THE QUESTION
All four Oscars for best acting went to non-Americans. Is Hollywood's cultural hegemony finally breaking up? Or are we Hollywoodizing foreign talents like Javier Bardem and Marion Cotillard?
Editor's Note: The Ridley Scott movie 'Body of Lies,' starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, is based on David Ignatius's latest novel, and is due to be released this fall.
Posted by David Ignatius on March 2, 2008 2:51 PM
FROM THE PANEL
Michael Young is the Opinion Editor and a columnist for Lebanon’s The Daily Star newspaper. He is also a contributing editor and contributor at Reason magazine, where he writes bi-weely articles.
Hollywood's Foreign Gleam
Of course there will be Europeans who complain that American cultural hegemony is emptying the old continent of its talent. But that’s missing the point that cultural figures, like anybody else, pursue opportunity.
Michael Young Beirut, Lebanon |
0 COMMENTSMar 3, 2008 at 10:17 AM
Leon Krauze is a Mexican blogger and a founder of letraslibres.com.
Hollywood, Alive and Well
This year’s Oscars featured a much-needed comeback of grown-up movies.
Leon Krauze Mexico | 1 COMMENTSMar 3, 2008 at 10:14 AM
Dr. Ali Ettefagh serves as a director of Highmore Global Corporation, an investment company in emerging markets of Eastern Europe, CIS, and the Middle East. He is the co-author of several books on trade conflict, resolution of international trade disputes, conflicts in letters of credit, trade-related banking transactions, sovereign debt, arbitration and dispute resolutions and publications specific to the oil and gas, communication, aviation and finance sectors. Dr. Ettefagh is a member of the executive committee and the board of directors of The Development Foundation, an advisor to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, and an advisor to a number of European companies. Dr. Ettefagh speaks Persian (Farsi), English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic and Turkish.
A Presumptuous Question
The world of arts and entertainment has long been a globalized affair.
Ali Ettefagh Tehran, Iran | 3 COMMENTSMar 3, 2008 at 10:11 AM
