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Under bleached winter skies, Kiev is saturated with color - blues, ice whites, reds and, of course, orange. Political parties have plastered every wall in their liveries; their supporters declare allegiance with vivid scarves, headbands and banners at rallies patrolled by riot police. It's as if Hollywood had decided to re-enact the orange revolution that less than 15 months ago installed the people's choice, Viktor Yushchenko, as Ukrainian President. In the Hollywood version Yushchenko would be an unimpeachable hero and his ousted rival, the former Russia-backed Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, an unalloyed villain. But parliamentary elections this...
These industry analysts are not entirely incorrect; according to The Hollywood Reporter, attendance slid from 1.54 to 1. 4 billion moviegoers between 2004 and 2005—an 8.7% drop. Unsurprisingly, revenue is down as well: the Motion Picture Association of America reports a 6% drop in domestic ticket sales and a 7.9% decline internationally...
...Gibson’s controversial 2004 film, “The Passion of the Christ,” enjoyed even greater success by casting itself as an anti-Hollywood production, and concentrating its publicity campaign in churches and other Christian-friendly venues. Seemingly, Hollywood has lost its hold on the imaginations of large segments of the film-going public...
Having recently completed his feature-film debut, “Thank You For Smoking,” Jason Reitman is on top of the world. The Hollywood buzz surrounding his comical, yet poignant, satire is only appropriate for the son of legendary director/producer Ivan Reitman (“Ghostbusters”). Starring Aaron Eckhart as “Big Tabacco” mogul Nick Naylor, with a supporting cast of Adam Brody, William H. Macy, Robert Duvall and Katie Holmes, “Thank You for Smoking” satirically examines the world of spin culture in the cigarette industry...
...distracted by listening to your ipods, playing your interactive video games, watching television, going to concerts or just going to a restaurant and talking. People are just impatient with the distance between a movie coming to your local theater and the DVD being available at Blockbuster, and Hollywood is listening to that impatience. Although I have to go on record saying that I am not in favor of a DVD coming out the same day as the film opens, because I really believe that the average home system is far inferior to a movie house...