Unclear. “Statistics for 2015 released by the Motion Picture Association of America show that movie-going, as a whole, breaks down pretty much exactly 50/50 across the genders. If anything, there’s a slight skew towards women.”
Category: media
The Era Of Mid-Budget Movie Dramas Is Over
“Either you offer audiences an unmissable blockbuster derived from well-known intellectual property, or you invest in meek, sub-$10-million indies and pray for a return on investment on the art-house and VOD circuits. That once-upon-a-time sweet spot of $30-million to $50-million productions, with marquee stars and trusted directors? That era is over.”
Garrison Keillor, Consummate Radio Storyteller, Signs Off This Weekend
Radio itself is old-fashioned, of course, and yet – between Web-based podcasting, satellite radio and mobile apps — it is very much of the moment. Storytelling, which is the job inside Keillor’s bigger job, and one at which he casually excels, is the engine that drives “This American Life,” “Snap Judgment,” “StoryCorps” and “The Moth.”
How Much TV Are YOU Watching? Here’s How Much Your Neighbors Are Watching
“The average American watches an astonishing 4.3 hours of TV a day, according to a new report from Nielsen. Add in DVR time, and that number gets up to 5 hours a day.”
TV On The Radio: Analog Television Signals Squat At The Far Left Of The FM Dial
“As analog TV gave way to digital, a handful of risk-taking broadcasters, sensing an opportunity, have started to run those analog TV stations as FM radio stations – big FCC plans be damned. The shift is surprisingly contentious in the world of broadcast. Today, we talk about the special superpowers of Channel 6, the analog TV station on the FM dial.”
The Golden Age Of Television Reaches Europe, And Talented Screenwriters Are Skipping The Silver Screen
“The emerging stars of European scriptwriting have been raised on a rich diet of The Sopranos, The Wire and Breaking Bad … In the past, the careers of David Chase, David Simon or Vince Gilligan seemed unattainable. But today, with more and more high quality television drama coming out of Europe, such as Engrenages (‘Spiral’) from France, Deutschland 83 from Germany and Gomorra from Italy, the demand for young, creative and talented screenwriters is greater than ever.”
Report Urges BBC To Drop License Fee And Find Better Source Of Funding
The report claimed the licence fee was “vulnerable in the face of changes in technology and consumption”. It continued: “It is in any case far from an ideal system – it has failed to guarantee real independence and is charged at a flat rate. The BBC’s independence has also been compromised by the insecurity of its establishment by a royal charter and the process behind the appointments to its governing body.”
Let’s Just Stop Reviving The Tarzan Franchise, It’s Embarrassing
“In the DNA of the character is the idea that a clever white man can bring order to the ‘dark continent’ through his own brand of clearly delineated, culturally specific morality. That’s not exactly the most modern idea of a hero.”
Tacoma Public Radio Station Buys Its Independence
“We received 24,000 donations,” KPLU station manager Joey Cohn said. The deal, he said, stipulated that KPLU pay “$7 million in cash and $1 million in ‘in-kind’ support,” meaning spot ads promoting PLU.
Dr. Seuss’s Only Live-Action Feature, ‘The 5,000 Fingers Of Dr. T’
“The film’s producer, Stanley Kramer, that most earnest of Hollywood liberals, never oversaw anything comparable to this extravagant Technicolor vision of a tyrannical piano teacher’s quest for world domination. Nor was any other anti-fascist musical children’s film expected to precipitate a merchandising bonanza. (It never happened.)”