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.

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.

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

Most movie-goers are overdosing on star coverage; it's the ultimate example of too much information.

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.

We're going to see a very, very commercial kind of picture-making.

A green-light meeting is when the decision is made finally whether or not to make a given picture.