That’s how you get surprises, because what movies are all about is surprises.
It really hasn’t been demonstrated at any level by any major corporation that it can nurture what is euphemistically called creativity.
Most movie-goers are overdosing on star coverage; it’s the ultimate example of too much information.
The major media companies are significantly reducing their financial commitment to the motion picture sector.
Michael Eisner let it be known last week that he had no intention of leaving the entertainment business once he steps down as CEO of Disney in October.
The green-light meeting, when I first started at Paramount, would consist of maybe three or four of us in a room. Perhaps two or three of us would have read the script under discussion.
Study the public behavior of top stars and you can detect a keen attentiveness to brand value.
Substantially fewer films will be produced over the next year or two. And a significant portion of the production costs of the reduced slate will be borne by hedge funds and other investment groups.
The model today is that as much as 70 percent of the financing of the picture would come from overseas. Now we’re beginning to run out of suckers, because there are not that many people overseas who are willing to put up more than half the money for a movie.
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