{"id":1820244,"date":"2023-01-23T10:21:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T15:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1820244"},"modified":"2023-01-23T10:22:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T15:22:25","slug":"a-terrible-awful-no-good-week-for-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-terrible-awful-no-good-week-for-hollywood\/","title":{"rendered":"A Terrible, Awful No-Good Week for Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-terrible-awful-no-good-week-for-hollywood%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1820244&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hollywood-free-speech-Sundance-film-festival-2.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s only January, but it\u2019s hard to imagine Hollywood will have a worse month this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The industry was awash with optimism when it began in 2023. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/avatar-the-way-of-water-offers-subversive-defense-of-nuclear-family\/\">Avatar: The Way of Water<\/a>\u201d Blockbuster blockbusters are doing the same thing as them. <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/01\/box-office-avatar-the-way-of-water-m3gan-missing-1235228864\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hoover up the public\u2019s money<\/a> You can also guarantee greater environmental protection.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Hanks\u2019 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/man-called-otto-review-toto\/\">A Man Called Otto<\/a>\u201d It is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/heartland-hanks-man-called-otto-scores-with-red-states\/\">over-performing<\/a>If they are true to the heartland, populist stories can still attract attention.<\/p>\n<p>The industry\u2019s most celebrated film festival, Sundance, opened its doors for the first time since the pandemic ravaged the globe.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where the bad news begins.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If u read 1 thing today\u2026read this article\ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffc-\u2018Why Film Festivals Are Steering Clear of Controversial Movies-Jihad Rehab\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LorraineAli?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LorraineAli<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZaidJilani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ZaidJilani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/powellnyt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@powellnyt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gcaw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gcaw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colinfreeman99?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@colinfreeman99<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bariweiss?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bariweiss<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimesKennedy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TimesKennedy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KonstantinKisin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KonstantinKisin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattBelloni?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MattBelloni<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coldxman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@coldxman<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jessesingal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jessesingal<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RR77F0rWMh\">https:\/\/t.co\/RR77F0rWMh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Meg Smaker (@Meighon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Meighon\/status\/1615777423060250628?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Variety published an unusual (for the liberal outlet), story earlier this week about the film festival landscape. This article revealed how many are not. <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/film\/festivals\/film-festivals-controversial-movies-jihad-rehab-1235491953\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">so fearful of social justice blowback<\/a> they\u2019ve begun rejecting films with \u201cproblematic\u201d content.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, that quick-to-capitulate reflex underscores a new, unspoken modus operandi in which festivals \u2014 once the bastion of provocative, button-pushing fare \u2014 are desperate to avoid controversy and the wrath of any identity-focused Twitter mob.<\/p>\n<p>The 2022 documentary \u201cJihad Rehab,\u201d Now known as \u201cThe UnRedacted,\u201d This set off a downward spiral. After Sundance, a Cancel Culture mob attacked it. Even the attackers were unfair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/secret-behind-jihad-rehab-comeback-cancel-culture\/\">liberal outlets like The Atlantic and The New York Times cried foul.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why is it important to have weak-kneed film festivals?<\/p>\n<p>Festivals not only promote indie fare that might otherwise get overlooked, but they also support emerging filmmakers whose voices aren\u2019t fully formed yet. Along the way, they share provocative stories that do what art should \u2013 spark conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Films that generate excitement at festivals often get distributors, press attention, and other perks in an crowded marketplace.<\/p>\n<p>Now, festival programmers are so fearful of blowback they\u2019d rather err on the side of social media caution. It\u2019s a terrifying trend for free expression, and one likely to get worse before it improves.<\/p>\n<p>This was the only Hollywood breakthrough in recent times.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m trying to imagine Sundance participants who require loyalty oaths surviving something like WWII. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0S6Ew65YLh\">https:\/\/t.co\/0S6Ew65YLh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Awards Daily (@AwardsDaily) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AwardsDaily\/status\/1616095744146149379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A Wall Street Journal editorial revealed that anyone wanting to see Sundance films must sign the &#8220;agreement&#8221; label. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/the-sundance-film-festival-loyalty-oath-community-agreement-safety-belonging-orwellian-movies-11674058326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cloyalty oath\u201d<\/a> Thank you for this privilege.<\/p>\n<p>I had to make a promise to be \u201cvigilant in the fight against the spread of COVID-19,\u201d Avoid \u201cunwelcome sexual attention, harassment, stalking, and inappropriate physical contact of any kind,\u201d How to avoid it \u201cabuse or intimidation including that related to race, gender, position, or wealth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It also applies to patrons who can watch Sundance screenings online like the reporter did.<\/p>\n<p>The festival even set up a reporting process where snitches could tattle on oath-breakers to Sundance\u2019s \u201cSafety &#038; Belonging\u201d team. (Yes, that\u2019s an actual body within Team Sundance). If you break the rules, you might never again see a Sundance screening.<\/p>\n<p>George Orwell wouldn\u2019t be this bold in his fiction.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s even worse?<\/p>\n<p>Why was it necessary for a WSJ scribe break the story? \u201cloyalty oath\u201d news? The pledge was signed by other critics in the country and writers who work at Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and similar sites.<\/p>\n<p>Did they think it wasn\u2019t newsworthy? Did they know it could embarrass Sundance if it leaked?<\/p>\n<p>What is the worst-case scenario? They signed the oath.<\/p>\n<p>The release of \u201cJustice,\u201d A new documentary exposes old allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. According to early reviews, the film is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/kavanaugh-justice-documentary-sundance\/\">hopelessly one-sided<\/a> but leaves out important information that discredits many of its arguments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/samantha-bee-kavanaugh-lies\/\"><strong>RELATED: SAMANTHA BEE: ANATOMY OF A KAVANAUGH SMEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sundance got the closeup of that Sundance film. No social justice mob will rise up against it \u2013 the documentary shares the <em>Approved<\/em> message on the topic in play<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where the arts are today \u2026 express approved opinions only.<\/p>\n<p>Attention should also be paid to a related news story. ESPN\u2019s Stephen A. Smith had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/stephen-smith-rihanna-apology-free-speech\/\">apologize this week<\/a> after he wasn\u2019t deferential enough to pop superstar Rihanna. Smith, known for his blustery opinions, suggested he\u2019d rather see Beyonce perform at this year\u2019s Super Bowl than Rihanna.<\/p>\n<p>Cue the Cancel Culture mob. Smith instantly backed down, which is a strange idea considering that he had praised Rihanna and considered her less attractive than her famous peer.<\/p>\n<p>Comedy Central guest host Leslie Jones criticised Smith for only having one opinion from her temporary post \u201cDaily Show\u201d perch.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Leslie Jones Blasts ESPN\u2019s Stephen A. Smith for Comparing Rihanna to Beyonc\u00e9, Criticizes Apology <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DwglFSa9ub\">https:\/\/t.co\/DwglFSa9ub<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THR\/status\/1616484113594056706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>What does each of these stories have to do with one another? There has been no outrage in the media, especially entertainment outlets. Nor have any artists, to this reporter\u2019s knowledge, spoken out against the loyalty oath or the new, unwritten rules overseeing the film festival circuit.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re still waiting to see if anyone has Smith\u2019s back for sharing a mild barb against a pop superstar.<\/p>\n<p>Add all these together, and 2023 is a horrible, terrible start for Hollywood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s only January, but it\u2019s hard to imagine Hollywood will have a worse month this year. The industry was awash with optimism when it began in 2023. \u201cAvatar: The Way of Water\u201d Blockbuster blockbusters are doing the same thing as them. Hoover up the public\u2019s money You can also guarantee greater environmental protection. 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