I'm old enough to remember Tom Hanks on the TV sitcom "Bosom Buddies"; I thought it quite funny compared to today's sitcoms, and - at least to me - in his interviews from that time he didn't seem to be quite the blathering idiot he is today. Maybe, as you say, it is a "private attitude vs. public position" thing; there are very few John Voigt types in Hollywood today who are willing to truly speak their minds.
Also, I agree that there are some promising independent films / filmmakers (IFC is one of my favorite channels); however, if you watch the Spirit Awards you'll see that among the indies there are also quite a few loonies.
I see a dichotomy here. Hollywood makes these numerous anti-government movies, yet they embrace big government with their Rat philosophy. That has always bewildered me.
The foreign movies are usually at least something I enjoy while the last few times I went to theater I could’t wait to get out and go home.
One thing I have enjoyed immensely is IT Crowd it is too funny
I had on TV in break room at work during lunch and that Philadelphia movie was on with Hanks, horrible.
The richer some of these celebrities get, the more isolated they become from the middle class. They hang out with other isolated liberal elitists and get brainwashed. They should use their OWN money for their liberal causes.