{"id":106,"date":"2009-10-07T02:21:55","date_gmt":"2009-10-07T02:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/?p=106"},"modified":"2009-10-07T02:27:53","modified_gmt":"2009-10-07T02:27:53","slug":"sound-fiscal-policy-rules-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/?p=106","title":{"rendered":"Sound Fiscal Policy Rules Hollywood."},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Sound%20Fiscal%20Policy%20Rules%20Hollywood.\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>Yes, that&#8217;s a joke. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/cms\/s\/0\/edd9a0e8-b29e-11de-b7d2-00144feab49a.html\">H-wood has had a horrible year<\/a>. Picture are too expensive to make. The audience isn&#8217;t plucking down the moolah to see the stinky films. So how does H-wood handle the situation? Fire studio heads. OK. Fine. But what about cutting costs? Well&#8230;.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In an industry rife with bloated salaries, talent pay is the most obvious area to cut. Some stars receive astronomical fees for their work and the \u201c20 and 20\u201d pay day \u2013 referring to a $20m upfront payment plus 20 per cent of the film\u2019s gross before the studio earns a penny \u2013 is not uncommon.<\/p>\n<p>Universal\u2019s new management team refuses to be drawn on star salaries, with Donna Langley, the new co-chairman, insisting there are other areas to consider, such as the rising cost of energy and materials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreenlighting any film is becoming more and more difficult [because] the cost of making movies has risen,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Top talent will continue to command a premium price, according to Barry Katz, president of New Wave Entertainment, which represents stars such as Dane Cook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can guarantee you that the big stars aren\u2019t going to take a pay cut,\u201d he says. \u201cStudios need them to bring in the audiences.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So they have several flops <em>Land of the Lost, Gamer, Surrogates, Funny People, Love Happens, The Taking of Pelham . . . <\/em> all with big names like Farrel, Travola, Jackson, Aniston, Willis, etc, and they flop. Yet the studios still think these &#8220;big stars&#8221; bring in the audiences????? Some one should probably tell these studio guys that its not the 1940&#8217;s anymore.  Stars don&#8217;t attract audiences like they once did, especially not in a recession. Eh, then again, don&#8217;t tell them. I like to watch Hollywood squirm.<\/p>\n<p>PS. <em>Surrogates<\/em> was not a bad film. Rent it when it comes out on DVD.<\/p>\n<p>PPS. Don&#8217;t know if you noticed, but many films are being released in 3-D. Earlier this year, Speilberg, Lucas, and everyone else was touting this as <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB123751033980990723.html\">the miracle technology that would save Hollywood<\/a>. I wonder if the big wigs are rethinking this expensive strategy. Note it&#8217;s not mentioned in the article, so probably not. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Sound%20Fiscal%20Policy%20Rules%20Hollywood.\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>Yes, that&#8217;s a joke. H-wood has had a horrible year. Picture are too expensive to make. The audience isn&#8217;t plucking down the moolah to see the stinky films. So how does H-wood handle the situation? Fire studio heads. OK. Fine. But what about cutting costs? Well&#8230;. 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