Conservatives in Hollywood?!

City Journal ^ | Brian C. Anderson

[BadAndy]

"So, how do you think the homosexual cowboy movie "Brokeback Mountain" is going to sell at the box office?"

Bareback Mountain may be a more appropriate title.

[BadAndy]

"Conservatives in Hollywood?!"

That's equivalent to being a mammal before the asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs.

[IronJack]

culture-controlling American movie corporations

"Culture-controlling"???? Hardly. Culture-reflecting, maybe. Culture-influencing, possibly. But this author ascribes far too much power to the coke sniffers and dilletantes that comprise Hollywood.

[IronJack]

You don't NEED to take a stand in public, you ignorant moonbat...we all know where you STAND.

And, dear Jane, we know where you LIE.

[Maceman]

these movies are used to fund projects about lesbian serial murderers

I thought Monster was a gripping and terrific film, and Charlize Theron certainly deserved the Oscar for best actress.

[khnyny]

What about Mel Gibson's "The Passion of The Christ"? Almost all the critics panned it before it even came out, but it still was a phenomenal hit, even worldwide. The "R" rating was a drawback to families, though. Many in the upper echelon of the movie industry were kicking themselves that they did not back this movie or participate. Meanwhile, Mel Gibson was seen skipping all the way to the bank. If Hollyweird cares about money, which they do immensely, they will do a heads up and forget about the trash that they've been trying to force down Americans' throats. I think most people are disgusted with Hollyweird's whole culture and it's manifesting itself in the tanking numbers at the box office. Even Hollowweird is market driven.

[hilaryrhymeswithrich]

I've seen some snippets of Brainwashing 101....and it is awe inspiring....there are exciting things happening that are just beginning to bubble up and the Reagan Revolution is about to get an injection of energy....

[ClearCase_guy]

If Hollyweird cares about money, which they do immensely, they will do a heads up and forget about the trash that they've been trying to force down Americans' throats.

I disagree intensely.

The evidence is there now and has been for many years: If Hollywood cares about money, if they want to generate more profits, they should make more traditional, more values-focused, more family-friendly movies.

But they don't do that. They make "Bareback Mountain" instead.

You need to ask yourself "Why?"

The answer is that Hollywood truly does not care about money. Not nearly as much as you think. The people who are there are getting paid, so on a personal level, the money is just fine. In terms of long-term growth for the business -- they don't care! They take a very short-term view of things.

What do they care about?

Making a difference. Pushing an Agenda. That, right there, explains everything you need to know about Hollywood. It is NOT money-driven. It's driven by a group of people who want to push Leftwing Values, including pro-homosexual views and pro-Child Sex views. A lot of people point to a Pink Mafia running Hollywood. I think that's part of it, but really the problem is a bit broader than that. But this is a case where Following the Money won't help.

[LS]

We just saw "Harry Potter" the other day, and there were four "family friendly" trailers. Unfortunately, only one---"Beyond the Hedge" or something like that---looked good. There are too many computer-generated Pixar shows and not enough real movies. In other words, Hollywood has tried to substitute high-tech cartoons for family-friendly movies. It won't work on a large scale---a "Nemo" will, on occasion. But what makes movies great, like "Wizard of Oz," or successful is the ability to see them more than once and still enjoy them.

[Watershed]

This pressure can utterly transform a film project, as Tom Clancy will tell you. In his novel The Sum of All Fears, Muslim terrorists explode a nuke at the Super Bowl. When Clancy optioned the book and the film went into development, the Council on American Islamic Relations got to work. The 2002 film villains: white neo-Nazis, not Muslim fanatics.

...just as "24" last year came under fire for having a Muslim 'bad guy.'

This article is long, but I read every word. If you are a conservative who likes movies, read it.

There are very few movies that I can even watch these days because of the outspoken Bush-haters who star in them. I have a list a mile long on which are people that I refuse to support with my movie money.

[futurekentuckylawyer]

It's funny how much this reminds me of a line from South Park a few years ago

Cartman on Independent films

"They're all about nothing but gay cowboys sitting around the campfire eating pudding"

[khnyny]

I think the issue is complicated. Actually, I think Hollwood has made some family friendly movies in the past few years, which previous posters have pointed out. The movie makers are making a variety of projects and seeing what works. Unfortunately, at this point, I think most people are turned off to what has been produced and the whole theater experience opting instead to rent DVD's (that's another issue). So, numbers are dropping.

And yes, hollywood is left-wing and they clearly have an agenda, etc. It is also a very closed little community with a certain "group think" mentality. There is a disconnect to the real world and that translates into a lot of what ends up getting produced. Also, hollywood has a tremendous amount of nepotism which adds to that "group think" mentality. You would be surprised at how many people are actually related to each other. For a supposedly creative industry, it is, in fact, extremely difficult to create anything new given this kind of cliquish atmosphere. The industry is suffocating accordingly.

[SDGOP]

I know holywood is working on a remake of Captain America. Just watch them screw that up.

[MattinNJ]

I know they screwed up the Comic Book. I think Cap came around to understand the muslim point of view.

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

Family values sells tickets...then the profits from these movies are used to fund projects about lesbian serial murderers and gay cowboys eating pudding.

LOL! But, sadly true.

[PJ-Comix]

Alan Ladd and June Allison were very attracted to each other when they were filming a movie back in the early 50s.

Alan Ladd must have been a tear freak. June Allison was best known for sobbing gallons of tears on cue. I don't think I've ever seen a June Allison flick where she didn't sob rivers of tears.

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

I suspect that there are more than a few conservative actors and such, but they are not secure enough in their star status to make their position public.

There are conservatives in Hollywood, but aside from the blockbuster stars, the rest of them stay in the closet, for fear of being blacklisted. More of them are starting to come out of the closet, but what I'll describe in moment is the reason many of them keep their views to themselves.

A few years ago, the ridiculously vapid "People" magazine ran a little snippet on Sharon Laurence mentioning she was a Republican. She got angry calls from directors, producers, and other fellow useful idiots(she's really a liberal) for weeks, until she corrected the mistake.

Only the big stars like Ahnold, Mel Gibson, and Bruce Willis can openly state their conservative views and get away with it. Hollywood loves to castigate itself for the blacklist of commies in the 50's, but has no hesitance to do it all over again today for people who dare be Republican.

[NCSteve]

Great article. Thanks for posting it.

[libs_kma]

"I know holywood is working on a remake of Captain America. Just watch them screw that up."

They undoubtedly will screw it up. It will be too irresistable for them not to. Captain America??

Hollywood will gladly portray him in out of uniform segments as a gay, drug addict loser, who lives in his parents basement into his 40's and kicks the family dog.

[Bob Eimiller]

Alec Baldwin seemed to be making a couple of movies a year... now he seems to have been "retired to the trash bin".

Average Republican and independent American movie goers are refusing to spend a dime on extreme left wing "stars".

George Clooney, Sean Penn and their like are next to feel the pinch...producers invest in movies to make money... if Half of the potential market, in essence boycotts certain actors out of disgust, guess who doesn't get cast... ANYMORE...lol