Sunday, September 29, 2024

Hollywood's Big Boom Has Gone Bust

For over a decade, business was booming in Hollywood, with studios battling to catch up to new companies like Netflix and Hulu. But the good times ground to a halt in May 2023, when Hollywood's writers went on strike.

Posted by REDIAL at 03:30 PM | 25 COMMENTS | permalink

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Hollywood forgot that their primary role was entertainment and not politics and not injecting a woke culture. Instead of liking them as cultural heroes much of America wants nothing to done with them. Go woke go broke is the outcome.

#1 | Posted by Robson at 2024-09-29 08:15 PM

what's wrong with a combination of both ~ theater and Made For TV movies?

#2 | Posted by Twinpac at 2024-09-30 12:19 AM

Hollywood is dead.

Lots of production companies have shut down here in Los Angeles.

Moved to Canada, England and Australia.

Trump may get his wish.

The corona virus hurt California's economy.

We may become the next Michigan.

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-09-30 12:49 AM

Movie ticket prices are killing 'Hollywood'.
Simple supply and demand. Went to the theatre
while on vacation w my son down in mtns of VA.
We went to watch Beetlejuice II, before we went
back to our cabin. They wanted $17 a ticket.

I said, "Naw, we will wait 2 months and watch it on
cable." Thirty-four bucks for 2 tickets with NO drinks
and NO popcorn! Are you fricking kidding me? The theatre
industry is killing Hollywood. End of story...

#4 | Posted by earthmuse at 2024-09-30 06:49 AM

@#4

My sentiments exactly.

I haven't been to a movie theater in well over 10 years, because of exorbitant prices. Just wait several months or so; it'll be streaming online somewhere.

#5 | Posted by shane at 2024-09-30 08:25 AM

But the good times ground to a halt in May 2023, when Hollywood's writers went on strike.

I think the end began well before that.

It's been years of trying to latch on to past success with new, awful remakes or sequels/prequels.

And don't get me started on the Marvel trash.

#6 | Posted by jpw at 2024-09-30 09:51 AM

So say what you wish about the validity of my comments (#1) , but it was Hollywood that made all their own decisions, such as injecting politics and their propaganda into their "entertainment". That old adage of mixing politics with business goes along with go woke go broke. These people are pretenders and fools that had too much influence and made way too much $$$$. The left never knows the difference between reality and pretending until they are bankrupt. The crux of it always goes along with leftism and zero common sense.

#7 | Posted by Robson at 2024-09-30 01:53 PM

So say what you wish about the validity of my comments (#1) , but it was Hollywood that made all their own decisions, such as injecting politics and their propaganda into their "entertainment". That old adage of mixing politics with business goes along with go woke go broke. These people are pretenders and fools that had too much influence and made way too much $$$$. The left never knows the difference between reality and pretending until they are bankrupt. The crux of it always goes along with leftism and zero common sense.

#7 | Posted by Robson

You worship a failed businessman who played a successful businessman on a hollywood tv show.

Trump has wanted nothing more than to be treated like a hollywood star his whole life so he could grab women without objection. What a loser.

#8 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-09-30 02:01 PM

@#1 ... Hollywood forgot that their primary role was entertainment and not politics ...

Conservative and/or Republican Actors
www.imdb.com


Or ...

Charlton Heston
en.wikipedia.org

... Heston was a five-term president of the National Rifle Association (NRA), from 1998 to 2003. ...

#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-30 09:17 PM

I agree the price of a ticket is crazy. On my road trip, I took my kids and wife to one of those dinner and a movie places, and it was close to $200.

Some of my feeling is the Stars over exposed themselves, they shouldn't be political or even in the papers for divorces and other events.

The PDiddy situation is just a perfect back drop for this problem.

The other thing is there is little to no originality, just rehashing and putting minorities in roles in the rehashes really dampens enthusiasm.

Finally I haven't seen anything I want to see, there are no RomComs worth a damn, and Spy movies are terrible these days.

Anyhow, Hollywood appears dead it's sad, but it is what it is.

I also remember talking about books with friends as work, this has also disappeared.

#10 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-09-30 11:49 PM

It's hard to make a good movie when corporations demand artists make material that appeals to people in every culture around the world.

You get superheros and monsters and natural disasters.

#11 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-09-30 11:56 PM

" Some of my feeling is the Stars over exposed themselves, they shouldn't be political or even in the papers for divorces and other events."

Are you mental?

There are INDUSTRIES built around "stars" being overexposed. The National Enquirer being just ONE of very, very many. TMZ and E come to mind as well.

#12 | Posted by Danforth at 2024-09-30 11:57 PM

"You get superheros and monsters and natural disasters."

And explosions. Lots and lots of explosions. A universal language.

For me ... I prefer music.

#13 | Posted by Danforth at 2024-10-01 12:00 AM

Lots and lots of explosions.

And helicopters. Gotta have helicopters.

#14 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-10-01 12:04 AM

"I haven't seen anything I want to see"

Stop limiting yourself; today's fare is mostly crap.

Go through the AFI Top 100 list. If you really want to have fun while learning, watch in chronological order.

If you'd rather do the Cliff Notes, start with The Searchers, and Citizen Kane.

Once you're done, add Rope, Paths of Glory, The Man Who Would Be King, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Pawnbroker.

You'll thank me later.

#15 | Posted by Danforth at 2024-10-01 12:19 AM

@#10 ... Some of my feeling is the Stars over exposed themselves, they shouldn't be political or even in the papers for divorces and other events. ...

Why?

Because they may be thinking people who have a different political outlook than your current alias proffers?

When Mr Heston was so pro-NRA and was the head of the NRA for years, I did not dis him, saying he overexposed himself.

Stars are people too.



#16 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-01 12:22 AM

And explosions. Lots and lots of explosions. A universal language.

For me ... I prefer music.

#13 | Posted by Danforth

100%.

This might be taking your post a little too literally, but soundtracks are by far the most frequently listened to music on my spotify, from movies, TV shows, video games...all of it.

No lyrics (usually...preferably). Crafted to compliment or steer emotion and perceptions, sometimes subtly or even noticeably.

A significantly underappreciated genre of music IMO.

#17 | Posted by jpw at 2024-10-01 02:12 AM

It's wasn't marvel movies or explosions that drove people away from movie theaters.

Marvel Movies prior to the pandemic were, one after another, record breaking blockbuster hits.

#18 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-10-01 04:16 AM

Some of my feeling is the Stars over exposed themselves, they shouldn't be political

This moron gladly voted for the host of a reality television series and can't wait to do it again.

#19 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-10-01 04:18 AM

On my road trip, I took my kids and wife to one of those dinner and a movie places, and it was close to $200.
#10 | POSTED BY 1SADTROLL

What are, Things that never happened.

Stick to pretending you're an open borders liberal who believes the Biden administration isn't doing enough to control the border.

No one believe you have a wife or kids or are Chinese.

That's what happens when you're a notorious liar.

#20 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-10-01 04:22 AM

Hollywood forgot that their primary role was entertainment and not politics

And yet you worships a failed game show host.

#21 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-10-01 08:53 AM

Strikes have consequences.

#22 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-10-01 09:22 AM

Strikes have consequences.

#23 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-10-01 09:22 AM

It's wasn't marvel movies or explosions that drove people away from movie theaters.

Marvel Movies prior to the pandemic were, one after another, record breaking blockbuster hits.

#18 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-10-01 04:16 AM | Reply | Flag

Now, roll with your own thought here. What changed about those Marvel movies and shows post pandemic vs pre pandemic?

#24 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2024-10-01 11:44 AM

Marvel Movies prior to the pandemic were, one after another, record breaking blockbuster hits.

#18 | POSTED BY CLOWNSHACK

The first few.

Then it became over done and many of them performed very poorly.

I started to watch one on a flight once. Turned it off and stared at cloud tops after ten minutes. It was stupid and really just plain awful.

#25 | Posted by jpw at 2024-10-01 12:26 PM

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