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Re:Apple Removes New York Times Apps from iTunes Store in China by nradov on Thursday January 05, 2017 @12:03AM (#13324894)
Nonsense. Since around 1970 the American film industry isn't aimed at anything more than making a profit (with an occasional bit of art for art's sake). Any propaganda effect is entirely incidental.
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Re:Apple Removes New York Times Apps from iTunes Store in China by Intermernet on Thursday January 05, 2017 @05:27AM (#13326079)
I'm not sure about the veracity of these two articles[1][2], but there seem to be a lot of instances where the US government have provided assistance, and indeed applied pressure to Hollywood. I wouldn't call that "entirely incidental".

[1]: http://www.globalresearch.ca/lights-camera-covert-action-the...

[2]: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/nov/14/thriller-ridley...

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Re:Apple Removes New York Times Apps from iTunes Store in China by DanBC on Thursday January 05, 2017 @02:51PM (#13330717)
There are many US movies that involve military themes that are made with the assistance of the US military. It's not surprising that the US military chooses which films it works with. So, if you want a US aircraft carrier in your film you're going to either use CGI (relatively recently available for most films) or you're going to use a script that doesn't show the US in a bad light.

This isn't overt propaganda in the traditional sense, but the effect is the same.

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Re:Apple Removes New York Times Apps from iTunes Store in China by seanmcdirmid on Thursday January 05, 2017 @01:51AM (#13325282)
The film industry has been oriented at making a profit since the late 1800s.
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