Hollywood Blocks Story of the Hanoi Hilton

Posted by: Faith Ammen on 10.14.08 at 9:19 PM

Hollywood rarely even pretends to be politically neutral. From celebrity-studded fundraisers to Blake Lively's recent commercial against McCain to Tina Fey's impersonation of Sarah Palin, Hollywood boasts it's liberal leanings constantly. But Hollywood has had a sudden change of heart and decided they want to try "to be cautious and not affect the election one way or the other." How will they manage this? They'll obstruct the release of an interview with McCain about his time as a POW until after the election. 

"[Warner Brothers] moved quietly over the last few weeks to block any promotional showing of an interview — tied to the release of the first DVD version of the 1987 film Hanoi Hilton — in which McCain spoke of his imprisonment in the Hoa Lo prison during the Vietnam War."

This desire of Hollywood to appear unbiased is rather ironic in light of the recent release of "W."

As Lionel Chetwynd said: "Finding someone in Hollywood who says they don't want to affect the election is like finding a virgin in a brothel."