MPAA chief Jack Valenti is rounding up top studio executives to
participate in a Sunday morning meeting with Karl Rove, a senior White
House adviser, about how the industry can contribute to the current war
effort.
Asked by the New York Times whether he believes the
administration wants to encourage Hollywood to turn out the kind of
propaganda films it did during World War II, Valenti replied that he did
not expect that matter to come up on Sunday, but, he added, “I think if
it’s a good story, compellingly told, it is entirely appropriate to see
movies that show the heroism of American armed forces.”
Valenti
maintained that he had no idea what would be discussed. He told the
Times: “I will tell you that I heartily endorse Hollywood getting
involved to help out in any way we can in this war. I am hoping we can
open the meeting up to hear a lot of ideas from people about how we can
be of help.”
