#Cnn newstream golden horse controversy movie#
#Cnn newstream golden horse controversy tv#

And just like anything else using that philosophy the money pot empties and so where is the new stream of revenues going to come from if people can't afford to pay? Now I don't believe in Gov't regulation especially of this industry. That is the major major major problem in Hollywood today. You are soooo spot on with teh fat cats lining their pockets. Question for the 'small government' fanatics: what's the difference between a large, unregluated government and a large, unregulated corporation? It's what happens in a country where regulation of giant corporations is seen as a threat to someone's 'freedom.' Evenon those rare occasions when the fat cats fail with their price gouging agendas, they get multimillion dollar golden parachutes. Artificial inflation is the American Way. Hey – never mind the law of supply and demand. It's an artificial inflation imposed by these greedy execs who try to milk the public for whatever they can get. So why the budgets that have also increased by orders of magnitude, as well as ticket prices?īecause studio fat cats are pushing the profit envelope in order to line their pockets. Thus the profit margin has increased by orders of magnitude.

In fact the cost of complicated special effects and even background sets has plummeted because of the implementation of sophisticated CGI – obviating the need to shoot on location and/or use stunt doubles for the actors.

#Cnn newstream golden horse controversy movie#

Oh, and I doubt enough people are going to pay $25 to watch a movie in theaters to make it profitable. None of which are shows about popular science, history or technology. The Discover Channel has shows called Backyard Oil, Sons of Guns, Deadliest Catch and Property Wars. The History Channel has shows called Pawn Stars, Swamp People, Ice Road Truckers, and Mountain Men. MTV (Music Television) has shows called Reality Check, Parental Control and Girl Code.

#Cnn newstream golden horse controversy tv#

Its the TV version of 'Armageddon' vs 'Deep Impact'. How many different 'talent' shows are there? How about the Real Housewives of.(pick a city)? Just like the motion picture studios, once a network comes out with a reality show that is remotely successful in the ratings, then everyone else comes out with their own version of the exact same show. Almost every network has been taken over by 'reality TV'. Television is just as bad as the motion picture studios. The remarks came as part of a celebration at USC for the opening of the university's School of Cinematic Arts' new Interactive Media Building.Īpparently, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg don't watch a lot of TV. 'The pathway to get into theaters is really getting smaller and smaller,' Lucas said. The pair both warned students that they are living in a time of great change for films and those who make them. Spielberg was not alone in his estimation.įellow filmmaker George Lucas, on the panel with Spielberg, agreed with his assessment and said cable television is now 'much more adventurous' than the movie industry. 'There's going to be an implosion where three or four or maybe even a half-dozen megabudget movies are going to go crashing into the ground, and that's going to change the paradigm.' 'That's the big danger, and there's eventually going to be an implosion - or a big meltdown,' Spielberg said. He said the changes could come after several high-budget, high-profile film flops force the industry to be altered. Things could get so bad, according to Spielberg, that 'you're gonna have to pay $25 for the next 'Iron Man,' you're probably only going to have to pay $7 to see 'Lincoln.' ' Many movie fans consider director Steven Spielberg a visionary - but his most recent vision is one of doom for the movie industry.ĭuring remarks at the University of Southern California Wednesday, Spielberg predicted the 'implosion' of the film industry, according to The Hollywood Reporter.