Posted on 09/17/2023 9:03:57 AM PDT by spirited irish
There was an era when Hollywood celebrities and film creators were treated as a kind of modern royalty, a representation of the heights to which the average person could strive and “make it big.” The glitz and the glamour were viewed as the culmination of the American dream. But as with all fantasies, the story must end and reality must return. Was the movie business always a farce? Yes. However, it was a farce that the public held up even in the worst of times as something of value; something more that frivolity.
In the spans of around 7 years Hollywood has lost every ounce of social capital they had gained in the past century. That takes an epic level of ignorance and arrogance. It takes criminal levels of malicious intent and an unprecedented display of stupidity. The populace was willing to put up with almost any level of degeneracy from Tinsel Town as long as they could make compelling movies, and yet, they couldn’t even do that.
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The streaming companies may not own the rights to the film and have to pay licensing fees. They may have cloud-hosting fees on others' servers. There are also aggregators' fees and song royalties.
Much like broadcast television, the streaming providers end up offering the videos with the lowest fees which means reruns of such shows as "The Honeymooners".
You’re right.
Some of my favorite movies are older. You actually had to bring somethng with you to the movie besides the price of a ticket.
Hollywood panders to the least discerning and the MOST impressionable.
Read later.
During the day we read books on Kindle and follow some news on our computers.
At about 7 pm, my wife has dinner about ready, and I try to find something on tv. Often we end up watching some old Brit while eating and discussing the day. mystery series until bedtime at about 9 pm.
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