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2009-02-04 Home Front Economy

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Posted by tipper 2009-02-04 04:28|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 I'm all for the little guy film-maker to get a break. Lord knows we need a fresh infusion of ideas and some actual talent in Tinseltown.

But as for the rest of the bunch.

Fuck 'em.

Posted by DarthVader 2009-02-04 08:20|| 2009-02-04 08:20|| Front Page Top

#2 my thoughts exactly

Posted by rabid whitetail 2009-02-04 09:33|| 2009-02-04 09:33|| Front Page Top

#3 1. If you made movies people wanted to see rather than 'art' or self constructed homages to egos, you wouldn't need help.

2. For killing public domain by corrupting the original intent of American copyright to the pre-Revolutionary inheritable functional grant of royal patents, die if you can't live on that.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-02-04 10:10|| 2009-02-04 10:10|| Front Page Top

#4 It got voted out!

The motion picture industry's record-setting month at the box office may have cost it $246 million in tax breaks, as the Senate on Tuesday stripped a provision from the economic stimulus bill that critics derided as an unnecessary Hollywood bailout.

In denying the tax breaks on new film projects, senators cited the $1.03-billion haul from movie ticket sales in January, a 19% year-over-year increase, according to industry tracking firm Media by Numbers.

"They had their best January ever," said Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), who led the charge against the tax breaks.

But the arguments of Coburn and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), punctuated by January's surprising box-office figures, proved persuasive. The Senate voted 52 to 45 to remove the provision -- 13 Democrats and one independent, Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, joined with 38 Republicans to pass Coburn's amendment removing the studios' tax breaks from the legislation.

Posted by Sherry 2009-02-04 10:40|| 2009-02-04 10:40|| Front Page Top

#5 That's right. What we need is more movies. That's get this country moving again.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2009-02-04 11:16|| 2009-02-04 11:16|| Front Page Top

#6 So, what you're saying Sherry is that while the Academy snubbed old Clint on Gran Torino, Clint's movie gets to torpedo Hollyweird's chance at "mor' money, mor' money!". Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-02-04 11:20|| 2009-02-04 11:20|| Front Page Top

#7 "Clint's movie gets to torpedo Hollyweird's chance at "mor' money, mor' money!"."

Works for me, P2k. :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-02-04 11:23|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2009-02-04 11:23|| Front Page Top

#8 Saw a report on TV news to the effect that entertainment is recession proof. It seems that when times are tough people are eager to be distracted.

But I don't go much anymore because it seems like they produce way too many moron movies and too much smut.

I have a serious problem if donks wanna subsidize degenerate propaganda like Milk.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-02-04 13:13|| 2009-02-04 13:13|| Front Page Top

#9 P2k -- works for me too!

Posted by Sherry 2009-02-04 13:31|| 2009-02-04 13:31|| Front Page Top

#10 So, what you're saying Sherry is that while the Academy snubbed old Clint on Gran Torino, Clint's movie gets to torpedo Hollyweird's chance at "mor' money, mor' money!". Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Couple that with

But the arguments of Coburn and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), punctuated by January's surprising box-office figures, proved persuasive

No-longer presidential candidate Senator McCain gets payback on the many Hollywood bigshots who campaigned against him, too. Defeating this bill isn't just a dish of revenge, but an multi-course feast.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2009-02-04 16:45|| 2009-02-04 16:45|| Front Page Top

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