http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/boycotthollywood/ en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:39:15 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418509/posts ctor Sam Elliott claims that the Catholic Church prevented Hollywood from proceeding with the next two film’s in the His Dark Materials trilogy based on Philip Pullman’s books. “The Catholic Church ... lambasted them,” said Elliott. “I think it scared New Line off.” The film...angered Catholics who accused it of promoting atheism. In the book trilogy, set in a series of parallel worlds, heroine Lyra fights the Magisterium, an evil organisation some have interpreted as being based on the Catholic Church. Pullman, 63, told the Western Mail: "If Sam is right then I am very disappointed because it obviously would... The Church Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418509/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:39:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2385737/posts I'm a movie guy. I love going to the movies. Don't get there often but I still check out all the trailers online and plot strategy to get out of the house for those movies I really want to see. So I just saw the trailer to the new movie 2012. When I first clicked on it my first thought was aren't we all getting tired of big budget disaster porn but then I paid attention to what I was seeing in the preview and something seemed a little...well you decide: At the 20 second mark we've got the arms... cmr http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2385737/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:27:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371227/posts Sandra Bullock In Child Custody Battle With Pornography Actress The Hollywood actress Sandra Bullock is embroiled in a child custody battle with her husband's ex-wife, a pornography star and convicted fraudster. Tom Leonard in New York 25 Oct 2009 Sandra Bullock is embroiled in a child custody battle with her husband's ex-wife The 45-year-old star of Speed and Miss Congeniality is married to Jesse James, a former motorcycle mechanic and television presenter. Since January this year, they have been bringing up Sunny, James's five-year-old daughter, while the girl's mother, Janine Lindemulder, was serving a six-month sentence for tax evasion. Lindemulder,... Telegraph(UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371227/posts#comment Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:32:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352482/posts . . . While waiting I have been reading over the growing list of entertainment industry personalities who have risen to the defense of the director. The list is stomach-turning. Many of the names I know. Some were once personal friends. Some of those ex-friends even have children, who I also knew. [Link to Free Polanski Petition with signatories.] Pajamas Media via Instapundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352482/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 14:38:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2345642/posts Last night Esquire threw a party for Michael Moore's new documentary Capitalism: A Love Story, which all about the vulgar displays of income inequality in this country and how Americans are suffering as a result of the recession. Then according to one person who attended the premiere, this happened: Following the Premiere, Esquire shuttles many of the attendees straight down to SoHo to the opening of The Esquire Apartment – a fully decadent penthouse where every square inch is paid for by a luxury sponsor. Hot tub, $120k pool table, $60k home theater, fine food. The only thing lacking was... nationalreview.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2345642/posts#comment Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:10:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2321360/posts Lonewolf Diaries: Brad Pitt Leading the Anti-Christian Charge Posted By Steven Crowder On August 18, 2009 @ 5:40 pm In Celebrity News, Featured Story, Lone Wolf Diaries, Religion | 235 Comments I should say right off the bat that I can’t just blame Brad Pitt. The plague of closed-mindedness permeates every corner of Hollywood… Brad Pitt just happens to be the one who’s most recently crystallized it so perfectly. Much like the time Megan Fox tipped Tinseltown’s hand when she said that if given the chance, she’d urge Megatron to only murder the “white trash, hillbilly, anti-gay, super bible-beating people... Big Hollywood http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2321360/posts#comment Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:47:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2259579/posts Obama hits Hollywood on fundraising trip U.S. president to tap movie, music executives at Beverly Hills hotel LOS ANGELES - President Barack Obama looked not for votes in California on Wednesday but for millions of dollars to aid Democratic campaigns, including at a fundraiser hosted by such Hollywood names as Steven Spielberg. Like Bill Clinton and other top Democrats before him, Obama visits the Golden State now and then to tap wealthy, liberal-leaning activists, especially in Silicon Valley and Hollywood. Wednesday night's two-tiered event at the Beverly Hilton Hotel offered tickets ranging from $1,000 to $15,200. The lower prices bought... AP Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2259579/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 04:11:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253230/posts Republican Party turncoat Arlen Specter is being rewarded by Hollywood. The buzz on the L.A. streets is that the Senate will be filibuster proof when the Democrats add Al Franken and Specter. A recent Tina Daunt article in the Los Angeles Times trumpets the following headline: “Arlen Specter is welcome on the Left Coast.” Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253230/posts#comment Mon, 18 May 2009 15:45:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2244651/posts Tom Hanks, who plays the character Robert Langdon in the controversial new film Angels & Demons, has described the plot as “playing fast and loose with the truth”. The plot of the film sees a secret society known as the Illuminati try to destroy the Vatican in order to take revenge for a massacre against its members by the Catholic Church. The film is the prequel to The Da Vinci Code, which claimed that the Church covered up Jesus’ secret marriage to Mary Magdalene. Leaders within the Catholic Church have already condemned the film as offensive to Catholics. The Catholic... Christian Today http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2244651/posts#comment Tue, 5 May 2009 17:46:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237196/posts Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn said in a Huffington Post blog entry this week that the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, is a “warm” and “friendly man” with a “robust sense of humor,” who daily “risks” his own life for his country in ways former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney “could never imagine.” Penn also wrote that conservative talk radio hosts Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity “hate” the principles upon which America was founded. Chavez, a frequent critic of the United States, is a military officer who supports neo-socialist policies and tried to take over Venezuela in a failed coup... CNS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237196/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:12:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235453/posts Director Ron Howard on Tuesday defended his film adaptation of "The Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown 's "Angels & Demons" from criticism that it smears the Roman Catholic Church, heightening an ongoing battle over fictional depictions of the Vatican. Howard, who also directed the 2006 movie adaptation of "The Da Vinci Code," posted a blog at The Huffington Post website saying that neither he nor his new movie "Angels & Demons," which debuts in May and stars Tom Hanks, are anti-Catholic. "And let me be a little controversial: I believe Catholics, including most in the hierarchy of the Church... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235453/posts#comment Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:56:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229573/posts Even before "State of Play," his new movie celebrating the watchdog role of newspapers, Ben Affleck was partial to print. He grew up a reader of The Boston Globe and can't imagine his hometown paper going out of business. "I was definitely shocked to hear about the Globe," the actor told us, referring to The New York Times Co.'s threat to shutter New England's newspaper of record unless it gets concessions from the paper's unions. "I fundamentally misunderstood what was going on. Boston.com has 5.6 million readers a month, and yet this hugely successful news gathering operation is going out... Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229573/posts#comment Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:56:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2221987/posts Hollywood, needing to cut costs in lean times, is starting to say no to its stars. For years, top movie stars often landed deals paying them a percentage -- sometimes as much as 20% -- of a studio's take of box-office revenues from the first dollar the movie makes, even if it turned out to be a flop that cost the studio millions. As a result, the biggest celebrities broke the $20 million mark. Eddie Murphy got that kind of payday for the flop "Meet Dave," which cost Twentieth Century Fox about $70 million and took in only $11.8 million... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2221987/posts#comment Sat, 4 Apr 2009 01:36:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2219055/posts Sean Penn, and Jim Carry as Larry and Curly? Say it isn’t so. I might be able to take Benicio Del Toro as Moe, but the Farrelly Bros. are sticking it to Three Stooges fans. Here is some advise Farrellys…stick to toilet humor and leave comic icons and Americana alone. Old Glory Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2219055/posts#comment Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:37:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2218021/posts Sean Penn is going slapstick. MGM says the double Oscar winner has signed on to play Larry in the Farrelly brothers' big-screen update of The Three Stooges. Jim Carrey was in negotiations for the role of Curly, said MGM spokesman Grey Munford. The studio first featured the Stooges in a series of shorts and features beginning in 1933. Munford would not confirm reports that Benicio Del Toro will play Moe. He said filming begins this fall on the comedy, which is expected to be released in 2010. Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2218021/posts#comment Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:34:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2170472/posts Tom Hanks is rethinking his comments about Mormons who supported Proposition 8. Last week, the star, who is an executive producer for HBO's controversial series Big Love about a group of polygamist Mormons, spoke out about the religious group's involvement in passing the California law, which bans same-sex marriage. "The truth is a lot of Mormons gave a lot of money to the church to make Prop-8 happen," Hanks said at the show's premiere in Los Angeles last Wednesday. "There are a lot of people who feel that is un-American, and I am one of them." A spokesperson for the... People Magazine Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2170472/posts#comment Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:16:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2168030/posts A host of celebrities joined Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore to air their 2009 New Year's resolutions and pledges to the new U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday. Stars like Eva Mendes, Nicole Richie, Ashlee Simpson, Courteney Cox, Eva Longoria Parker all agreed to make pledges on camera for a new MySpace.com campaign backed by Kutcher. Inspired by the new President, in the video Simpson pledged to be "a great mother," Mendes offered to "volunteer more of my time to help children battling serious illnesses," and Longoria Parker promised to "plant 500 trees this year to help our planet." Kutcher,... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2168030/posts#comment Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:46:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2166771/posts Re: Hollywood Boycott List-Updated Courtesy of Freepers Composed by: lilylangtree | 01/17/2009 The Obozo list. It should be revised and published to make freepers aware of the movie/tv/music choices. Conservatives Strike Back 1. Stephen Spielberg 2. David Geffen 3. Jeffrey Katzenberg 4. Barbra Streisand 5. Tom Hanks 6. Anne Hathaway 7. Demi Moore 8. Ashton Kutcher 9. Leonard DiCaprio 10. Matt Damon 11. Sean Puff Daddy Combs 12. Beyonce 13. Jennifer Aniston 14. Robert Redford 15. Whoopi Goldberg 16. Wilem Dafoe 17. Emma Thompson 18. Dustin Hoffman 19. Martin Scorsese 20. Sean Penn 21. Madonna 22. Will Smith 23. Brad... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2166771/posts#comment Sun, 18 Jan 2009 06:46:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2165929/posts President-elect Barack Obama has already filled his cabinet with Washington veterans like Hillary Clinton – but could there be room for Hollywood in his administration? Anne Hathaway is just one star who would love a job in the Obama White House. "I would want to be head babysitter," the Bride Wars star tells PEOPLE. "I'd love to be First Babysitter, absolutely." Hathaway, 26, is not the only celebrity who would jump at the chance to spend time with Obama's daughters, Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10. High School Musical star Corbin Bleu says he would happily perform for the first daughters.... People Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2165929/posts#comment Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:46:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2165839/posts Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore are releasing a film of more than 50 Hollywood stars pledging to support U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's call for unity across America. Desperate Housewives actress Eva Longoria Parker and Charlie's Angels beauty Lucy Liu are among a host of celebrities who shot segments in which they promise to help out their local community. The footage is set to premiere on social networking website MySpace.com on Monday. And Kutcher has called on all U.S. citizens to take heed and help Obama to make the changes he has promised. He says, "There's an assumption that this one... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2165839/posts#comment Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:28:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2165748/posts They’re rich, they’re famous and they’re better than you are. Why? Because they’re famous, and that means they’re entitled to it. Meritocracy is the fundamental difference between a functional free nation and a society of elite classes that don’t work, don’t accomplish anything useful-- but nevertheless rule. Meritocracy insures a system where those who can do, do. Systems of entitlement insure that those who have no useful skills or abilities tell others what to do, or collect money from them. And that is what we truly mean when we say “Free Country”, not a country without laws, but a country... Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2165748/posts#comment Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:01:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2165072/posts Smith has staked his claim to play the role, even before Barack Obama has been inaugurated as president.Speaking at the premiere of his new film Seven Pounds at the Empire, Leicester Square, in London, Smith laughed about reports that the US President-elect had indicated that he would like the actor to play him if his life story were ever to be made into a movie.“If I am ordered by my commander in chief to star in a film about him, I will do my duty as an American," he said, beaming.(snip)Smith said the “world had changed forever” with the election... Daily Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2165072/posts#comment Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:21:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2161672/posts Celebrities crave access with Barack Obama By TINA DAUNT January 9, 2009 One of the things that makes Hollywood so attractive to politicians is not just the depth of its pockets, but the fact that its hand isn't out. Collecting contributions from any other industry usually comes with an implicit understanding that it wants something in return, usually something that has an economic benefit. Yes, the entertainment industry cares about copyright and distribution, but these days nearly everybody is on the same page when it comes to those issues. What celebrities care most about are causes and the access that... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2161672/posts#comment Fri, 9 Jan 2009 17:44:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157639/posts At first blush this doesn’t seem to be an overly political year at the movies. After all, Michael Moore was silent in 2008 by his standards, releasing only one documentary for his Bush-hating brethren online. Look closer. Among the Oscar favorites are: Milk, the biopic of the slain councilman and gay rights activist played by Sean Penn; Wall*E, a Pixar tale in which the earth has been reduced to a garbage dump thanks to rampant consumerism; Frost/Nixon, a retelling of the historic interview of the disgraced GOP president; and The Dark Knight, a film many conservatives felt embraced President George... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157639/posts#comment Fri, 2 Jan 2009 16:13:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157609/posts The director of the movie "Che" which will be released later this month is disingenuously claiming that he has no political axe to grind. In a CNN interview, director Steven Soderbergh absurdly stated that he only wanted to present the "facts" about Che Guevara's life: Steven Soderbergh made certain his new movie, "Che," about the life of revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, couldn't be attacked -- at least on a factual level. "I didn't mind someone saying, 'Well, your take on him, I don't really like,' or 'You've left these things out and included these things.' That's fine," Soderbergh said. "What... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157609/posts#comment Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:18:50 GMT