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

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

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.

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.

Do your homework and stand your ground.

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.

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