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 indee

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-deep-politics-of-hollywood http://www.globalresearch.ca/lights-camera-covert-action-the... [2]: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/nov/14/thriller-ridley-scott https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/nov/14/thriller-ridley...