Though gay lifestyles have certainly moved into the open, there's little evidence that society has become more open in its basic attitudes or that entertainers should feel cozy in emerging from the velvet underground.
From Peter Bart
A green-light meeting is when the decision is made finally whether or not to make a given picture.
It's only in relatively recent years that Hollywood became the playground of multinational corporations which regard movies and TV shows as a minor irritant to their overall activity.
One of Brando's problems is that he can't have a conversation with anyone.
Analyses of the movie marketplace points to an interesting phenomenon: High-profile movies are continuing to do well year-to-year in the U.S. and overseas - this past summer, for example, the top 10 movies registered at the same level as in '04.
Historically, filmmakers always fall in love with every frame, but now that even neophytes are given final cut, this love affair carries with it serious economic implications.
Hollywood is going to have to find a way of meeting those profit goals.
I wasn't hanging around the movie theaters in New York where I grew up, a Manhattan brat.
It really hasn't been demonstrated at any level by any major corporation that it can nurture what is euphemistically called creativity.
Michael Eisner let it be known last week that he had no intention of leaving the entertainment business once he steps down as CEO of Disney in October.
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