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

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.

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Study the public behavior of top stars and you can detect a keen attentiveness to brand value.

Michael Eisner let it be known last week that he had no intention of leaving the entertainment business once he steps down as CEO of Disney in October.

Though gay lifestyles have certainly moved into the open, there's little evidence that society has become more open in its basic attitudes or that entertainers should feel cozy in emerging from the velvet underground.

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