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Jason Blum Gets Booed, Removed from Stage for Speaking Out Against Trump at LA Israel Film Festival
IndieWire.com ^ | Nov 7, 2018 | Zack Sharf

Posted on 11/08/2018 8:28:22 AM PST by yesthatjallen

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To: yesthatjallen

Wasn’t going to any of those movies anyway, but now I’ll make a special effort not to get dragged into going.

Why can’t people just go to an event for the purpose of that event, and leave politics aside for a few hours? I say this as an admitted political junkie - life is not 100% about politics. This guy is just a conceited ass.


21 posted on 11/08/2018 9:42:35 AM PST by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
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To: yesthatjallen
Jason Blum: "All you Jews hate Trump!"
Jews: "No, we don't!"
Jason Blum: "Well, I'm telling you to hate Trump!"
Jews: "No, we won't!"
22 posted on 11/08/2018 9:47:55 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: \/\/ayne

It’s an extremely unpleasant experience to be a captive audience member when the keynote speaker veers off into anti-Trump remarks. This has happened to me twice. The sad thing is, everyone sits there totally intimidated, remaining quiet, not wanting to stand out in any way. What gives these people the right to veer from the expected topic and then just rant and rave?


23 posted on 11/08/2018 10:17:57 AM PST by Ciexyz (I have one issue and it's my ecxonomic well-being.)
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To: Baynative

Sounds like an aspiring Harvey Weinstein 2.0 to me.


24 posted on 11/08/2018 10:52:33 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: bgill

Yep, thank your mom, thank your wife, thank God, and thank the guys who did 90% of the work that you are getting the award for, then take a bow.


25 posted on 11/08/2018 10:56:46 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: Baynative

“I’ve never heard of this guy. Is there something that makes him important?”

Yes. He’s a powerful producer in today’s Hollywood.

He did property acquisition (buying films) for some major studios for many years if I recall correctly. And he still has a first-look agreement with one, I think Universal.

He branched out on his own to produce low-budget films (that’s typically $5 million+ in Hollywood) that have a high likelihood of netting big returns on investment. He has been very successful at this business model, mostly doing horror films.

He was one of the many decision makers who passed on Blair Witch Project which went on to make tons of money at the box office due to clever marketing (not so much quality filmmaking). He learned from that mistake and took a risk on Paranormal Activity, which was a micro-budget film (shot for $15,000) that made millions and launched a very profitable franchise (now with 6 films under that moniker).

Hollywood wants our money at the box office and in subscription fees to cable TV, Netflix, and Amazon Prime. But they want us to shut up and embrace their enlightened thinking on homosexual sex, abortion, religion, socialism, and lots more that they are the self-appointed experts on. Free speech and freedom of thought is only for those who share their enlightened thinking. Conservatives are unwelcome in Hollywood.


26 posted on 11/08/2018 11:01:30 AM PST by unlearner (A war is coming.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Thanks to our president, anti-semitism is on the rise.” ... “Enjoy the movie, and I love and respect all of you,” Blum said. “Now I’m being physically removed, which is why Trump is not the right guy.” ...Blum is the founder of Blumhouse Productions, which had blockbuster success last month with the release of David Gordon Green’s “Halloween.” The company’s upcoming releases in 2019 include M. Night Shyamalan’s “Glass,” Jordan Peele’s “Us,” and “Happy Death Day 2U.”
Nice compact list of movies I will never see (not that I enjoy that genre of crap). Wild non-sequitur brownshirt rant from Blum.

27 posted on 11/08/2018 12:00:53 PM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: yesthatjallen

Nope, and this may be controversial to say, but I think Israeli Jews are a entirely different segment of the world than liberal Hollywood Jews like Blum. Unlike American Jews, Israeli Jews know what it is like to fight for their safety and freedom. In short they have a rough tough realistic outlook on the real world, rather than the Hollywood filtered make believe world of other Jews.


28 posted on 11/08/2018 12:09:57 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: yesthatjallen

OMG Los Angeles????????????

This happens dozens of times to conservatives, but this ONE time allows those who claim “ both sides do it.”

A puissant phrase that drives me crazy.


29 posted on 11/08/2018 12:25:36 PM PST by Maris Crane
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To: Ciexyz

“The sad thing is, everyone sits there totally intimidated, remaining quiet, not wanting to stand out in any way.”

He’s clearly never been in Israel when someone cuts in line at the Tiv-Ta’am (a mildly crappy giant supermarket chain in Israel).

He’s lucky he didn’t get his ass beat.


30 posted on 11/08/2018 2:29:11 PM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: rightwingcrazy

“Thanks to our President, antisemitism is no longer being ignored”

I note the new Democratic Rep from Somalia (er, I mean Minnesota) wrapped herself in the “Palestinian” flag for her election party and called for the death of all Israelis.


31 posted on 11/08/2018 2:31:20 PM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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Another award winning mega producer I've never heard of.

32 posted on 11/09/2018 8:12:55 AM PST by SJackson (The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself)
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To: Sam Gamgee

The Israeli Jews are tough. What on earth were they doing in LA? Very nasty environment for an Israeli event.


33 posted on 11/09/2018 10:22:20 AM PST by Silentgypsy ( “If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.”__Scorpion)
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To: Baynative

“Is there something that makes him important?”
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Don’t know, but his mouth and anus are inter-changeable parts.


34 posted on 11/09/2018 2:53:14 PM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (Hey liberals! Trump in 2020. Because, 'eff you!)
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To: tuffydoodle

LOL!


35 posted on 08/13/2019 3:07:14 AM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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