrorists.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

At the local library they have recent DVDs for check out, free, the Bush bash feasts are always available ...

The answer is yes, Hollywood needs to get with the program and spread their wealth around.


3 posted on 10/14/2008 2:13:08 PM PDT by Tarpon (Barrack Obama will ban all the guns he has the votes for ...)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
I just don't think those moving pictures will ever amount to anything. Maybe if there was a way to remove the sound.....

/johnny

4 posted on 10/14/2008 2:15:00 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Bless us all, each, and every one.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Are Hollywood's politics killing the movie business?

They're certainly not helping.

5 posted on 10/14/2008 2:15:10 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (The Word of God is powerful. That's why so many people are afraid to read it.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I certainly enjoy the scene in Titanic where DiCaprio sinks into the abyss.


6 posted on 10/14/2008 2:15:55 PM PDT by Brett66 (Where government advances, and it advances relentlessly , freedom is imperiled -Janice Rogers Brown)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Yes indeed and I have been not going to see some box office stars that are great at their craft.

Trailers for this film looked like it would be s good one to see I choose not to go because of recent comments by LD


7 posted on 10/14/2008 2:16:15 PM PDT by stockpirate (Congress created the right to own slaves, we're the slaves. To arms the Marxist are here!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

That is certainly the major reason I don’t watch movies, and haven’t in years. Ditto any other product leftists produce or promote, if possible.


8 posted on 10/14/2008 2:17:23 PM PDT by LucyJo
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Its so sad, Matt Damon thinks that he really is the guy in Good Will Hunting. :(


9 posted on 10/14/2008 2:17:26 PM PDT by rbbeachkid (When is enough enough?)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
"Many Americans no longer trust Hollywood not to insult their beliefs and values.... "

That statement pretty much summarizes why I don't choose to go to movies often anymore. I'd rather have a good time at a movie than have my personal values bashed within the venue.

10 posted on 10/14/2008 2:17:31 PM PDT by Wneighbor
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Considering that every one of Hollywoods “Iraq War BAD” movies bombed at the box office - yeah, I’d say so. I am an avid fan of “24” but I won’t be watching it when it finally premieres - I refuse to watch anything with uber-beyotch Janeane Garawfulo in it. Too bad, too - I have all the DVD sets.

I’m also going to go out on a limb and say Oliver Stone’s new move “W” isn’t going to do well, either. I wouldn’t bet the farm, but I really don’t know anyone whose planning to see it, even in liberal S.F.

DID see An American Carol — and loved it!


11 posted on 10/14/2008 2:17:31 PM PDT by Right Cal Gal (Abraham Lincoln would have let Berkeley leave the Union without a fight)
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bttt


12 posted on 10/14/2008 2:18:08 PM PDT by TEXOKIE
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Yes.

Movies I have seen, these are the only ones in 10 years.

The Passion
The Patriot
Jurassic Park 2 (I started laughing when they opened the gun cabinet and pulled out M16s. And didn’t stop until the end of the movie. Horrible.)

My money does not go to Hollywood. They are on their own.


13 posted on 10/14/2008 2:18:42 PM PDT by TexanToTheCore
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To: Berlin_Freeper

It certainly has stopped me from seeing many movies including the purchase of DVDs. I have a circle of friends that share selected DVDs across a dozen families. Selected DVDs get watched by perhaps 50 people and nobody goes to the theatre. This clearly cuts down on the profits received by the marketers of deviance and inane politics we call hollywood.


14 posted on 10/14/2008 2:18:55 PM PDT by Neoliberalnot ((Hallmarks of Liberalism: Ingratitude and Envy))
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Thank goodness for all the Community Organizers who established studios in Hollywood.


15 posted on 10/14/2008 2:19:17 PM PDT by redk
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To: Brett66

I’ve never watched Titanic, not even on TV. Somebody on FR spoiled it for me told me how it ended (the ship sank).


16 posted on 10/14/2008 2:19:23 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Bill Maher: President Obama's press Secretary.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
I think the typical acting standards have sunk so low as to be almost nonexistent anymore and the only way for an actor to advance himself in such a barren wasteland is to spew the most venom against the political and cultural Right.

But that is no excuse because they could make a change by insisting the films they are offered have artful meaning, but then that would mean having to actually have talent and that takes work and time and effort.

17 posted on 10/14/2008 2:20:07 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Liberal anti-US Obama win would be the first time I am ashamed of my country.)
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I wish that those sanctimonious Hollywood people would just keep their stupid mouths SHUT. Several times there have been actors that I liked and would go to their movies until they opened their traps and caused me to not want to see them or their movies ever again. The really smart ones keep their opinions to themselves. I guess a lot of these younger ones have grown up in such a liberal environment that they don’t know any better. It’s shameful.


18 posted on 10/14/2008 2:21:25 PM PDT by NellieMae (Here...... common sense,common sense,common sense,where'd ya go... common sense......)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I try to say away from going to see the movies of some of these jerks.


19 posted on 10/14/2008 2:22:19 PM PDT by psjones (u)
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To: Berlin_Freeper


Penetrating Insights into the Obvious
20 posted on 10/14/2008 2:22:22 PM PDT by MichaelAsher54
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