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Inspirational Films Get Their Shot
Finally, movies with values receive the recognition they deserve with the Friess Prize.
M BY PAUL BOND
odern hollywood has been pushing left-lean- ing economic agendas on unsuspecting movie-
goers for years, consistently demon- izing the successful while lionizing the downtrodden and prattling on about the unfairness of it all. Social justice is extolled at the expense of free enter- prise and self-responsibility. Even children’s movies — think The Lorax, The Muppets, Happy Feet Two, Cars 2, just for starters — pro- mote collectivism and environmental- ism while delivering subtle attacks on American-style capitalism. Too bad there’s not a way to deter- mine in advance whether a movie promotes good old-fashioned American notions of freedom over
Hollywood’s leftist worldview.
between their knees and it wasn’t that costly,” he joked last year on MSNBC, sending progressives into a tizzy. Friess, a resident of Wyoming who
became rich for being one of Wall Street’s more successful growth-stock investors, has donated millions to con- servative candidates and causes. His latest initiative targets Hollywood by rewarding movies that promote tra- ditionally American economic values. Friess and his wife Lynn partnered
with Movieguide, a Christian publica- tion that recommends — and discour- ages — movies based on the messages they contain. The Friesses created and funded what they call the Friess Free Enterprise Prize, an award of $50,000 and a bronze sculpture designed by former Vice President Dan Quayle’s wife, Marilyn Quayle. It was awarded to the fi lmmakers
FOSTERING VALUES Philanthropist Foster Friess holds the Friess Free Enterprise Prize — his namesake bronze award.
Now, there is, courtesy of Foster
Friess, a multimillionaire philanthro- pist and big-time enemy of liberal activists, who turned his position that women should purchase their own con- traception into a big controversy during the recent presidential primary season. “Back in my days, they used Bayer aspi- rin for contraception . . . the gals put it
The Nominees Are . . .
behind the best movie that improved “understanding of free markets, own- ership and stewardship.” The prize became part of Movie-
guide’s annual awards gala this year, and organizers hope it will become an annual event, though details are still being worked out. Other criteria for the prize included
that the movie show a “more balanced view of American enterprise than commonly seen in the mass media.” The Friess Free Enterprise Prize was
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