That's how you get surprises, because what movies are all about is surprises.

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.

The major media companies are significantly reducing their financial commitment to the motion picture sector.

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.

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

Analyses of the movie marketplace points to an interesting phenomenon: High-profile movies are continuing to do well year-to-year in the U.S. and overseas - this past summer, for example, the top 10 movies registered at the same level as in '04.