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Read the archive   of Wattenberg's   syndicated column     Does Bilingual Education Make the Grade? Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg visits Claremont McKenna College, just outside of Los Angeles, California. In 1998, California voters passed ... more What On Earth Is Going On? Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg examines the condition of our planet at the beginning of the new millennium. How concerned ... more   Does Hollywood Serve Us Right? main page Does Hollywood Serve Us Right? Aired 4/27/2000 Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg visits the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. Hollywood has always been a major force in shaping the ideas and attitudes of Americans. But Hollywood films dominate overseas as well and greatly influence how the world acts, speaks, and thinks. Hollywood now faces a two-front assault: from critics at home who accuse it of peddling sex and violence, and from detractors abroad who lament the corroding influence of American culture. Does Hollywood serve Americans right? Does it serve the world right?   Read the full transcript   Elizabeth Daly     Dean, USC Television-Cinema School   Peter Bart     Editor-in-Chief, Variety   Sydney Pollack     actor, producer and Academy Award-winning director of "Out of Africa" Originally Aired: 4/27/2000     Be sure to also check out: Here are some previous Think Tank programs that may be of interest. The Western: America’s Story, Part Two   aired 8/10/2006 The Western: America’s Story, Part One   aired 8/3/2006 Miss Manners: Why Manners Matter   aired 3/2/2006 Send us your thoughts Think Tank is made possible by generous support from the Smith Richardson Foundation, the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the John M. Olin Foundation, the Donner Canadian Foundation, the Dodge Jones Foundation, and Pfizer, Inc. ©Copyright Think Tank. All rights reserved.     Web development by Bean Creative.