Cheers! I think it's heading in a radical new direction, with individuals building their own "life brand" and producing high-quality content either individually, or through joint ventures with others. Institutionalized industries are collapsing and giving way to bright fresh start-ups that aren't quite on the radar yet, but they are coming. Keep in mind that the "dollar" is a debt instrument, and the looters will end up with piles and piles of IOUs. The innovators are using crypto and crowd-funding, and distributing their products through self-branded outlets. It's really quite fascinating to watch.
Gwyneth, For fairly recent films, I think the "Guardians of the Galaxy" trilogy is very good. The most recent Mission Impossible film starring Tom Cruise is also very good.
My good friend, Patrick, has lived in Los Angeles since 1977. He's watched Hollywood go up and down in quality. Patrick worked for a magazine that promoted celebrities and movies while entertaining readers. Patrick interviewed many actors.
He blames the decline in Hollywood on the LGBTQ hires in the film industry. The gays are pushing the Jews out of power.
Thanks for the article. But as Deskpoet comments, what happens to Hollywood or any business, after it has been looted? I suppose it disappears.
The looters aren't worried about what happens afterward. They are only interested in mopping up whatever value can be mined in the near term for whatever purpose they have in mind. We could speculate for hours on what that may be.
I did my stint in Hollywood in the early 80s, and it was a cesspool even then. Has been since inception, though all the scandals of the 20s on. The industry sucks the life out of you. You either get owned by it, or barely escape with your skin. It's a bizarre world most "normal" folks can't even imagine.
I highly recommend "The Player" as a perfect representation of the industry, though it stops just short of really exposing it.
Rufus, During my six months in Belem, Brazil working on "At Play in the Fields of the Lord" in 1990, I made friends with a couple actors and I really liked my boss, David Jones the aerial coordinator and stunt pilot. Actors are very insecure. It is such a cutthroat business and they know how easily they can be replaced.
Having a skill in the film business e.g. pilot, cameraman, set designer, or a sound man is a better and more secure job.
At 12, I thought I wanted to be an actor, but I quickly figured out the steady work was backstage/behind the camera. Never regretted the decision, and I still take a role here and there for fun. In general, actors are insecure and shy, using their profession to gain adulation and to hide the little shy kid behind a mask of fame. I've known many fine folks who are actors, but I've known quite a few jerks too. Sally Fields, Ernest Borgnine, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Brian Benben are among the great folks I've worked with. I won't name the jerks. They know who they are.
Rufus, All of the actors I met were very kind and good people. The problem with the film, "At Play...", in my opinion, was Hector Babenco the director. He'd never directed a big outdoor epic before and was out of his depth.
I remember the head of the FX unit telling me on the set that Babenco didn't even know how to light or shoot a rainy scene in the jungle.
The director is the production. The two worst sets I've been on were Sam Peckinpaw's "Convoy" and Adam Rifkin's "The Chase". The most laid-back director I worked with was Irv Kirchner on "RoboCop II". When it comes to actors ruining everything, I'd have to say "Evening Star" and "Tin Cup". I'll let you guess who the jerks were.
Solid observation.
I guess the only question that remains is what's on when the last dollar is looted...will it be fist-pumping reality shows or just plain static?
Cheers! I think it's heading in a radical new direction, with individuals building their own "life brand" and producing high-quality content either individually, or through joint ventures with others. Institutionalized industries are collapsing and giving way to bright fresh start-ups that aren't quite on the radar yet, but they are coming. Keep in mind that the "dollar" is a debt instrument, and the looters will end up with piles and piles of IOUs. The innovators are using crypto and crowd-funding, and distributing their products through self-branded outlets. It's really quite fascinating to watch.
Thank you for the two links to worthwhile films.
Stick around, I got a thousand more! :)
Gwyneth, For fairly recent films, I think the "Guardians of the Galaxy" trilogy is very good. The most recent Mission Impossible film starring Tom Cruise is also very good.
There are a lot of indie and foreign films that don't get all tangled up in star power. For quality Indonesian films, try:
Guru Bangsa Tjokroaminoto https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4713884/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Laskar Pelangi https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1301264/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_3_nm_1_in_0_q_laskar%2520pelangi
Night Bus https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6574480/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_night%2520bus
My good friend, Patrick, has lived in Los Angeles since 1977. He's watched Hollywood go up and down in quality. Patrick worked for a magazine that promoted celebrities and movies while entertaining readers. Patrick interviewed many actors.
He blames the decline in Hollywood on the LGBTQ hires in the film industry. The gays are pushing the Jews out of power.
Thanks for the article. But as Deskpoet comments, what happens to Hollywood or any business, after it has been looted? I suppose it disappears.
The looters aren't worried about what happens afterward. They are only interested in mopping up whatever value can be mined in the near term for whatever purpose they have in mind. We could speculate for hours on what that may be.
I did my stint in Hollywood in the early 80s, and it was a cesspool even then. Has been since inception, though all the scandals of the 20s on. The industry sucks the life out of you. You either get owned by it, or barely escape with your skin. It's a bizarre world most "normal" folks can't even imagine.
I highly recommend "The Player" as a perfect representation of the industry, though it stops just short of really exposing it.
Rufus, During my six months in Belem, Brazil working on "At Play in the Fields of the Lord" in 1990, I made friends with a couple actors and I really liked my boss, David Jones the aerial coordinator and stunt pilot. Actors are very insecure. It is such a cutthroat business and they know how easily they can be replaced.
Having a skill in the film business e.g. pilot, cameraman, set designer, or a sound man is a better and more secure job.
At 12, I thought I wanted to be an actor, but I quickly figured out the steady work was backstage/behind the camera. Never regretted the decision, and I still take a role here and there for fun. In general, actors are insecure and shy, using their profession to gain adulation and to hide the little shy kid behind a mask of fame. I've known many fine folks who are actors, but I've known quite a few jerks too. Sally Fields, Ernest Borgnine, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Brian Benben are among the great folks I've worked with. I won't name the jerks. They know who they are.
Rufus, All of the actors I met were very kind and good people. The problem with the film, "At Play...", in my opinion, was Hector Babenco the director. He'd never directed a big outdoor epic before and was out of his depth.
I remember the head of the FX unit telling me on the set that Babenco didn't even know how to light or shoot a rainy scene in the jungle.
The director is the production. The two worst sets I've been on were Sam Peckinpaw's "Convoy" and Adam Rifkin's "The Chase". The most laid-back director I worked with was Irv Kirchner on "RoboCop II". When it comes to actors ruining everything, I'd have to say "Evening Star" and "Tin Cup". I'll let you guess who the jerks were.
Rufus, I never saw "Convoy". I like Peckinpah's "The Wild Bunch" very much. I barely remember "The Chase". I've heard that Bill Paxton is a real jerk.