The Conservative Underground - in Hollywood

Considering that Hollywood (like Obama) live in
a make believe world, something as dastardly as
the truth & facts would indeed send most of them
running to their limos.

I've observed this prior to reading this article. Any actor that I know of that has appeared in a movie that is produced by Christians (conservatives)I no longer have seen them in a Hollywood movies. And some I feel are top notch "Oscar" grade actors.

One comes actor who appeared in a movie produced by Christians comes to mind: Louis Gossett Jr. He played President Gerald Fitzhugh in Left Behind:World at War.

It doesn't just affect actors. Conservatives (hell, even moderates) that work on the technical side of the business also hide their beliefs. This is a left-wing business and it will not tolerate dissent.

Don't be fooled by arguments about whether "famous" actors are able to state their opinions. Most right-leaning actors/writers/directors find that their careers are smothered in the cradle, so no one ever hears about it.

While there are certainly people in every occupation and of every political stripe that may try to blame their failure(s) on bias or conspiracy, there truly are talented individuals in Hollywood that never get a chance to work because they don't tow the party line. This being an industry based on completely subjective standards, how can you prove any bias? You simply "weren't right for the part". They were "looking for something different".

They certainly were. They were looking for a liberal.

It's the New McCarthyism. The only difference is that McCarthy did what he did to Communists when we were a nation fighting against Communism.

The author is obviously missing out on some nuance somewhere- I mean, liberals are all about freedom of expression and pushing the boundaries of thought, right?

Oh, wait... never mind.

I don't disagree with the point or content of the article, but can some please explain Fred Thompson to me. He seems to buck this trend. And I know it was a lifetime ago but there was this guy named Ronald Regan. Word has it that he was a conservative.

"I know it was a lifetime ago but there was this guy named Ronald Regan. Word has it that he was a conservative."

Glad you brought it up. Reagan was a democrat until 1962. Two years after he switched, he gave a speech in support of Barry Goldwater. After that, his acting career was over.

Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Republican Party?

Jim Caviezel came and spoke at our church a few months back. He told the story of when Mel Gibson offered him the role of Christ Mel told him, "If you accept this role it most likely will be the end of your career." Jim said he felt led to take the role and that this was the reason he was ever led to acting. He also stated that Mel was basically correct. Though he has gotten a few bit parts here and there, noone is knocking down his door after arguably one of the best performances in movie making history. It's the most transparent example in Hollywood of the anti-conservative movement.

It's very hard to get ahead in that business if you have morals, and since true conservatives have strong morals, they not only stick out like a sore thumb, but they are not willing to do the things that would move their career forward.

I've been wondering about certain aspects of the Hollywood Inquisition. I get the impression that the union-run, studio-centered business model is tottering. I wish I knew where to look to learn more, but I recall reading that when Mel Gibson made "The Passion of the Christ" what really made the suits tremble in their offices was the not so much the religious aspect but rather the globalized, de-centralized way he made it: totally subcontracted, on multiple continents and in multiple countries, completely outside the traditional, monolithic studio/distributor system. I've been reading for years as to how Hollywood cleverly takes advantage of foreign countries' subsidies for locally-made movies by forming "partnerships" with local filmmakers. Then there's the success of Walden Media.

It's also become a cliche how often Canada's Vancouver and Toronto stand in for NYC, out of reach of union scale.

The desperate recent strikes and the bitter taste of dust that has rewarded them seem another example of the old, well-padded business model changing.

I do wish the monolith would crumble faster. I'm really getting sick of all the military-bashing output of recent years. Micheal Medved based his classic "Hollywood vs. America" on the fact that hollywood lefties make their films to impress each other and indoctrinate the unwashed with their dark vision of humanity and our country rather than actually get butts in seats. The percentage of Americans going to the pictures on a regular basis has plummeted since the sixties and the imposition of the ratings system let filmmakers off the leash and "Midnight Cowboy" won the Oscar the year after "The Sound of Music" did.

If things are changing, I wish they'd change quicker.

J Rich has a point about Fred Thompson. I do like him in Law & Order SVU.

Gene who????

Ask any one that is forced to be in the Treachers Unions. I have many friends who are retired teachers and can tell of the many story's of fear of letting their conservative ideals known.

This calls for the building of entertainment institutions totally independent from Hollywood. Let this separate entity or entities churn out excellent material for the public, thus sucking out the oxygen the Hollywood Left needs. It will also give an opportunity to those conservatives and Republicans rejected by Hollywood to prove their worth and excel, no thanks to Leftists.

This is a form of reverse-McCarthyism where the hard left (liberals, socialists and communists) are attacking the conservative Christian majority in this country through their movies and TV shows. How about all of the anti-Christian and anti-American films to be produced lately in Hollywood(Hamlet 2)?

It is a culture war.

Regarding Fred Thompson, you can look at the details of his acting career here:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000669/

What you will notice is that he is a perfectly typecast character. Ultimately, he plays himself in just about everything he has done. This is why he worked so well on Law and Order - he plays a conservative. Perhaps he is the "token Republican" in Hollywood's convoluted sense of fairness?

Here's a take no one has touched on. For all its socialist agenda, Hollywood is still driven by a capitalist engine...supply and demand.
When the hard left actors and directors start seeing their numbers drop, the unsuccessful twits will be forced out of business or forced to shut their cake-holes and do their jobs.
Stop patronizing those idiots! I have a black-list of my own that my wife teases me about.
Danny Glover
George Clooney
Angelina Jolie (my wife doesn't mind this one)
Barbara Streisand
etc.
They are all blackballed in my book.