Hollywood Kills Golden Goose, Whines
A terrific Townhall article concerning Hollywood's continuing suicide.
Look, anybody not in Hollywood can see this a continent away. Hollywood disdains middle America, all these good people stand for and believe in, but still expects them to fork over their dinar for films that are spiralling into the abyss of wretchedness.
Problem is, these hated people now have a) the internet and, b) options.
If you don't know how the internet is affecting movie-going habits, drop a line to Tim Robbins & Susan Sarandon.
The only reason DVDs eat into boxoffice revenues is because what's on the screen is terrible. The local mega-chain has racks of DVDs for $8. So, I can drop $40 for two at the giga-plex (not counting dinner) or stay home and see something I know will be good. Or, more precisely, I can see five movies for the same price.
There is way too much money at stake for this problem to go unsolved. Studios execs seem willing to suffer as long as possible before facing the stark realities they have brought on themselves.