Article: HOLLYWOOD TAKES MORAL HIGH GROUND WITH ASSAULT ON CHINESE OPPRESSION.(Entertainment)

First it was Jane Austen movies. Then there were dueling volcano films. All of a sudden, there are no less than five new movies about Chinese oppression.

Hollywood's herd mentality is usually driven by shameless greed, insular thinking or an utter lack of imagination. The fresh batch of China-related films is motivated by a different mix: genuine concern about international human rights and the film business' unique position to advocate change.

In total, the films aim to do to China what ``Jaws'' did to great white sharks.

Yesterday's release of the latest China story, the criminal justice drama ``Red Corner,'' coincides with the eight-day ...

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