How much do folks in Hollywood truly value free speech?
I just filed a review of “Trumbo,” a new documentary about blacklist victim Dalton Trumbo, for an upcoming Pajamas Media article. That review came to mind while reading Andrew Breitbart’s column in today’s Washington Times. He explores a well worn theme - the ideological uniformity of today’s Hollywood - but it’s written with enough powerful examples that it demands a fresh look.
Here’s what Breitbart previously wrote about his father in law and former blacklist victim - hat tip Powerline Blog via Lucianne:
My father-in-law, Orson Bean, an author, comedian and actor, was once blacklisted as a Communist back in the ’50s. Ed Sullivan called him to say he could no longer book him on the show. Fifty years later, and after a sharp ideological metamorphosis, Orson says it’s harder now to be an open conservative on a Hollywood set than it was back then to be a Communist.
And then there’s always the one-sided battle against smoking on screen. Aren’t there any actors who smoke and are willing to stand up for this creative expression?
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