A Political Look at Hollywood
By James
Hirsen
A NewsMax Report
Headlines (Scroll down for complete
stories):
1. Greenpeace’s Live Earth Slam
2.
Jennifer Aniston's Shower Secret
3. Madonna’s Earth Jump Remedy
4. Celebrity Clout ‘Transformed’?
5. Spike Lee’s War Daze
1. Greenpeace’s Live Earth Slam
Al Gore’s enviro-gelical concert received some criticism from
right-of-center sources. But surprisingly disapproval came from some
left fielders as well.
Matt Bellamy of the band Muse referred to the concert as “private
jets for climate change.”
John Buckley of Carbon Footprint, an organization that helps
companies reduce carbon dioxide emissions, estimated that Live Earth
would produce about 74,500 tons of the gassy stuff.
Greenpeace, perhaps the best-known environmental activist group
in the world, slammed Live Earth because automobile manufacturer
DaimlerChrysler was a sponsor of the Hamburg portion of the event.
DaimlerChrysler manufactures one of Hollywood’s fave luxury
items, the Mercedes, which just happened to be the Gore-fest sponsor
of Shakira, Snoop Dogg, and Enrique Iglesias.
“We think the concert is good, but it's absurd to have a company
like that [DaimlerChrysler] as a sponsor,” a spokeswoman for
Greenpeace Germany, Sonja Koch, told Reuters.
Greenpeace has yet to object to a sponsor of the Live Earth Web
site, Chevrolet.
2. Jennifer Aniston's Shower Secret
Al Gore’s earth preaching has prompted all sorts of worldly
wisdom to emerge from the mouths of stars.
Jennifer Aniston offered an earth friendly pearl. She revealed
her formula for safeguarding the p***t’s future, which involves a
special form of whole body hygiene, according to “The Green Book” by
Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas Kostigen.
While taking a shower, Aniston also brushes her teeth.
“I take a three-minute shower. I even brush-wash-brush my teeth
while I shower,” Aniston announced.
The actress explained how shower multitasking helps people in
Africa.
“Every two minutes in the shower uses as much water as a person
in Africa uses for everything in their life for a whole day.”
Perhaps next Aniston can figure out a way to include in her
shower a few loads of laundry and a day’s worth of dishes.
3. Madonna’s Earth Jump Remedy
Madonna may have struck a chord at one time with her song “Papa
Don’t Preach,” but apparently the pleading lyrics weren’t enough to
stop the Material Mama from doing some preaching of her own at the
Live Earth concert.
After thanking Al Gore “for giving the world the wake-up call it
so badly needs and for starting an avalanche of awareness that we
are running out of time,” Madonna expressed hope that the concerts
were not merely entertainment but about “starting a revolution
around the world.”
Then the pop star emeritus revealed the way she was inspired to
counter climate change, saying, “If you want to save the p***t, I
want you to start jumping up and down!”
She went on to simulate sex with a guitar and amplifier.
Despite her being in lecture mode, Madonna failed to mention that
she has invested in some of the biggest corporate polluting
companies in the world. She also stayed mum about her collection of
energy consuming cars, private jets, and massive mansions.
As Fox News recently reported, the singer has invested about $2.7
million in companies that are contributing to the so-called
destruction Live Earth warned about.
And according to John Buckley of Carbon Footprint, Madonna’s
annual carbon emission count is 1,018 tons — about 92 times the
11 tons that an average person uses per year.
That’s a lot to be jumpy about.
4. Celebrity Clout ‘Transformed’?
“Transformers” is not your typical summer blockbuster movie. In
fact, it just may represent the decline of the A-list actor in
Hollywood.
Yes, the film had a big budget, but the cash didn’t go to
big-name actors. Instead Paramount and DreamWorks spent the movie
money on computer-generated robots.
The “Transformers” cast includes Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel,
Tyrese Gibson, Jon Voight, Anthony Anderson, John Turturro and
Bernie Mac. But the real stars are the alien androids.
The battling robots were number one at the weekend box-office,
with $67.6 million.
That’s not all. The flick broke the record as the top grossing,
non-sequel film of all time in its first week, garnering a whopping
$152.6 million in U.S. and Canadian receipts. It beat “Spider-Man,”
“The Passion Of The Christ” and “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's
Stone.” It also brought in $93.6 million in overseas box-office.
5. Spike Lee’s War Daze
Spike Lee is currently in Italy working on an upcoming film that
focuses on the role African-American soldiers played in World War
II.
The movie tells the tale of a group of soldiers who valiantly
served in the 92nd Buffalo Division and fought the Nazi occupation
in Italy.
Lee took some time during an interview in Rome to share his
thoughts on American military history.
“My belief is that World War II is the last war that America was
right about. Anything after that, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War,
Iraq — they were wrong,” Lee said.
The filmmaker, who regularly attends Democrat conventions and
endorses Dem candidates, should have been kinder to past presidents
of his favorite party.
In Lee’s historical view, President Truman was wrong to intervene
in North Korea; President Kennedy was wrong to initiate the Bay of
Pigs invasion and increase troops in Vietnam; President Johnson was
wrong to accelerate the fighting in Vietnam; and President Clinton
was wrong to initiate the Kosovo War.
Editor's Notes:
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