Posted on 09/09/2013 12:51:27 PM PDT by Kaslin
I've only seen one film that accurately depicted the Soviet government's treatment of soldiers and generals in World War II, and that's Enemy at the Gates (Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Ron Perlman). They showed Russian draftees being hoorawed off trains onto barges, then across the river and directly into the assault on well-defended German positions.
They also showed Nikita Khrushchev as Stalin's delivery-boy: delivering one brand-new, factory-fresh Tokarev pistol to a general whose attack had broken down. That's how Stalin did business.
One of my cable channels was playing it daily a few years ago on a family type channel and I started watching it and it brought back memories of the early 1980s.
Each episode got off on a couple of investigative themes, some involving the main characters. The actress who played paper's owner (a widow of papers owner) back then, was after 20 years later in 2000 played Tony Soprano's mother.
Its so early 1980s/late 1970s like drama centered around these human interest stories about some valid injustice or another that usually the paper would expose. Usually some corruption or an uncaring corporation.
It was pretty tame and moderate compared to what we are used to today.
No.
Hollywood is liberal because of the embracing of the Communist party back in the teens and twenties.
Although it could also be argued that Hollywood is liberal because of the nature of the people who are attracted to show business.
There is a reason why actors, stage dancers and singers were in the past considered low class and lacking in moral sense.
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