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It really hasn't been demonstrated at any level by any major corporation that it can nurture what is euphemistically called creativity.

I wasn't hanging around the movie theaters in New York where I grew up, a Manhattan brat.

The biggest danger of Hollywood becoming a purely corporate town resides in the creative process.

It's only in relatively recent years that Hollywood became the playground of multinational corporations which regard movies and TV shows as a minor irritant to their overall activity.

Historically, filmmakers always fall in love with every frame, but now that even neophytes are given final cut, this love affair carries with it serious economic implications.

Substantially fewer films will be produced over the next year or two. And a significant portion of the production costs of the reduced slate will be borne by hedge funds and other investment groups.