HOW OUT OF TOUCH CAN HOLLYWOOD GET? – AT 11:56 A.M. ET:   We've seen that question answered repeatedly by the kind of movies Hollywood makes.  And they never learn, do they?  From the Washington Times: 

Former Texas State Senator Wendy Davis will soon be portrayed on the big screen by actress Sandra Bullock.

The woman who won a Best Actress Oscar for “The Blind Side” in 2010 now plans to highlight the 2013 anti-abortion bill filibuster that made Ms. Davis — and her pink running shoes — a household name.

Not in any household I know.

Ms. Bullock will star in “Let Her Speak,” a retelling of the lawmaker’s 11 hours spent trying to stall legislative restrictions on abortions.

Eleven hours?  I have to take eleven hours of this?

Variety announced the project on Thursday, which will be produced by Todd Black and Jason Blumenthal through Escape.

Ms. Davis used her newfound notoriety after the filibuster to challenge Republican Greg Abbott in the 2014 Texas governor’s race.

COMMENT:  And got beaten to a pulp.   Does anyone even remember who Wendy Davis is?  No matter where you stand on the abortion issue, do you think America is waiting desperately for a movie about Wendy Davis?

One thing about the golden age of Hollywood – they knew their audience.  They knew their country.  Today, I'm not sure they even like their country.

November 11, 2017