[T'wit]

> Cagney and Stewart will never propagandize for American's enemies and reticule its people.

Good thing. I just hate being reticuled.

[Revolting cat!]

No sympathies here. You like trashy movies, learn to accept the trashy pretty face no-talent celebrities who play actors in them.

[lilylangtree]

Don't watch any of these H'weirdo movies. Don't pay your hard-earned dollars to let these jerks and jerkettes come into your purview. Don't buy magazines that feature these turkeys. The more you don't the louder these creeps sound off. They need the publicity; they need you more than you need them. Haven't paid to watch a theatre movie in over a year. While flying recently, the movie that was played was "Chicago". After 20-30 minutes into the show, I finally had enough and went to sleep instead. Watched enough to know that it was a terrible movie, and why it won best movie of the year I'll never know. H'weirdos aren't producing good enough movies, and are starring lousy actors and actresses, to pull my money out of my wallet yet these movies are touted as wonderful, glorious stunning events. Yeah, right! (Sarc)

[freekitty]

Martin Sheen Has never passed emotions when thinking.

[Greybird]

Johnny Depp, like so many others, has doomed once often-viewed parts of my video library to a future of disuse.

Fine. Ship those videos to me. I'll gladly take them off your hands. I could use a copy of "Don Juan de Marco."

Few have learned, by now, about how to avoid politicizing art, even after several centuries of seeing its effects. Almost all of the current film artists he cites are quite adept at keeping their skills up on the screen or down on the CD or DVD, and keeping the political lives separate. I'm not going to deprive myself of current creativity because I detest -- as I do -- nearly all of their expressed political views.

If you cannot abide supporting them financially, then at least go to buy second-hand or previously-viewed CDs, tapes, or DVDs. Or go to second-run movie houses, where far more of your ticket price goes to the exhibitor. Don't cut yourself off from their art, as such, though. That only hurts your own active esthetic life.

[buzzyboop]

Another recently departed example is Katherine Hepburn. Her liberal tendencies were certainly known, but at least she didn't wear them on her sleeve, and was almost universally loved as a result.