The upshot: The left-right model reflects “tribal hostility” rather than serious policy shifts, they argue.ĭoes Hollywood want to pick its tribe? Its denizens will stay tuned.The Lego Group has unveiled the new Lego Atari 2600 set, a nostalgic recreation of one of the most famous video game consoles of all time. Progressives, meanwhile, have fuzzed up the definition of “left.” The fact that Bill Kramer, the Academy’s new CEO, represents a cool, friction-free management style, unlike his predecessor, is welcomed by some members.Ī new book titled The Myth of Left and Right by Verian Lewis and Hyrum Lewis (both political scientists) argues that “leaders who define themselves as liberal or conservative have made such sharp swerves on key issues that they’ve left their followers in confusion.” Donald Trump alone has redefined “conservative” to become “nationalist, nativist and isolationist,” they write. In dealing with these issues, one Academy leader fears his institution could succumb to the sort of polarization gripping society as a whole – identification of being “right” or “left” no longer holds relevancy. “The Academy’s job is to judge movies, not members,” asserts one long-term member. Roman Polanski was banished from membership, for example, but his legal case will now undergo review as a result of recent court decisions. The new Academy policies on morals and ethics could also stir dispute. Should Oscar inclusion quotas be required for nominated movies? If a film is deemed non-inclusive, would that trigger penalties? “If my movie is disqualified for Best Picture because I didn’t meet, say, 50% inclusion, I see troubled waters,” one Academy governor declares. – confront a chain of challenging decisions as the Academy’s governors have prodded branches to expand their membership in recognition principally of gender and race (total membership has soared to 10,665). The drive to remain frictionless will be challenged in the coming weeks as the various Academy branches - cinematographers, art directors, etc. Scott, who argued, “The people who make movies may skew progressive in their beliefs but the movies themselves tell another story.” To Scott, Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick reflects the traditional Hollywood aim of creating “a nearly frictionless world of camaraderie and courage.” The notion in the DeSantis camp that Hollywood product, now or historically, embodied “a liberal mythology” was disputed this week by New York Times critic A.O. Ron DeSantis has not yet given his cinematic assessment but had earlier revoked Disney World’s special tax designations. Walt surely would also be perplexed by the reactions to Disney-Pixar’s animated Lightyear given corporate efforts to find a middle road culturally. Friedman, reports that wounds were finally healed when the rebel animators were invited to the 50th anniversary of Snow White. A new book titled The Disney Revolt reminds us that Walt’s father called himself a socialist and that Walt himself was a Democrat until his top animators joined a union. Hollywood’s founders would be appalled by these firestorms. Motion Picture Academy Votes In Museum Head Bill Kramer As New CEO
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