tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18965282.post112124046687756246..comments2023-10-09T08:44:02.625-07:00Comments on The Film Diva: What About the Writers????The Film Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16210606882558346821noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18965282.post-14776358509197616732007-02-08T11:37:00.000-08:002007-02-08T11:37:00.000-08:00Go Diva...you tell 'em.Go Diva...you tell 'em.wcdixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511429457006302795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18965282.post-38587239211844693532007-02-07T18:20:00.000-08:002007-02-07T18:20:00.000-08:00Hollywood has always been in the business of makin...Hollywood has always been in the business of making big $$ films over films that have a social impact. For every great "social commentary" film of the 70's and 80's you had at least one STAR WARS knock-off.<BR/><BR/>I guess I'm just burnt because the journo didn't even mention IN PASSING that directors pick SCRIPTS not movies. Directors MAKE movies. If anything, the real decline is in the number of producers who have the ability to develop material -- creatively and fiscally -- and the number of executives who know how to effectively manage that process. There are definitely plenty of places that are doing a great job, but for this outsider to pinpoint the problem as directors being coddled and executives being indulgent is beyond reductive reasoning.The Film Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210606882558346821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18965282.post-61938583517075158232007-02-07T10:23:00.000-08:002007-02-07T10:23:00.000-08:00I think the article makes a valid point in saying ...I think the article makes a valid point in saying that Hollywood now champions ideas that make big $$ over films that actually have social impact, have something to say. To me, the films of the 70's and even 80's provided social commentary, a place for art. Now, it's only about the money. Even as writers, agents wants to only see comedies and thrillers, which to me is a sad state of affairs. What about filmmaking being a mirror of our society? I think this is why so many foreign filmmakers are leading the charge these days...anotherfilmmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661955055367628506noreply@blogger.com