ORLANDO, Florida — Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) told Breitbart News exclusively that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spreading cash to Hollywood studios precludes a lot of them from casting CCP-aligned Chinese Communists as the bad guys in movies. Cotton made the comments in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) here, a sold-out event hosted this weekend by the American Conservative Union (ACU). Cotton argued that back during the Cold War, Hollywood studios regularly cast Soviet Union-aligned Communists as the villain in movies. But in modern times, Hollywood studios are not doing similar casting with regard to CCP-aligned villain characters. That, Cotton said, is at least partly because the CCP is providing cash to Hollywood studios. “When was the last time you saw a Chinese bad guy in a movie?” Cotton said. “Back in the Cold War, Russian communists were always the bad guys. We would think Chinese communists would provide … [Read more...] about Exclusive — Tom Cotton: Chinese Communist Cash to Hollywood Studios Keeps Movies from Casting Chinese Characters As the Bad Guy
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Jane Fonda at Golden Globes: Hollywood ‘Afraid’ to Confront Its Own Diversity Problems
Actress and left-wing activist Jane Fonda pushed for more diversity in the entertainment industry during the Golden Globes on Sunday. Despite a brief shout-out to Stacey Abrams’ documentary about voter suppression, the Hollywood star steered mostly clear of politics. Watch below: . @Janefonda – Recipient of this year's Cecil B. deMille Award. #GoldenGlobes #GoldenGlobes2021 . She encourages #Hollywood to make everyone's story be heard. #Dubai1AwardSeason #Dubai1GoldenGlobes #DubaiOneTv https://t.co/dTjkISnif3 pic.twitter.com/AzLXM3al0B — Dubai One (@DubaiOneTV) March 1, 2021 Fonda, 83, was present to accept the Cecil B. DeMille award for lifetime achievement, marking the eighth time that the actress has received a Golden Globe statuette. “There’s been a story we’ve been afraid to hear about ourselves in our industry,” Fonda said, referring to on-screen minority representation. “A story about which voices we respect and elevate and which we tune … [Read more...] about Jane Fonda at Golden Globes: Hollywood ‘Afraid’ to Confront Its Own Diversity Problems
Dogwalker In Lady Gaga Shooting Describes ‘A Very Close Call With Death’
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A dogwalker who was shot and seriously wounded during the volent theft of two of singer Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs last week in Hollywood made his first public statement Monday. Ryan Fischer, 30, wrote on Instagram that he is continuing to recover “from a very close call with death” and described being grateful to have survived. Los Angeles police at the scene of where a man was shot and wounded while walking singer Lady Gaga’s dogs in Hollywood. Feb. 24, 2021. (CBSLA) On the night of Feb 24, Fischer was walking Lady Gaga’s three French bulldogs in the 1500 block of North Sierra Bonita Avenue, just off Sunset Boulevard, when a sedan pulled up alongside him, two suspects emerged and stole two of the bulldogs, Gustave and Koji. During the chaos, as Fischer was trying to fight the men off, he was shot once in the chest. The incident was caught on surveillance video. The third bulldog, Miss Asia, ran away, but was later found safe. RELATED: … [Read more...] about Dogwalker In Lady Gaga Shooting Describes ‘A Very Close Call With Death’
Do we even need the Golden Globes?
Gene Seymour is a critic who has written about music, movies and culture for The New York Times, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly and The Washington Post. Follow him on Twitter @GeneSeymour . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. View more opinion at CNN. (CNN) At times like this, I miss Don Rickles. Flashy, corny exercises in self-aggrandizement like Sunday night's Golden Globes awards were made for the late, great insult comic to deflate, if not blow to smithereens. How I yearned for Rickles to throw a barrage of ego-piercing barbs at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's annual clambake. Gene Seymour I was especially ready for Rickles to deploy one of his regular riffs, which I imagined would go like this: "I kid, folks, but you know what? We need the Golden Globes." At which point, he would shrug and look around for anybody who agreed. Read More And keep looking, "I kid, folks...only … [Read more...] about Do we even need the Golden Globes?
The 78th Golden Globes address controversy, amid a glitchy telecast where streaming reigns supreme
(CNN) The 78th Golden Globe Awards underwent a rocky evening technically while fleetingly seeking to address the controversy rocking the organization behind the ceremony, in a pandemic-dictated format that saw streaming dominate the movie awards and an emotional posthumous win by actor Chadwick Boseman. "Nomadland," the understated tale acquired by Hulu, was named best drama, while director Chloé Zhao became only the second woman to win in that category (the other being Barbra Streisand), in a year that saw an unprecedented three women nominated. The acerbic satire "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" -- which premiered on Amazon -- was chosen as outstanding musical or comedy, with Sacha Baron Cohen taking best actor in that category. Boseman's award, for his role in the Netflix adaptation of the stage play "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," was accepted by his widow, Taylor Simone Ledward , in a moving tribute. Although they honor both movies and TV , the Globes are watched … [Read more...] about The 78th Golden Globes address controversy, amid a glitchy telecast where streaming reigns supreme