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Why 'Liberal Hollywood' Is a Myth

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. November 10, 2011.

Hollywood has a reputation for being a bastion for liberalism in America. It hasn't totally earned it.

Revealed: Ayn Rand Worked on a Movie Script Glorifying the Atomic Bomb

Greg Mitchell, The Nation. September 2, 2011.

In notes for an unfinished screenplay, the right-wing heroine called the nuclear bomb "an eloquent example of, argument for and tribute to free enterprise."

Captain America, the Problems With Nostalgia and the Search For a Hero

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. July 25, 2011.

The new Captain America movie is a trip into World War II nostalgia, but it misses its chance to actually make a point about today's politics.

Why Treat Hollywood Flick 'Bridesmaids' Like a Feminist Triumph? It's Just Not That Good

Eileen Jones, eXiled Online. May 17, 2011.

Bridesmaids is apparently a big deal. If we don’t all go see it, there will never be another movie made about women again. Or something like that.

Conservative 'Sleeper Agents' in Hollywood? The Right Wing's New War for Culture

Daniel Denvir, AlterNet. March 6, 2011.

The new conservative mediamakers are shedding the baggage of culture war hangups, freeing up energy to infiltrate culture industries and attack the left.

Can Gay Play Straight? What Sexuality Has to Do With Winning Roles and Academy Awards

Trish Bendix, AlterNet. March 3, 2011.

If gay actors can’t play straight convincingly, and are losing gay roles to straight actors, what parts are left?

Natalie Portman's 'No Strings Attached' Sex

Greta Christina, AlterNet. January 21, 2011.

Does the new movie "No Strings Attached" portray casual sex in an intelligent way that's respectful of alternative sexual arrangements? What do you think?

Is Congress More Progressive Than Hollywood?

Larry Gross, Truthdig. January 5, 2011.

Now that Don't Ask Don't Tell is repealed, isn't it time for tinseltown to let its A-listers come out of the closet?

Why Do We Need Celebrity "Gods" to Rescue Us?

Lewis Lapham, TomDispatch.com. December 12, 2010.

Transposed into the realm of politics, the greater images of celebrity bestow an aura of stability and calm upon a world disfigured by the frown lines of death and time.

The Xenophobic Right's Weird Reaction to Hollywood Blockbuster 'Machete'

Alexander Zaitchik, SPLC's Hate Watch. September 11, 2010.

Robert Rodriguez's new film is madcap Mexploitation, but the paranoid crowd sees propaganda for the coming "race war."

Wall St. Sets Its Greedy Eyes on Shaking the Silver out of Hollywood

Nick Baumann, MotherJones.com. February 12, 2010.

The Wall Street wizards who gave you credit default swaps want to turn the movie industry into their next casino.

Scientology Crusade: Coming to Your Neighborhood

TruthdigDecember 14, 2009.

Nancy Cartwright, the face behind Bart Simpson, is here to tell you in her non-cartoon voice about the excitement of recruiting new members.

The 10 Most Notorious Sex Scandals in Hollywood History

Phil Nugent, Nerve.com. October 17, 2009.

We can learn a lot about shifting mores by charting the careers of those caught in the spotlight with their zippers down.

Christian Groups Block Showing of Darwin Movie in U.S.?

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. September 14, 2009.

A film about Charles Darwin that is being shown throughout the world can't find a U.S. distributor.

G.I. Joe, Post-American Hero

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. August 29, 2009.

Joe is back yet again with his new movie and assorted products -- but the world he inhabits this time is completely sponged of our current predicaments abroad.

Kevin Spacey Is the Latest Pot-Puffing Shrink to Hit the Movie Screens -- Why Is This a Trend?

Ellen Komp, AlterNet. July 15, 2009.

Hollywood shrink characters increasingly take mind-expanding drugs; a reflection of the growing use of psychedelics in medical research.

Does Glenn Beck Even Know What Glenn Beck Says?

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. June 17, 2009.

Why can't Beck stop making stuff up?

The Best Movies About Gays

John Farr, Huffington Post. January 5, 2009.

Here are some outstanding gay-themed films beyond the more evident mainstream titles.

Hollywood Gets Muslims Wrong, Again

Wajahat Ali, Huffington Post. August 29, 2008.

"Traitor" tries to combine blockbuster plot mechanics with important, philosophical musings about our complex post 9-11 world: it fails.

Stigma: What Hollywood and the Media Teach Us About Mental Illness

Richard A. Friedman, The American Prospect. August 5, 2008.

From Virginia Tech's Cho to Hannibal Lecter, exaggerated portraits of mental illness show how much we have yet to learn about psychiatric disorders.

Hollywood: Not a Good Place for Women With Opinions

Melissa Silverstein, Huffington Post. July 31, 2008.

Katherine Heigl regularly speaks up about sexism in Hollywood. For that, she is labeled ungrateful and her career has been declared dead.

Hollywood Tells Women to Settle for Schlubby Losers

Natalie Krinsky, The Frisky. June 9, 2008.

When are we going to see a slacker, overweight female lead who's married to her bong score with a hot, successful dreamboat?

Will the Success of Sex and the City Force Hollywood to Stop Ignoring Women?

Melissa Silverstein, DELETED. June 3, 2008.

Sex and the City killed at the box office. Maybe now Hollywood will stop only making movies geared at teen boys.

Hollywood Is Becoming the Pentagon's Mouthpiece for Propaganda

Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com. May 22, 2008.

In the new film Iron Man, the people cast as terrorists take the fall for what the U.S. has done in the real world.

Hollywood's Selective Outrage

Dennis Perrin, Huffington Post. May 7, 2008.

The air-brushed Hollywood stars that populate PSAs aren't likely to tackle truly controversial issues any time soon.