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CA: L.A. filmmaking drops to record low
LA Daily News ^ | 1/14/09 | Gregory J. Wilcox

Posted on 01/14/2009 9:01:28 AM PST by NormsRevenge

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1 posted on 01/14/2009 9:01:28 AM PST by NormsRevenge
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L.A. filmmaking drops to record low

In terms of morals or revenues? I didn't think the former could go below zero.

2 posted on 01/14/2009 9:02:53 AM PST by the invisib1e hand (revolution is in the air.)
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Crap movies. Low class, loudmouthed untalented actors and actresses, lousy stories...the list goes on....


3 posted on 01/14/2009 9:06:58 AM PST by Dallas59 (Not My President)
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To: the invisib1e hand

They were included on the 700B bailout already. I guess it wasn’t enough.


4 posted on 01/14/2009 9:06:58 AM PST by bicyclerepair (Ft. Lauderdale Florida)
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During budget negotiations in November, Schwarzenegger proposed tax credits for production studios as part of an economic stimulus plan. But the state still does not have a revised budget or a tax credit for film companies.

...but they're going to push to raise taxes on all other businesses and job producing individuals. No worries; those jobs/individuals will continue to flee the state.

5 posted on 01/14/2009 9:07:59 AM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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Boo Hoo. Time for middle AMerica directors to shine!!!


6 posted on 01/14/2009 9:08:25 AM PST by GoCards
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I'd rather watch this than anything that comes out of Hollywood nowadays......

Indian Superman
7 posted on 01/14/2009 9:08:56 AM PST by Dallas59 (Not My President)
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Let it die. If a film can’t come up with investors enough to fund a project without tax incentives, then it is probably best not made. We have far too many bad movies floating around as it is.

Interesting that the socialist Hollywood crowd is crying that their industry cannot survive without lower taxes, but I’m sure they would deny that tactic to any other industry. After all, they are “artists” and “special”.


8 posted on 01/14/2009 9:10:24 AM PST by caseinpoint (Don't get thickly involved in thin things)
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So I guess helicopter rides to the Wilshire Golf Course are out this year... Studio heads will need to take the stretch limos instead. Just dammm!


9 posted on 01/14/2009 9:11:07 AM PST by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll)
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What, did they run out of comic books?


10 posted on 01/14/2009 9:11:26 AM PST by Billthedrill
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Hollywood is a steaming trash heap. If they make one good movie a year we’re lucky.


11 posted on 01/14/2009 9:11:42 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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CA: L.A. filmmaking drops to record low

That can't be right, surely. It's easy to confirm on the Web that there are dozens of films released every day.

Wait...

12 posted on 01/14/2009 9:11:42 AM PST by snarks_when_bored
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Yes, the film industry relocated long ago, to avoid the extreme taxes and costs of Can’taffordya.

The Brits have emerged as the new leaders and are making some great films that avoid politics, political correctness and are actually entertaining. (The Golden Compass, Lord of The Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, etc,,).

13 posted on 01/14/2009 9:12:37 AM PST by PSYCHO-FREEP (WHAT? Where did my tag line go? (ACORN))
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They’ve been operating in the negative for decades.

It is difficult to find a quality film. We recently watched ‘Dan In Real Life’. After 20 minutes, which we painfully endured, I hit the stop button. The film was as phony as the Hollywood elites, and the characters were as unrealistic as a Chia pet.

I also watched a portion of Eagle Eye. It should have been titled Evil Eye, or perhaps Evil American Eye because it was your typical “America is evil!” film.


14 posted on 01/14/2009 9:18:32 AM PST by This Just In (Support Christian Homeschoolers)
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To: Dallas59

Good stuff!!


15 posted on 01/14/2009 9:18:57 AM PST by mowowie
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Crap movies. Low class, loudmouthed untalented actors and actresses, lousy stories...the list goes on....

Went through the whole "Christmas" season without there being a single movie I wanted to see.

16 posted on 01/14/2009 9:19:49 AM PST by sionnsar (Iran Azadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY)|http://trad-anglican.faithweb.com/|RCongressIn2Years)
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“Went through the whole “Christmas” season without there being a single movie I wanted to see.”

ditto

The only one the interests me at all is GRAN TORINO with
Clint Eastwood.


17 posted on 01/14/2009 9:23:57 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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"The Brits have emerged as the new leaders and are making some great films that avoid politics, political correctness and are actually entertaining. (The Golden Compass, Lord of The Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, etc,,)."

It's entirely because they have so many weird accents within one smallish geographic area; they even sound like mythical beings to each other.

18 posted on 01/14/2009 9:59:31 AM PST by norton
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After all, they are “artists” and “special”.

I am sure that quite a few of them were "special needs" kids when they were young. Some have not changed.

19 posted on 01/14/2009 10:00:42 AM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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"L.A. filmmaking drops to record low"

They're referring to the film quality, right?

20 posted on 01/14/2009 10:04:14 AM PST by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
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