‘Independence Day 2′: Exhibit #13,987 Proving Hollywood’s Not Money-Driven

Director Roland Emmerich at his London home.

“Independence Day” is one of the most profitable films in history — and after the original “Poseidon Adventure,” one of the greatest bad films ever — but there was no sure-fire, money-making blockbuster sequel because President Bush — The Abraham Lincoln of the Middle East — won the presidency:

“In Independence Day, it was about a king who leads his country into a fight against an outside invader. I didn’t want to make that movie during the Bush years. It was not thought that George W. Bush would have made a great king. Now with Obama, it’s another story.”

That’s straight from the director, the ball-less Roland Emmerich.

Sure, Hollywood is packed with the worst kind of greedy people who demand higher taxes as they shelter millions — who intend to hang on to their platinum health-care plans as they push rationed care – who demand Big Business pay their “fair share” as they beg for tax incentives… Sure, Leftist Hollywood wants to make money, bucketloads if possible, but…

….not at the expense of The Leftist Cause.   (more…)

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Tags: george w. bush, Independence Day, Obama, roland emmerich, Superman returns
Posted Nov 7th 2009 at 9:54 am in Film, Politics | 25986684 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2009/11/07/independence-day-2-exhibit-13987-proving-hollywoods-not-money-driven/%27Independence+Day+2%27%3A+Exhibit+%2313%2C987+Proving+Hollywood%27s+Not+Money-Driven2009-11-07+17%3A54%3A46John+Nolte

July 4, 2009…What Are We Celebrating Today, Exactly?

I’m one of the last liberal believers in American Exceptionalism, and as I look around the political and media landscapes around me, I’m damn lonely. Not just liberals, but conservatives – like Andrew Bacevitch – seem to be shedding any idea that America is more than just another country with bigger shopping malls than most.

I don’t agree, and I think it matters that I be right and they be wrong.

It matters because in a world where the power of images and ideas is becoming stronger every day – where people defend themselves against men with guns by using cellphone cameras – we seem to be fresh out of ideas.

There’s a physical war going on out in the world with us on one side – and on the other a group allied in large part by their rejection of our beliefs as much as their rejection of our power. They are fighting us with bullets and bombs – and with YouTube videos, discussion forums, and impassioned manifestos. They believe, alright. If you ask them, they will clearly tell you that they do and tell you in what. (more…)

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Tags: 4th of July, abraham lincoln, American Exceptionalism, Andrew Bacevitch, Beyond Survival
Posted Jul 4th 2009 at 5:27 pm in Politics | 17680238 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/mdanziger/2009/07/04/july-4-2009what-are-we-celebrating-today-exactly/July+4%2C+2009...What+Are+We+Celebrating+Today%2C+Exactly%3F2009-07-05+00%3A27%3A16Marc+Danziger