Tag Archives: Hollywood

Hollywood Was Not Always at War Against America, Traditional Faith, and Biblical Morality

Posted on December 16, 2023 by David E Smith

This year is the 100th anniversary of the Hollywood sign. It used to say “Hollywoodland.”

But today the city is on hard times. A recent headline at deadline.com is, “Hollywood Jobs Down Nearly 20% This Year, & Not Just Because Of The Strikes, Study Says.”

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The Greatest Friend

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

It should come as no surprise that actor Matthew Perry went to his death as a relatively young 54-year-old on October 28th. A final autopsy is weeks away, but his body had faced demise before. Drugs had taken their toll. Perry survived a coma in 2018 after nearly dying from a gastrointestinal perforation.

Posted in Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions, Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture | Tagged Blues Brothers, Diane Sawyer, drug abuse, drug addiction, Friends, Heath Ledger, Hollywood, Jennifer Aniston, Jon Belushi, Matthew Perry, Solomon, The Greatest Friend | Comments Off

Left Labeling Election Integrity Reforms as ‘Jim Crow’ is a Lie And Insulting to Black People

Posted on April 20, 2021 by David E Smith

As a Black woman who grew up in the segregated South, I’m shocked and appalled with the race-baiting from mostly White left-wing politicians who are throwing around the “Jim Crow” label to score political points in the debate over strengthening our voting laws.

Posted in Federal | Tagged Coca-Cola, Dan Quayle, Election Integrity, For the People Act, Hollywood, Jim Crow, Joe Biden, Kay C. James, The New York Times | Comments Off

How Did Hollywood Get So ‘Woke’?

Posted on February 19, 2020 by David E Smith

Why do so many members of the Hollywood elite espouse such radical, leftist causes? Why are they so pro-abortion, so pro-queer activism? Why are they so passionate about saving trees and caring for cows? How and why did Hollywood become so “woke”?

Posted in Media Watch | Tagged Brad Pitt, Communist Manifesto, Daily Mail, Hollywood, impeachment, Janelle Monae, Joaquin Phoenix, Julia Reichert, Karl Marx, Matthew Cherry, Sigourney Weaver | Comments Off

The Sensation Nation

Posted on November 26, 2018 by David E Smith

A common refrain when people lament violence, sex and f-bombs in movies, goes: “How did we get from the golden days of Hollywood to this?” Actually, Hollywood, with many notable exceptions, has been at war with decency and American values since its inception. It just wasn’t as starkly apparent.

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What Just Happened?

Posted on July 13, 2018 by David E Smith

What is really going on with the “Weinstein women” and the multitude of others who are now coming out and pointing fingers at men who made debauched advances toward them? Was Harvey Weinstein’s behavior only offensive because the women weren’t interested? If the women had been pleased to go along would that mean that his behavior was acceptable? I have not heard one person even try to suggest such a thing, and I am quite certain I won’t. No one believes that the only reason Weinstein’s behavior was unacceptable was because these women were a little “prudish.”

The adjectives now …

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Defying Hollywood, ‘I Can Only Imagine’ Soars at the Box Office, Resonates with Viewers

Posted on March 23, 2018 by David E Smith

Hollywood stands as an eclectic, self-congratulatory private club, whose mainline members flaunt wealth and hedonism, pontificating re guns and violence and the #MeToo scandals, while simultaneously producing films overflowing with guns and violence and promiscuous and perverse sex.

That coastal and SoCal enclave, brimming with egos, yet, for the most part, devoid traditional and biblical values, produces movies full of anti-faith, anti-values messages and themes. Week after week films debut that gleefully plumb the depths of depravity, cheered on by jaded critics who only wake up mid-viewing if an envelope-pushing movie grabs their attention.

Hollywood and its Lefty members and …

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Dependable vs. Deplorable

Posted on October 20, 2017 by David E Smith

The 'deplorable' reports keep flowing out of Hollywood, including the sophisticated cover-up which afforded a powerful predator, Harvey Weinstein, to stalk and then silence dozens of victims. One would assume that the "are you kidding me?" response given to Vice President Mike Pence’s personal ethical guidelines earlier this year, regarding his treatment of women other than his wife, might get a more favorable reconsideration in light of the Hollywood ethic. Reporters, academics, entertainers, and art enthusiasts claim to envision a 'respect women' ethic. I can only wonder which vision best aligns with their's - Weinstein or Pence?

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Hollywood Profanity Wears Thin with Viewers, but So Does Discernment

Posted on August 12, 2017 by David E Smith

There is a new Harris Poll that finds that audiences are growing tired of profanity-filled movies coming from Hollywood. However the study also seems to reveal a lack of discernment as well in my opinion. Perhaps the pervasiveness of profanity has already lowered standards.

Three profanities, two blasphemous ones and one vulgarity were measured and found to be offensive to the point of losing some audience members. The use of Jesus’ name as a swear word was the biggest offense with 33 percent of the general public saying they would be less likely to see a movie if they knew …

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Legal Battle Rages Over the Future of VidAngel and Movie Filtering

Posted on June 7, 2017 by David E Smith

Imagine if families could enjoy a movie together without the fear of being bombarded with nudity, crude language, or excessive gore. Up until recently, families could do just that. That is, until Disney and its Hollywood cohorts wielded their dark magical legal powers.

VidAngel enabled families to stream a huge array of mainstream movies and tv shows from the internet into their homes. But unlike other streaming services, the service allowed customers to filter out potentially offensive material like vulgar language, gore, drug use, and sexual content. VidAngel would bleep out any words or simply skip over scenes that were …

Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture, Media Watch | Tagged 20th Century FOX, Disney, Hollywood, LucasFilm, Matt Meese, VidAngel, Warner Bros. | Comments Off