Michael Freedland

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The Golden Globe nominees showed again that Hollywood ain’t what it used to be. Films take more in a weekend than Gone with the Wind took in 70 years. Stars make more than lottery winners and professional footballers — and expect to be treated like gods.

Of course, they always did. But in the old days, they showed a respect for their audiences, the people who gave them their livelihood. Male stars, for instance, always shaved and didn’t go to premieres without a tie.

But Hollywood changed when the so-called studio system collapsed in the 1950s, at the same time as a little black-and-white screen arrived in a big box that was placed in the corner of the living room.…  Seguir leyendo »

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It's an anniversary that ought to be commemorated all over the civilised world - by the flying of flags at half mast. Exactly 60 years ago, freedom of speech and thought were imperilled in an America so caught up in fear and insecurity that it serves as a warning to George Bush and Gordon Brown.It happened in Hollywood. Only this was no screenwriter's fantasy. There were all the ingredients of a horror movie. People innocent of any crime were arraigned before a group of men who had set themselves up as judges and jury in hearings that put the very constitution of the US on trial.…  Seguir leyendo »