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According to GLAAD (the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation), Disney has a big fat “F” for LGBT representation in their movies – meaning, there haven’t been any gay characters in children’s movies in 2015.  However, since Disney announced there will be a Frozen 2 in the works for 2018, a few frustrated lesbian fans are trying to use the movie to feature an alternative romance for Queen Elsa, a gay character – or in this case – a different kind of “queen.” When a movie includes a song about how "love is an open door," the LGBT lobbyists will...

The surprise box-office boom for the cartoon "Despicable Me" is making it clear again to Hollywood this sum mer that family films are the most likely to be top-grossing films. "Toy Story 3" is No. 1 for 2010, not only among the critics, but among the people as well. "Despicable Me" already has broken into the top 10 box-office hits for the year to date with almost $130 million in ticket sales. It happens over and over again. And still the "executives" are caught off guard. It shouldn't be that hard to figure out. Nobody needs a graphing calculator. Bring...

Hollywood in the Heartland GOP Vixen is proud to announce that good friend and poetic contributor Cheryl Felicia Rhoads -- aka Mother Goose -- is launching a regular report on The Kevin Fobbs Show based out of Detroit (2 p.m. EST, WDTK 1400 AM -- listen live online)and call toll-free at 1-800-923-9385. The "Hollywood in the Heartland" segment will have Cheryl -- starting today -- reporting from the front lines of Tinseltown, focusing on people in Hollywood with values. (Yes, there are more than three. And both she and I have heard that joke too many times to count.) The...

Philip F. Anschutz is president of The Anschutz Corporation of Denver, Colorado. The company’s major business interests are in the fields of communications, transportation, natural resources, real estate and entertainment. A native of Russell, Kansas, Mr. Anschutz graduated from the University of Kansas in 1961 and founded The Anschutz Corporation in 1965. He is currently vice chairman of the board of Union Pacific Corporation and sits on the boards of Regal Entertainment Group, Pacific Energy Group, the United States Chamber of Commerce, the American Petroleum Institute and the National Petroleum Council. He is an alternate governor of the National Hockey...