Hollywood Is Beijing’s Lap Dog

Hollywood Is Beijing’s Lap Dog
A view of the Hollywood sign from Los Angeles. Tiffany Brannan/The Epoch Times
James Gorrie
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With Oscar nominations released for 2023 recently, one may look forward to Hollywood’s grandest moments of the year. But the sad truth is that Tinsel Town isn’t what it used to be, which was no great moral paragon, for sure. But what it has become is even worse than what it was before.

Bowing to the China Market

If Hollywood had a spine, it would be made of money. After all, the film industry has always been about money and power. Filmmakers, writers, and actors have always been at the mercy of a cluster of people at the top in Hollywood who decided which actor or which film would get the opportunity to make money at the box office.
James Gorrie
James Gorrie
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James R. Gorrie is the author of “The China Crisis” (Wiley, 2013) and writes on his blog, TheBananaRepublican.com. He is based in Southern California.
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