Nowadays it seems more and more like the 'business' in 'show business' is underlined, and there are campaigns, and it's all part of getting people in to see the movies.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's called show business for a reason. The theater owners want to make money, and understandably so.
Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which can get really ugly.
The more I see of the movie business, the less I understand about it. I have no idea what goes on with that stuff.
The minute you start the process of deciding to make a film and you're communicating that vision to anyone, you're in the process of selling. If you don't understand that, you're not in show business. You're just not.
There's a vast difference between marketing a movie and the movie itself. You try to cast as wide and broad a net as possible.
A lot of times when people are on campaigns, it can be like a movie set.
The corporation and the hedge funds have a hold on Hollywood, and they all want to make money on anything that signifies cinema.
I think it's the business part of the word show business that causes me the most concern.
I have no idea what the economics of the movie business is, especially with all the new Amazon, Netflix, Showtime, AMC, SyFy, and HBO series. But I am intrigued with what feels like a new type of show - the six-to-eight-hour movie. It's a little too long to watch in one setting, but you can watch it over a three- to five-day period.
Its not really about the movie business, it's about staying in the picture.