No wonder why he came after you!

If jews and italians think that owning Hollywood is something to be proud of.....then I'm truly happy I'm neither

Maybe back in the 40's or 50's when Hollywood had heart and art....but nowadays when it's all cash and flash?

I think I'd much rather own Bollywood.

Sorry Dimaggio, but I loved your "Sophia Loren is so pretty, italian women are the prettiest" argument a lil more than this one. I'm actually dating an italian girl right now, and she truly is a masterpiece

Please let's not have another GBB pissing contest:

Jews founded Hollywood and dominated the studios for decades. The reason was simple: immigrants like Mayer, Zuckor and Goldwyn found an opportunity that was open to them while others were closed to them due to bigotry, lack of education, etc. There were plenty of Jewish actors, too--once you dug behind the Americanized stage names they adopted. The successes Jews enjoyed attracted other Jews for the same reasons, and they helped each other out. That is a time-honored American tradition. It's why Koreans today predominate in greengroceries and nail salons everywhere in America; and why East Indians dominate in gas stations and motels in the Middle Atlantic and Southern states. Plenty of other examples, too.

Today corporations (sometimes foreign) own Hollywood, though there are still plenty of Jews involved in production and distribution companies, talent agencies, etc. Not so many Jewish actors, as opportunities have opened up in other fields.

Italian actors? Of course! Italy has the strongest artistic tradition of any European nation, and that includes the performing arts. It carried over into the Italian-American community--look how many Italian singers there are in every genre: opera, pop, rock, jazz, etc. Why not Italian actors?

If anyone is interested in some of the history then I highly recommend a great documentary called "MGM: When the Lion Roars". It's a three-part series about the history of MGM.

Sofia still is hot..

You sure about this TB?


VITO CORLEONE : this -- Hollywood bigshot's gonna give you what you want.



JOHNNY FONTAINE : It's too late, they start shooting in a week


VITO CORLEONE : I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse.


WOLTZ : I don't care how many - - daigo guinea WOP greaseball gumbahs come out of the woodwork! Johnny Fontane comes along with his olive- oil voice, and guinea charm. And if that gumbah tries any rough stuff...

From The Movie Gotti

Angelo Ruggiero "If I'm gonna go to a Doctor I'm gonna go to a Jew Doctor."

John Gotti "Jews, Italians, Ch$nks, Zulus, Sp$cks were all one race, would you stop it with that.

DC, thanks for correcting my grammar! Cause I know you're not slow, most would know I meant we're all one race...........

Don't know why you keep quoting me, but I'm not a net banger if that's what you're about. If you disagree with me then It's all good, we can agree to disagree homeboy, but that's not the way I handle my business. I'm more of an in person G. For somebody who likes John Gotti you sure don't conduct yourself like a real real G. I promise I won't quote you anymore for sure.

Actually I did NOT correct your grammar.

However you started a thread pointing out that one ethnic group is more dominating than another in regarding hollywood. And then a few posts later you quote John Gotti in trying to convey that we are all one race. Quite interesting.