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Every artist has to make some money, and every artist has to feed his family.
But the problem start when there is no art but only industry.
More or less that is Hollywood " new face " today.
It was not always like this before. Too bad it did turn sour.
The American film was the very best, and did shine through the whole world, admired and so often copied.
Now they remain just the very best...professionally only.
There is NO snobism in there ( of course some may have and have ) but just the wish that things change, for the best.
But the signs are no good.
Now it is only " popcorn " movies.
Their gains are our lost.
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buy yourself some Crayolas and some poster board. The American film industry is more closely aligned with something like professional wrestling and pin-ball amusement. Look who gets to make movies: Armold Schwartzneger. David Lean was not allowed to make a film for 14 years of his life between RYAN'S DAUGHTER and A PASSAGE TO INDIA. And all because producers wanted to have their way and not let David have his. The MBA's are now in control. The G-D bottom line counters who think that a good movie is one that brings in a lot of money no matter how. It's all about turning out CRAP for a BUCK and they couldn't give a gnat's ass hair whether it is considered ART or not. Meaningful films are being made but not in the USA by that crowd in tensil town. The last movie I saw, the theatre had pin ball machines in the lobby. It's down now to that level. thewiz
Well it look like David was not an easy man. But your missive is just the same as mine.
...is never GOOD! Unless you're dealing with a Mozart and then it came easy for him but that was not FILM. The problem is working with the rest of humanity. Personally, I'm glad there were Orson Wells, David Leans, and W.A Mozarts even if their life was short or their productivity impeded. It's ludicrous to show perarls to swine. And the people who make up the film industry are SWINE. EMPIRE OF THE SUN would have been a much better film had it been directed with some artistic sensibility. The same for THE BOUNTY. thewiz
Movies from Hollywood have ALWAYS been about money first.There were a lot more movies released in 1940 than there were last year. (mainly becuase TV didn't exist and 99% of Americans went to the movies every week to be entertained and watch newsreels etc.)
Yet how many of those 100's of 1940 movies do people watch in 2004? Probably less than 20 are available on DVD and VHS. The rest of the forgotten 1940 movies were pedestrian westerns, cheesy horror films, bad crime films and topical comedies that would be unwatchable today. They were disposable crap made purely for profit then and today they would be more interesting for their dated "time capsue" qualities than as actual, watchable movies. They were not art any more than most of the Hollywood films of today are.
The studio system was just a factory, churning out new junk every week. That anything good came out of it was a fluke. it was good in spite of the studio system, not because of it.
Every year there's a handful of movies that come out of Hollywood that are great movies that will stand the test of time. This was true in 1940 and it was true in 2003.
about the money driving Hollywood from the beginning. It is amazing that the six or seven major figures there all had escaped from totalitarian regimes and yet each set up a mini-totaliterean regime within each studio where every aspect of the stars' lives were controlled. Then from this system an idealized small town (Capraesque) vision of "free" America was fostered, time and time again.
I donīt think so, it was about money but also about art. Today the art fade way living only the buisness left.
Just tell me where are the great directors and actors today. Of course we have some, but they all took some refuge in the independant niche.
The films you are speaking of were pure industry, like " Casablanca " but they still had an intreseque quality you will rarely find today. Where are the Fordīs, the Lubitschīs, the Wilderīs, the Hustonīs, the Chaplinīs, the the the....
All this films of the 30s and 40īs that still have no one wrinkle.
There were legions then, now they are rareties.
Just tell me where are the great directors and actors todayThe Coens, PT Anderson, Eastwood, Soderbergh, Mendes, Coppola, Spacey, Chris Cooper, Del Toro, Thornton, Law . . . I could go on . . . It's a different world today and acting and film has changed. I honestly question whether those directors of the 30s thru the 60s could compete today and vice versa.
Casablanca was a fluke. There were dozens of films similar to it with different casts and directors that stank and disappeared without a trace by 1950. That Casablanca worked was due to the right director, actors, cinematographer and script all being called onto the same project at the same time. It, like the best films of the time, were good only by kismet.
You continue to live in the past.
It is not a question of past or present. It is a question of quality.
Movies is just one part of the game as is music or books, or food & wine.
...and there are some excellent films being made: my last two ones -what a good week it was!- were "21 Grams" and "Mystic River", both excellent, "Mystic Rivers" going high into the realms of a classic tragedy, with top class acting, excellent script (with just very minor flaws), and good photography: Auph hated it!! can you have a better recommendation? About "21 Grams" I wrote a bit, a few days ago.Yes, thereīs (filmic) life out of Hollywood...
Regards
BF
I would say once a week there's a catch there.
***Every artist has to make some money, and every artist has to feed his family.He-he... that wasn't the case with Passion in the Desert!
It is true that Hollywood has become just the pop corn factory - that was their choice, so they can't complain.
But there are many good movies being made in the US at the independent studios... fortunately. Many are quite interesting. Things like Living in Oblivion - one of my long time favorites.
And thank Robert Redford for creating the Sundance Festival, where the indies see the limelight.
But overall today most good movies are made outside the US. When you see things like Autumn Spring you realize that making a good film has nothing to do with money, and everything with love for people (it shows in it sooo readily) and the desire to create something good.
No, of course, no, but that is the exception wonīt you say, that was more of a kind of " mecenat " (patronizing.. )for us..hehe.
I complain! With all they know how !!
I think almost every one wants to earn money! The problem is the " balance " if I may say so...
You are correct there.The studios have chosen to develop technology over artistic craft [similar to audio] and this is the result. Greed plays a role when the bottom line is such a major consideration in production development and distribution.
We are also fortunate that the technology [not all bad :)] of DVD provides access to many foreign and independent films that see little general theatrical distribution.
Later
D
Video is the savior.
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