https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/07/26/van-gogh-hollywood-never-knew-him/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-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 04:21:53 -0400<![CDATA[I have written frequently on here about the curious silence of my Hollywood colleagues about the assassination (for his art) of their fellow filmmaker Theo Van Gogh by an Islamist psychokiller. I&#8217;m not sure if it&#8217;s willful ignorance or just plain ignorance, but the crime has been persistently ignored by the film community, as if it never happened. No mention is made in today&#8217;s Variety either of the trial of the murderer Mohammed Bouyeri who, this morning in Amsterdam, was sentenced to life without parole. Perhaps I am being hasty and something will appear tomorrow, but I doubt it. The only trial Variety seems to be paying attention to is Roman Polanksi vs. Vanity Fair, which has far more prurient value but zero social significance and, more importantly, almost no relevance to the art of film and to artistic freedom compared to the decapitation of Van Gogh.]]>Tue, 26 Jul 2005 06:04:18 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2005/07/26/van-gogh-hollywood-never-knew-him-n208982