The US Pentagon will fund Hollywood movies that portray the military in a positive light.
Winston Groom was paid $350,000 for the screenplay…
Winston Groom was paid $350,000 for the screenplay rights to his novel Forrest Gump and was contracted for a 3 percent share of the film’s net profits but never received his share due to Hollywood accounting which posits that the movie lost money.
You pay to have your star on the walk of fame in Hollywood…
You pay to have your star on the walk of fame in Hollywood. $30,000 to be precise.
Throughout the 1930s, Hollywood allowed the German government to censor…
Throughout the 1930s, Hollywood allowed the German government to censor films in the U.S. and around the world that were unflattering towards Germany or the Nazis. Georg Gyssling, Hitler’s consul in Los Angeles, was invited to preview films before they were released. If Gyssling objected to any part of a movie—and he frequently did—the offending scenes were cut. As a result, the Nazis had total veto power over the content of Hollywood movies.
Charlie Chaplin made his movie mocking Hitler with his own money…
Charlie Chaplin made his movie mocking Hitler with his own money because Hollywood was afraid of losing money if they took a stand.