“To Kill a Mockingbird' represents Hollywood at its very finest, when a popular film could truly contain a message. It has one of the most moving scores of all time.” FilmMovingMessagesHollywoodAll TimeScoreFinestMockingbirdKill A MockingbirdPopular Film Author:Mark Mothersbaugh
“[A]t the beginning of November 2001, there was a series of meetings between White House advisers and senior Hollywood executives with the aim of co-ordinating the war effort and establishing how Hollywood could help in the "war against terrorism" by getting the right ideological message across not only to Americans, but also to the Hollywood public around the globe the ultimate empirical proof that Hollywood does in fact function as an "ideological state apparatus.” DoeWarStatesFactsHelpingHouseWhiteEffortMessagesHollywoodUltimateFunctionAimMeetingsSeriesTerrorismProofExecutivesWhite HouseGlobesSeniorIdeologicalNovemberAdviser Book:Welcome to the Desert of the Real!: Five Essays on September 11 and Related Dates Source: Welcome to the Desert of the Real!: Five Essays on September 11 and Related Dates
“Hollywood has to appeal to the broadest audience, and when it comes to most social and economic issues, America is progressive. Because of that, the messages that are in Hollywood movies tend to be, for instance, pro-environment.” AmericaSocialAudienceIssuesEnvironmentEconomicMessagesHollywoodInstanceAppealsProgressiveHollywood MoviesEconomic Issues Author:Adam McKay
“Dealing with Hollywood and commercial entertainment, you always have to worry that the political message is going to be skewed or obscured.” PoliticalWorryMessagesHollywoodEntertainment Author:Cleve Jones
“The impact of the black audience is expressing itself. They look to films to be more expressive of their needs, their lives. Hollywood has gotten that message - finally.” NeedsLooksFilmBlackAudienceMessagesHollywoodImpactExpressive Author:Sidney Poitier