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Curt Schleier
Special to the Jewish News
age boys go to the movies," said Obst.
"That's the dynamic that started people
making films for teenage boys, which
ollywood producer Lynda
begat blockbusters and ctentpole' films
Obst did not move to
(widely released, heavily promoted,
Hollywood willingly.
big-budget offerings that turn a quick
"My ex-husband dragged me kicking profit and often take their subject mat-
and screaming. He was a literary agent,
ter from comic books or other mate-
and he decided he
rial that appeals to a
wanted to go into the
younger demographic).
movie business"
"It discouraged film-
makers from making
Until then, she'd
been an editor at
movies like Cocoon
S L EEPI .ESS IN
the New York Times
or Oh, God, or, more
Magazine, and though
HOLLY WOOD recently, Wild Hogs,
she had at times
that were targeted
covered Hollywood,
for an older audience
Lynda Obst
the move west was
— even though films
like The King's Speech
something of a culture
shock.
and The Best Exotic
"I had no idea what I
Marigold Hotel showed
was doing," she said in
the older market could
a telephone interview
make a hit"
from her office in Los
Ironically, Obst
Can comedy survive if they
Angeles. "I was sort
added,
even that para-
don't get our jokes in Seoul
of lost in translation.
digm
may
be slightly
or allow them in China?
I went from a place
out of date. Nowadays,
that had a true sense
"they're not making
of ethics, where you couldn't let anyone
movies for the domestic market any-
pick up a tab for you, where you could
more [at all]. They're making movies
never lie, to a town where lying was a
for [the global market], for Russia and
job skill:'
China, in 3-D and IMAX."
She recounted her experi-
Lest you believe this is just
ences in her first book, Hello,
Obst spouting sour grapes, she
He Lied, published in 1996.
is not a voice in the wilderness.
A second volume, Sleepless
Steven Spielberg, 66, who is
in Hollywood: Tales from the
Jewish and George Lucas, 69,
New Abnormal in the Movie
who is not, recently agreed —
Business, brings the story up
and went even further.
to date. And, frankly, the news
Speaking earlier this sum-
isn't good.
mer at festivities at the opening
Steven
Obst, 63, enjoyed consider-
of the University of Southern
Spielberg
able early success producing
California's new Interactive
films such as The Fisher King
Media Building, Lucas said:
and Sleepless in Seattle, among
"Eventually, the Lincolns
other projects. But, she main-
(Spielberg's award-winning
tains, today no one wants to
film) will go away, and they're
produce smaller films with
going to be on television"
longer staying power.
As mine almost was,"
The reasons are financial:
Spielberg noted. "This close;
Hollywood execs "want to
ask HBO; this close"
George Lucas
make the movies you and I
According to the filmmak-
want to see," she said. "But they have to
ers, the future is bleak.
make a profit for their boards. When
"There's eventually going to be an
implosion — or big meltdown —
the DVD market collapsed, they had
to sit back and ask, 'Where is the profit
[when] three, four or maybe a half-
coming from tomorrow?"'
dozen mega-budget movies are going
The answer seemed to be with teen-
to go crashing into the ground" Lucas
age boys: "Movies usually make their
said. "You're going to end up with fewer
money the first weekend when teen-
theaters. Going to the movies will cost
Tales from the NEW ABNORMAL
in the Movie Business
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Film producers offer bleak prognosis
for art-house films.
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