Category Archives: Hollywood

On Wrinkles & Furrowed Brows

Back when I saw Dunkirk in the theater, they had a preview of the upcoming A Wrinkle In Time, directed by Ava DuVernay (the angry black woman who also directed Selma) and boy did it look atrocious. Trendy P.C. casting (now a new … Continue reading

Posted in Black, Hollywood, Political Correctness | Comments Off on On Wrinkles & Furrowed Brows

The Shape of ‘The Shape of Water’

Thank God we have people like Nathan Duffy over at Thermidor, who went through the pain of watching The Shape of Water so that the rest of us can be spared: It’s hard to overstate how absurd the SJW messaging … Continue reading

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Political Correctness | Comments Off on The Shape of ‘The Shape of Water’

Young Harvey Weinstein: The Making of a Monster

Interesting (and all too stereotypical) backstory from a THR piece titled “Young Harvey Weinstein: The Making of a Monster”: The ship was enormous and solid as a rock. Built in 1897 and capable of traveling at a speed of 13 … Continue reading

Posted in Hollywood, Jewish | Comments Off on Young Harvey Weinstein: The Making of a Monster

Ferdinand (2017)

Is it just me or does the trailer for the animated film Ferdinand signal coded references to standard pro-diversity, pro-immigrant sentiments?

Posted in Culture Wars, Film, Hollywood | Comments Off on Ferdinand (2017)

Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film

It’s never enough. From a piece in Variety actually titled “Hollywood Sexism Rules: Number of Female Protagonists Falls in 2017”: Rey, Diana Prince, and Belle may have anchored some of the biggest box office hits of 2017, but they were … Continue reading

Posted in Academia, Culture Wars, Film, Hollywood | Comments Off on Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film

BBC Presenter Criticized for Calling ‘Black Panther’ Cast “Overwhelmingly Black”

From NME: BBC presenter Jeremy Vine has come under fire from viewers of The One Show after he called the cast of Marvel‘s latest film Black Panther “overwhelmingly black”… When stars Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther) and Danai Gurira (Okoye) appeared … Continue reading

Posted in Black, Hollywood, Political Correctness | Comments Off on BBC Presenter Criticized for Calling ‘Black Panther’ Cast “Overwhelmingly Black”

TAC: “An Armenian Rhapsody”

Writing in Cuck Quarterly….er, I mean The American Conservative… Bill Kauffman wonders why Hollywood doesn’t produce any films about the Armenian genocide (“An Armenian Rhapsody”) “Why do their films, including those about the genocide,” Kauffman asks “always get the shaft … Continue reading

Posted in Hollywood, Jewish | Comments Off on TAC: “An Armenian Rhapsody”

Law & Order: KKK

The ‘ripped from the headlines’ Law & Order shows have always been an outlet for liberal fantasies, but this summary of a new Law & Order: SVU episode demonstrates just how unhinged the Left has become. This episode has it … Continue reading

Posted in Culture Wars, Hollywood | Comments Off on Law & Order: KKK

NYT: Why is Hollywood So Liberal?

In a NYT op-ed, professor of sociology Neil Gross asks “Why Is Hollywood So Liberal?” He surprisingly makes a token gesture to the hugely disproportionate role of Jews in the industry (!): The looming threat of anti-Semitic fascism further politicized … Continue reading

Posted in Hollywood, Jewish, Left | Comments Off on NYT: Why is Hollywood So Liberal?

West Side Story 2.0

From Roger Friedman’s story on Steven Spielberg issuing a casting call for a remake of West Side Story: It’s a pro-forma casting call because, in the end, the new “West Side Story” is going to need stars. Big names. And … Continue reading

Posted in Hollywood | Comments Off on West Side Story 2.0