Hollywood is frustrated by this year’s movie box office slup. “But what if the slump lingers? That could turn out to be the best thing that’s happened to Hollywood in years. Maybe the powers that be would be forced to take chances once again. Studio heads might begin to think smaller and therefore be more willing to risk giving fresh voices with new ideas a chance to express themselves. It’s a path that may be fraught with peril, but that’s always been how the greatest and most enduring Hollywood movies have come into being. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a Hollywood like the one in the ’70s…”