|
|
Article: The way they are. (House Un-American Activities hearings of 1951 in film; new liberal Hollywood)
- Article from:
- National Review
- Article date:
- April 15, 1991
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1991 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
THE POSTER FOR Guilty by Suspicion displays a pensive Robert De Niro, endowed with an "artistic" mop of hair and looking out intently at a film. Next to him runs a text: "In the 1950s a war was being fought in the U.S. A committee of Congress sought to control the creative community through fear and censorship. Anyone who disagreed with them became . . ." The next line to be read is the title in bold letters.
Guilty by Suspicion deals with the 1951 HUAC hearings. Yet the phrases "creative community" and "fear and censorship" suggest more recent concerns. In particular they bring to mind the so-called Creative Coalition, established last year by a number of ...