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| James Caan Refuses to Be the Typical 'Hollywood Liberal' |
| 2010-08-11 |
| Veteran actor James Caan let people in on a little secret last week. After 46 successful years among Hollywood’s most outspoken liberal stars, he’s speaking up about breaking the mold. “I'm an ultra conservative,” he said at Moet & Chandon’s 6th Annual Hollyshorts Film Festival Opening Night Celebration in Los Angeles. “I'm not a G** damn Hollywood liberal, I'm not,” he said, adding he only watches Fox News. Caan, who was at the event promoting his involvement with the online platform Openfilm.com, also added that he doesn’t think Hollywood actors need to comment on every single political issue. When Pop Tarts questioned him on California courts deeming Proposition 8, which bans same sex marriage, “unconstitutional,” he preferred to keep his lips sealed. "I don't want to comment on that. I'll let those other geniuses do that – all those actors who like to find a stage to push their agendas,” he said. “They don't have political science degrees... I certainly don't. I'll leave it to Sean Penn or Barbara Streisand to comment on that." Ouch. |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #7 Gaaawd, RYAN'S SONG + LOVE STORY back-to-back. D *** NG IT, VIRGINA, THIS IS WHY GOD INVENTED DASTARDLY SNEAKY WW2 NAZI SUBMARINES! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-08-11 23:31 |
| #6 Ah yes, the Man whom made all the Girls wanna watch, + cry, ala RYAN'S SONG back in PRE = FUTURE BRADGELINA "SHE SAYS CHINA RULES THE WORLD" JOLIE 1970's Guam. [Antonio "Ah Yes" Banderas here] |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-08-11 23:27 |
| #5 I liked "Thief" and at least parts of "The KIller Elite" |
| Posted by: charger 2010-08-11 13:12 |
| #4 abu Chuck: While that role was good, it was not "his" picture. He had proven that he could do much more. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-08-11 13:07 |
| #3 Well the guy's been working for almost 50 years, so he must've done something right... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-08-11 12:03 |
| #2 Are you suggesting that "The Godfather" was forgettable? |
| Posted by: abu Chuck al Ameriki 2010-08-11 12:00 |
| #1 Caan had a very frustrating career. Rollerball was way ahead of its time, based on some sound science fiction, but suffered from the same problem as The Running Man. That is, both movies showed society crumbling, but with just the most peripheral signs, yet tried to convey that an athletic event will somehow be the final trigger. That is too much of a stretch. But Caan should have stayed with science fiction. It worked wonders for Charlton Heston. By the time he did a remake of The Lathe of Heaven, it was too late. Other than that, he did a bunch of one-shots and forgettables. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-08-11 11:57 |