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In Reply to: Is Pollack right? posted by Victor Khomenko on October 07, 2003 at 07:02:34:

has happened in Hollywood. He' s partially correct about attention span, but the advent of the blockbuster, coupled with the disastrous writers' strike several years ago has played a larger roll in eroding Hollywood "bighouse" quality.
Something similar happened years ago in popular music; the major labels invested so much in contracts to aging superstars that nothing was left over to nurture and promote young, promising musicians.
BTW, since you mentioned M. Mastroiaini: I think Bill Murray, in Lost in Translation, does a pretty good imitation...

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Well, you can only blame Hollywood for wanting to make more money - Victor Khomenko 16:09:40 10/07/03 (2)
That is not some kind of offense under capitallist system.
The public IS however largely responsivle for the decline in taste - you might want to see my post on the Outside called Scum-R-Us. We, as the public, set the tone and demand, and the movie makers deliver.
They do monitor the sales and what makes teh registers ring... but it is US who votes with our money for what we want to see next.
There is definitely some element of positive feedback in that relationship, but I still believe the public carries the prime responsibility.
An immitation of Mastroiani? That's a double yak.
- I studied psychology in college as a major, then a minor for several years, and I was - tinear 16:50:49 10/07/03 (1)
  amazed at what people could be led to do and believe.
  Madison Ave. is not people with morons. If you're told McDonald's is cool for long enough, you'll believe it.
  (I'll omit political ramifications which could lead to squabbling).
  Most people are sheep, easily swayed into thinking this or that.
  Advertising works. Hollywood has figured out a way to make more money, true. "We," I suppose, could boycott films (especially the mindless serial crap, like Star Wars, Star Trek has become) and cause a revolution. I'm not holding my breath.
  - PR is the thing isn't it? - edta 17:56:11 10/12/03 (0)
    We are seeing it big time now in our country's politics.
    Regarding movies, the older stuff 70's and pre was better than the later IMO--except for foreign flics. Has anyone topped the American screen plays of the thirties and forties? They are literate, and witty! How fucking unusual in today's milieu.
    I can relate to what you wrote. I did a paper in college about Hitler's PR techniques and how he "lifted" them from American advertising practices. The mass of people are easily deceived is the bottom line.
    America's contribution? Hah!

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