https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/11/08/empty-artists/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 16:21:04 -0400<![CDATA[It&#8217;s stunning how silent the American artistic community, Hollywood in particular, has been about the murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh in Amsterdam. Do they even know what happened to one of their own? Have they even heard of him? Do they care someone was killed for making a film which protested violent abuse against women? Are they even interested? So far nothing from Hollywood. Not a word that I&#8217;ve heard anyway. All we seem to get from our film community is the same reactionary twaddle from the same boring sources.]]>Mon, 08 Nov 2004 20:53:02 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2004/11/08/empty-artists-n205714