Absolutely! Movies used to be made by movie people...now they're made by business people. - sjb

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Topic - Good Hollywood movies/what happened? - Corbu 17:25:40 03/15/04 (89)

Great screenplays diminished with the advent of mass media . . . - albee33 17:51:58 03/16/04 (1)

good point - Corbu 08:58:01 03/17/04 (0)

Re: Good Hollywood movies/what happened? - rico 08:15:39 03/16/04 (0)

Huge corporations, run by bean-counters and boards of directors, - tinear 06:27:19 03/16/04 (8)

Absolutely! Movies used to be made by movie people...now they're made by business people. - sjb 07:52:50 03/16/04 (7)

Yes. Sophia Coppola... Ed Burns... the Polish brothers... Campbell Scott... Cameron Crowe... Sell-outs all... nt - clarkjohnsen 13:58:07 03/16/04 (5)

Please expand more on your comment - Corbu 16:48:00 03/16/04 (1)

Simply, that there are still many mavericks in the movie system. Also not to forget... - clarkjohnsen 08:01:00 03/17/04 (0)

Forgive me for assuming that basically intelligent people would understand that there are exceptions. - sjb 15:31:24 03/16/04 (1)

"Ed Burns?!?!?!?" Made a coupla' very pleasant movies, in one of which... - clarkjohnsen 07:58:05 03/17/04 (0)

Exceptions to the rule, - tinear 15:28:13 03/16/04 (0)

Re: Absolutely! nt - patrickU 07:53:42 03/16/04 (0)

Re: Good Hollywood movies/what happened? - Troy 21:54:08 03/15/04 (0)

I can pinpoint the date it started to gradually sink - Dmitry 20:12:37 03/15/04 (18)

Re: I can pinpoint the date it started to gradually sink - rico 08:19:18 03/16/04 (3)

Disagree strongly - Victor Khomenko 08:28:42 03/16/04 (2)

Re: Disagree strongly - patrickU 08:33:59 03/16/04 (1)

Re: Disagree strongly - Dmitry 08:38:35 03/16/04 (0)

Forest Gump - Bulkington 06:21:04 03/16/04 (1)

Re: Forest Gump - Alex S 09:56:55 03/16/04 (0)

Re: I can pinpoint the date it started to gradually sink - patrickU 04:57:00 03/16/04 (6)

I think it was earlier than this - Victor Khomenko 05:01:24 03/16/04 (5)

Re: I think it was earlier than this - patrickU 05:13:59 03/16/04 (4)

Re: I think it was earlier than this - Victor Khomenko 05:43:27 03/16/04 (3)

Re: I think it was earlier than this - patrickU 05:48:00 03/16/04 (2)

Re: I think it was earlier than this - Victor Khomenko 06:00:11 03/16/04 (1)

Re: I think it was earlier than this - patrickU 07:39:19 03/16/04 (0)

I think it started in the early 70's.... - Dalton 23:18:16 03/15/04 (4)

Re: On the other hand..... - patrickU 04:58:53 03/16/04 (3)

Re: On the other hand..... - Dmitry 08:43:57 03/16/04 (2)

Re: On the other hand..... - rico 11:06:03 03/16/04 (0)

Re: On the other hand..... - patrickU 10:37:12 03/16/04 (0)

Cash flow improved - Victor Khomenko 18:25:16 03/15/04 (7)

Re: Cash flow improved - patrickU 05:04:10 03/16/04 (6)

Don't recall that one - Victor Khomenko 05:45:05 03/16/04 (5)

Re: Don't recall that one - patrickU 07:47:01 03/16/04 (4)

Re: Don't recall that one - Victor Khomenko 08:17:45 03/16/04 (3)

Re: Send one to Clark, the one with the bottle... - patrickU 08:36:59 03/16/04 (2)

You did? I heard him cry in the corner... - Victor Khomenko 08:48:23 03/16/04 (1)

Re: No, but you should... - patrickU 10:45:57 03/16/04 (0)

Re: Good Hollywood movies/what happened? - RGA 18:16:38 03/15/04 (45)

Re:Are S. Effects killing todays movies? - patrickU 05:21:35 03/16/04 (9)

No argument from me... - RGA 21:53:14 03/17/04 (4)

Re: The Bond films - rico 07:39:15 03/18/04 (0)

Re: No argument from me... - patrickU 00:59:46 03/18/04 (2)

Well here we agree... - RGA 21:34:47 03/19/04 (1)

Re: Well here we agree...Is that good? - patrickU 02:27:22 03/20/04 (0)

However,... - Victor Khomenko 18:09:39 03/16/04 (1)

Re: However,... - patrickU 04:29:35 03/17/04 (0)

Re:Are S. Effects killing todays movies? - Analog Scott 15:45:07 03/16/04 (1)

Re: Yes, you would miss them. nt - patrickU 04:31:34 03/17/04 (0)

Re: Good Hollywood movies/what happened? - Analog Scott 21:27:12 03/15/04 (34)

Re: Good Hollywood movies/what happened? - RGA 22:10:49 03/17/04 (2)

Re: The Sunshine may not be a very good film.... - patrickU 07:10:41 03/18/04 (1)

Re: The Sunshine may not be a very good film.... - RGA 21:40:13 03/19/04 (0)

Re: Good Hollywood movies/what happened? - Victor Khomenko 04:32:49 03/16/04 (30)

Have to agree here. - Alex Yakovlev 14:00:38 03/16/04 (8)

Re: CÂ´mon be courageous: kaka. nt - patrickU 04:36:25 03/17/04 (7)

I am! - Alex Yakovlev 06:04:12 03/17/04 (6)

Re: I am! - patrickU 07:16:46 03/17/04 (3)

Not really... - Alex Yakovlev 07:25:05 03/17/04 (2)

Re: Not really... - patrickU 07:41:49 03/17/04 (1)

Re: Not really... - Alex Yakovlev 08:47:17 03/17/04 (0)

I think by now that completely insignificant work has taken enough of our time - Victor Khomenko 06:14:12 03/17/04 (1)

Re: I think by now that completely insignificant work has taken enough of our time - patrickU 07:18:05 03/17/04 (0)

Re: Good Hollywood movies/what happened? - patrickU 05:26:46 03/16/04 (20)

Re: Good Hollywood movies/what happened? - Analog Scott 08:35:31 03/16/04 (18)

Re: Good Hollywood movies/what happened? - patrickU 08:52:54 03/16/04 (17)

Re: Good Hollywood movies/what happened? - Analog Scott 13:18:53 03/16/04 (16)

Re: And what did ever happend... - patrickU 13:47:16 03/16/04 (4)

Re: And what did ever happend... - Analog Scott 18:22:48 03/16/04 (3)

Re: And what did ever happend... - patrickU 04:35:30 03/17/04 (0)

My mama taught me to respect all achievements - Victor Khomenko 18:41:50 03/16/04 (1)

Re: My mama taught me to respect all achievements - Analog Scott 19:06:37 03/16/04 (0)

Re: Good Hollywood movies/what happened? - patrickU 13:33:40 03/16/04 (10)

OH Please. - RGA 22:34:24 03/17/04 (3)

Re: OH Please. - patrickU 07:15:32 03/18/04 (2)

Re: OH Please. - RGA 21:44:53 03/19/04 (1)

Re: OH Please. - patrickU 02:08:08 03/20/04 (0)

Re: Good Hollywood movies/what happened? - Analog Scott 13:45:03 03/16/04 (5)

Re: Good Hollywood movies/what happened? - patrickU 13:55:07 03/16/04 (4)

Re: Good Hollywood movies/what happened? - Analog Scott 14:04:32 03/16/04 (3)

Re: Good Hollywood movies/what happened? - patrickU 04:46:40 03/17/04 (0)

Bad style - Victor Khomenko 14:47:43 03/16/04 (1)

Re: Bad style - Analog Scott 15:29:51 03/16/04 (0)

The Gladiator didn't even use the right sword! He used spatha!!!! - Victor Khomenko 06:03:23 03/16/04 (0)

Re: Good Hollywood movies/what happened? - Analog Scott 17:51:29 03/15/04 (0)

Follow up - Corbu 17:39:04 03/15/04 (1)

Re: Follow up - patrickU 05:41:14 03/16/04 (0)

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Absolutely! Movies used to be made by movie people...now they're made by business people. - sjb 07:52:50 03/16/04 (7)

Yes. Sophia Coppola... Ed Burns... the Polish brothers... Campbell Scott... Cameron Crowe... Sell-outs all... nt - clarkjohnsen 13:58:07 03/16/04 (5)

Please expand more on your comment - Corbu 16:48:00 03/16/04 (1)

Simply, that there are still many mavericks in the movie system. Also not to forget... - clarkjohnsen 08:01:00 03/17/04 (0)

Forgive me for assuming that basically intelligent people would understand that there are exceptions. - sjb 15:31:24 03/16/04 (1)

"Ed Burns?!?!?!?" Made a coupla' very pleasant movies, in one of which... - clarkjohnsen 07:58:05 03/17/04 (0)

Exceptions to the rule, - tinear 15:28:13 03/16/04 (0)

Re: Absolutely! nt - patrickU 07:53:42 03/16/04 (0)