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Attorney General Says Hollywood ‘Kowtowing’ to China, Warns US Executives Against Acting as Chinese Foreign Agents
Attorney General William Barr said Thursday the Chinese government has achieved a “massive propaganda coup” by shaping the content coming out of Hollywood, while warning U.S. business executives against acting as agents of the communist regime in possible violation of foreign lobbying laws. Speaking at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, Barr offered a sober… -
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Sen. Cruz Seeks to Flip the SCRIPT on Hollywood’s Kowtowing to Chinese Censors
A bill proposed by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, that seeks to dissuade Hollywood studios from submitting their movies to the censorship of the People’s Republic of China seems to strike the right policy balance. It would limit government interference in businesses decisions, but exposes an outrage that most Americans likely are unaware of. The Stopping… -
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At the Golden Globes, Ricky Gervais Exposes Hollywood’s ‘Woke’ Culture
Hollywood can’t take a joke. At the annual Golden Globes, an awards show for both movies and television, on Sunday night, host comedian Ricky Gervais was actually funny, lampooning Hollywood in general and its “woke” culture in particular. “Let’s have a laugh at your expense,” Gervais said in opening his monologue at the Globes’ 77th awards… -
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Hollywood Socialism
Hollywood is now obsessing about increasing ethnic and gender diversity. Good. There’s been nasty racial and gender discrimination in the movie business. Unfortunately, Hollywood has no interest in one type of diversity: diversity of thought. In most every movie, capitalism is evil. Greedy miners want to kill nature-loving aliens in “Avatar.” Director James Cameron says:… -
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Planned Parenthood Advised Hollywood Over 150 Movies, Shows Since 2014, Director Says
Planned Parenthood advised Hollywood on more than 150 productions since 2014 as part of an effort to influence the abortion dialogue, a director at the nonprofit said. The nation’s largest abortion provider is losing the abortion battle in Washington but is upping its game through Hollywood, freelance journalist Nora Caplan-Bricker wrote Monday in The Washington Post… -
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How Actress Roxann Dawson Achieved Her Own ‘Breakthrough’ on Faith, Hollywood, and Adoption
She has become an in-demand director of popular TV shows, including “This Is Us,” “The Americans,” and “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” Science fiction fans know her as Lt. B’Elanna Torres, the Klingon chief engineer during seven seasons of “Star Trek: Voyager.” But Roxann Dawson would rather be known as a mother raising two girls, including one… -
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The Connection Between Hollywood and China
Don’t be fooled by the Americans behind the camera. In today’s Hollywood, there’s one director—and that’s China. As important as U.S. audiences are, filmmakers know there’s a bigger one. And they’re willing to do anything they can to tap into it, even if it means becoming co-conspirators with one of the most evil censorship operations… -
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These Are the Hollywood Studios Threatening to Boycott Georgia Over Pro-Life Law
A growing number of Hollywood studios said they will consider no longer conducting their filming business in Georgia should the heartbeat law take effect in 2020. The film industry adds about $9.5 billion to Georgia’s economy, but a variety of Hollywood studios said the heartbeat law violates Roe v. Wade and that they are considering… -
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California Democrat Proposes Tax Incentives for Hollywood Productions That Leave Pro-Life States
Turns out, California does believe in tax breaks—as long as they punish pro-lifers. One Democrat is so desperate to stop this new wave of abortion bans that she’s trying to offer incentives to any studios willing to move their productions out of places like Georgia and Alabama. Under her bill, California would sweeten the pot… -
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A Sign of Hope From Hollywood
This article contains spoilers for “Long Shot.” For most of its two hours, “Long Shot” follows the usual tropes for a movie centered on a political character. In the movie, which chronicles the love story between the elegant secretary of state and presidential contender Charlotte Fields (Charlize Theron) and the windbreaker-wearing, sloppy, stubborn journalist Fred… -
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Hollywood’s Hijack of the #MeToo Movement
The powerful #MeToo movement was established to address real injustices suffered by women—and in some cases, although significantly less common, by men. This movement has undeniably affected societal norms and readjusted the fabric of American life. But such an important movement can be felled by its own excesses. In the wake of the #MeToo movement,… -
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Hollywood’s One-Sided Narrative on ‘Conversion Therapy’
Hollywood is presenting only one side of the debate over counseling for those who experience unwanted same-sex attraction, and it is seeking to silence those who can offer help to the struggling. Recent films like “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” and “Boy Erased”—both based on true stories—tell the stories of individuals who had negative or… -
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Problematic Women: Hollywood Creates Fox News Movie—but What About Harvey Weinstein?
? Hollywood is producing a new movie detailing the downfall of former Fox News chief Roger Ailes—but where are the films on NBC’s Matt Lauer and Hollywood’s Harvey Weinstein? Former Olympic skier and gold medalist Bode Miller and his wife, Morgan, open up about losing their 19-month-old daughter in a tragic drowning accident, and Meghan… -
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Problematic Women: Sarah Palin Allegedly Duped by a Hollywood Actor Pretending to Be a Vet
On this week’s episode of “Problematic Women,” we discuss the alleged duping of Sarah Palin by notorious prankster Sacha Baron Cohen, who was dressed up as veteran—wheelchair and all—to troll the former Alaska governor, and Tomi Lahren sounding off on Roe v. Wade and advising conservatives on how they should handle the issue of abortion…. -
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Columnist Resigns After Her Site Removes Her Piece on Transgenderism and Hollywood
Conservative columnist Daniella Greenbaum announced her resignation from Business Insider on Thursday after the news website deleted her opinion piece arguing that actress Scarlett Johansson should not be chastised for playing a transgender role. “I wish I could say I am surprised,” Greenbaum wrote in her resignation letter. “Unfortunately, what happened with my piece—the tarring of… -
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Hollywood Wins Oscar for Hypocrisy on Guns, Malkin Says
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Hollywood hypocrisy on gun control is alive and well, CRTV host Michelle Malkin said Monday, the day after the movie industry’s annual Oscars gala. The 90th annual Academy Awards ceremony was held in Los Angeles on Sunday evening, hosted by late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel. At the event, some… -
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Podcast: Hollywood’s Liberalism on Full Display at Oscars
At the Oscars Sunday night, host Jimmy Kimmel and others made sure to virtue-signal their “woke” bona fides, between jabbing Vice President Mike Pence, promoting the March 24 march in support of gun control, and giving best foreign film to a movie about a transgender woman. (And when best actor Gary Oldman talked about how… -
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Must-See Moments: ‘Tolerant’ Hollywood Continues to Attack Sarah Huckabee Sanders
The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live show “Top 10” features the top news stories of the week—many of which went largely misreported by the mainstream media and some of which were hardly reported at all. This week, Hollywood took aim at White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. In response to a tweet from MSNBC host… -
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Despite Hollywood’s Scorn, Melania Trump Has Accomplished Much as First Lady
Hollywood’s feminist hypocrisy was on full display Sunday night at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Actress Kristen Bell, who was hosting the event, joked about being a “first lady.” “I think my first initiative as first lady will be cyberbullying,” Bell said to “much laughter” from the audience, according to the The Huffington Post. “Because… -
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Hollywood Actress: Why I Homeschool My Kids
My name is Sam Sorbo. I’m a mom to three wonderful children, and the author of “They’re YOUR Kids: An Inspirational Journey from Self-Doubter to Home School Advocate.” Home schooling seems like a radical idea—but only because we are conditioned to think of it that way. Why? Because most of us attended school. But after…