Category: media

Filmmaker David Kittredge: “At one point [the industry] was really vibrant because every single gay film being made was brave – it was a political act and a statement. I think that along the way, some people have realised that you can make money off good-looking guys on screen without their shirts.”

“A cavalier attitude toward piracy has made it mainstream behavior in Spain. … It’s no surprise why average Spaniards think it’s not a big deal: Unlike in the U.S., France and, under proposed legislation, Britain, piracy isn’t against the law in Spain unless it’s done for profit.” Because of all the illegal downloading, movie studios may stop selling DVDs there.

If you’re a student and jobless — if you have nothing to lose — then by all means, try out for reality shows. Otherwise, “it’s not a good idea.”

“Over its opening weekend at the beginning of March, only around a dozen people went to see Motherhood, a semi-autobiographical account of parenting in New York written and directed by Katherine Dieckmann. The film took just £88 at the British box office on its opening weekend.”

“Commercial radio must live by its income. But nobody makes money by forgetting what they’re selling and to whom, especially in the iPod age. The BBC is a nimble adversary. Back in the Thatcher era, when Radio 1 was last in danger, it was rapidly reorganised to make it less popular.”

Seems sacrilegious doesn’t it? But a study says “that two-thirds of moviegoers and three-quarters of parents would buy more healthful options at prices similar to what’s being sold now.”

Starring in a hit TV series and becoming typecast by your character can become a problem after the show is finished. But a new generation of stars is breaking out of the typecasting to reestablish themselves as actors…

“It appears that theater owners increasingly believe that consumers are so hungry for 3-D content . . . that they will not mind paying substantially higher prices relative to 2-D screenings.”

“The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has been reviewing applications from two companies that, if approved, would open markets to trade movie contracts. Buyers and sellers on the markets would place money on whether a movie will sail or sink at the box office.” The MPAA says such trading could be viewed as “legalized gambling on movie receipts.”

“[O]n average, [movie theaters] are raising ticket prices for 3-D movies by 8% this weekend. The price of a movie in 3-D on large format Imax screens is going up even faster, rising an average 10% for adults and 12% for children. … [D]espite the economic downturn, movie ticket prices continue to rise, with 3-D leading the way.”