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[[File:Aerial Hollywood Sign.jpg|right|thumb|Billboard in the neighborhood of Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, to which the United States film industry is named.]] | [[File:Aerial Hollywood Sign.jpg|right|thumb|Billboard in the neighborhood of Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, to which the United States film industry is named.]] | ||
'''Hollywood''', named after the neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, refers to the film industry in the [[United States of America|United States]]. The United States government, particularly the [[Department of Defense]] and [[Central Intelligence Agency]], are heavily influential in Hollywood and regularly manipulate or censor the contents of film productions and scripts to serve and influence public opinion in favor of [[Imperialism|imperialist]] interests.<ref>Jeremy Kuzmarov (March 27, 2022). [https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/03/27/hollywood-is-full-of-cia-agents-says-ben-affleck/ ''"Hollywood is Full of CIA Agents", says Ben Affleck]''. ''CovertAction Magazine''. Retrieved March 4, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.spyculture.com/dod-hollywood-collaboration-database-excerpts/ ''"Pentagon-Hollywood Collaboration Database Excerpts"'']. Retrieved March 4, 2025.</ref> | '''Hollywood''', named after the neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, refers to the film industry in the [[United States of America|United States]]. The United States government, particularly the [[Department of Defense]] and [[Central Intelligence Agency]], are heavily influential in Hollywood and regularly manipulate or censor the contents of film productions and scripts to serve and influence public opinion in favor of [[Imperialism|imperialist]] interests.<ref>Jeremy Kuzmarov (March 27, 2022). [https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/03/27/hollywood-is-full-of-cia-agents-says-ben-affleck/ ''"Hollywood is Full of CIA Agents", says Ben Affleck]''. ''CovertAction Magazine''. Retrieved March 4, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.spyculture.com/dod-hollywood-collaboration-database-excerpts/ ''"Pentagon-Hollywood Collaboration Database Excerpts"'']. Retrieved March 4, 2025.</ref> | ||
As of 2017, the United States Department of Defense conceded to having modified the scripts of over 400 major film releases. Many of these films benefited from the direct support of the United States military equipment or personnel in their production, a fact that the government exploited to force script rewrites to the films.<ref>[https://www.spyculture.com/updated-complete-list-of-dod-films/ ''"Updated ‘Complete’ List of US Military Supported Films"'']. Retrieved March 4, 2025.</ref> | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4szttm_e0Ic "How Hollywood Sells Us War"], by [[Second Thought]] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4szttm_e0Ic "How Hollywood Sells Us War"], by [[Second Thought]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:23, 5 March 2025
Hollywood, named after the neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, refers to the film industry in the United States. The United States government, particularly the Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency, are heavily influential in Hollywood and regularly manipulate or censor the contents of film productions and scripts to serve and influence public opinion in favor of imperialist interests.[1][2]
As of 2017, the United States Department of Defense conceded to having modified the scripts of over 400 major film releases. Many of these films benefited from the direct support of the United States military equipment or personnel in their production, a fact that the government exploited to force script rewrites to the films.[3]
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- ↑ Jeremy Kuzmarov (March 27, 2022). "Hollywood is Full of CIA Agents", says Ben Affleck. CovertAction Magazine. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Pentagon-Hollywood Collaboration Database Excerpts". Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Updated ‘Complete’ List of US Military Supported Films". Retrieved March 4, 2025.