When it comes to showing Austria that its right-wing coalition government will not be tolerated, the European Union doesn't hold a candle to Hollywood. "Austrians in Hollywood," a dinner to be held this month by Austrian consul general Werner Brandstetter and his wife, is facing a few no-shows. Army Archerd of Daily Variety reports that Wolfgang Puck, Theo Bikel, Billy Wilder, and Arnold Schwarzenegger -- all of whom qualify as "Austrians in Hollywood" -- have, for one reason or another, chosen not to attend. Even more devastating, some members of the Foreign Language Committee for the Academy Awards boycotted last week's screening of Austria's lone entry, Northern Skirts. The problem is, though the purpose of the boycott was to express outrage over Haider and his Freedom party, the movie revolves around a young group of friends of various ethnicities, living in Vienna, trying to make it big. Not exactly Triumph of the Will.
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Hollywood Hits Haider
When it comes to showing Austria that its right-wing coalition government will not be tolerated, the European Union doesn't hold a candle to Hollywood. "Austrians in Hollywood," a dinner to be held this month by Austrian consul general Werner Brandstetter and his wife, is facing a few no-shows.…
The Scrapbook · February 21, 2000
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