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I would absolutely watch Big Mark Henry as Cinderella! That would be fucking hysterical
No matter which side you're on, you can appreciate the editing in this video.
Blimey, JK Mortal Kombat fatality'd Emma Watson.
Utterly savage, and utterly deserved.
Emma saw the worm had turned and tried to weasel her way back out of her shitty behaviourShe's 100% correct and that goes for all of these sheltered, coddled, SJW celebs and their luxury ideas.
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I see people campaigning in other threads to change the title to something more reflective of the thread's content
In the same vein, should this thread not be renamed:
Exposing deviante as a sub par IQ, clown shoe
Capitalism got them before the law and common sense i guessHow is that even legal? That's blatant discrimination.
Tom Felton is awesome.Emma saw the worm had turned and tried to weasel her way back out of her shitty behaviour
Fortunately JK was having none of it and told her to go fuck herself
Radcliffe and Watson could have handle such situations like the Draco Malfoy actor did, rather than being a pair of virtue signalling cunts
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Here's the thing. The entertainment industry isn't slumping anywhere else-- particularly the film & TV industries if we choose to focus on that.Los Angeles is full of transplants who moved here to pursue dreams of working in movies and TV. Few earned millions as stars or A-list directors. They build the sets, operate the cameras, manage the schedules and make sure everything looks and sounds perfect. The work isn’t steady, because film shoots end and TV shows get canceled. But established professionals had rarely gone more than a few months between gigs—until now.
The entertainment industry is in a downward spiral that began when the dual strikes by actors and writers ended in 2023. Work is evaporating, businesses are closing, longtime residents are leaving, and the heart of L.A.’s creative middle class is hanging on by a thread.
“This is the first year since 1989 that I haven’t had a show to work on,” said Pixie Wespiser, a 62-year-old production manager and producer who has worked on 36 TV series, including the original “Night Court” and its recent revival. “I look around and I see so many people who are seriously suffering.”
At the end of 2024, some 100,000 people were employed in the motion picture industry in Los Angeles County, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Two years earlier, there were 142,000.
The primary reason is that Hollywood is making less stuff. The film business has yet to rebound from the shutdown of theaters during the pandemic. TV production was booming in the 2010s and early 2020s as companies tried to jump-start streaming services, but in 2022, investors saw streaming growth was slowing and decided what actually matters is profitability. Entertainment companies, which plan productions many months in advance, cut spending dramatically when the strikes ended the following year.
LA’s serious troubles began when the dual strikes by actors and writers ended in 2023.
Nearly 30% fewer movies and TV shows with budgets of at least $40 million began shooting in the U.S. in 2024 than in 2022, according to data firm ProdPro. The first three-quarters of this year were down another 13%.
The situation is particularly dire in Los Angeles. Because of the region’s high costs and a state production tax credit that, until recently, lagged behind what competitors like Georgia and British Columbia were offering, studios make most of their content far from their corporate offices. Last year, there was less production activity in the Los Angeles area than at any time since at least 1995, save for the pandemic, according to the nonprofit group FilmLA.
The industry’s slump is contributing to L.A.’s broader economic challenges. The region’s recent employment growth has been anemic compared with other major metropolitan areas and the nation overall. Its 5.7% unemployment rate is higher than California’s 5.5% and the nation’s 4.3%. And L.A. is still struggling to recover from the winter’s devastating fires in Altadena and the Pacific Palisades, where many entertainment workers lived. That disaster exacerbated the city’s already severe housing crunch.
Hollywood has endured downturns before, but rarely this sudden and severe. Some industry analysts believe consumers might be pivoting permanently from professionally made content to the endless buffet of YouTube and social media....
Hollywood’s downturn has rippled through the region’s economy. Fewer productions mean fewer orders for props, costumes and catering from local businesses, and less spending by unemployed or anxious workers on everything.
Courtney Cowan’s Milk Jar Cookies shop made deliveries to movie sets and agents’ offices, but most of its business was regular people. She was expecting 2023 to be a banner year with the opening of her second location and a franchise program. Instead, the strikes began and sales immediately dropped 30%....Milk Jar shut its doors in January 2024 and Cowan declared personal bankruptcy. After 11 months of unemployment, she found work as a buyer at the culinary supply shop where Milk Jar used to buy equipment.
That's the guyTom Felton is awesome.
Oh, one singer is doing well? Cool.
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The Wall Street Journal ran this front page feature five days ago.
L.A.’s Entertainment Economy Is Looking Like a Disaster Movie
Here's the thing. The entertainment industry isn't slumping anywhere else-- particularly the film & TV industries if we choose to focus on that.
It's roaring in Bollywood. It's roaring in China. It's roaring in Europe (particularly Eastern Europe). It's roaring in Australia. It's roaring in Korea. It's roaring in Japan.
I see people campaigning in other threads to change the title to something more reflective of the thread's content
In the same vein, should this thread not be renamed:
Exposing deviante as a sub par IQ, clown shoe
So it's roaring in cheaper areas to work and live in and where productions are lower budget?Tom Felton is awesome.
Oh, one singer is doing well? Cool.
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The Wall Street Journal ran this front page feature five days ago.
L.A.’s Entertainment Economy Is Looking Like a Disaster Movie
Here's the thing. The entertainment industry isn't slumping anywhere else-- particularly the film & TV industries if we choose to focus on that.
It's roaring in Bollywood. It's roaring in China. It's roaring in Europe (particularly Eastern Europe). It's roaring in Australia. It's roaring in Korea. It's roaring in Japan.
Latest go woke, go broke: Bad Bunny
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Provide a cost analysis of Korea, Japan, and Australia for comparison.So it's roaring in cheaper areas to work and live in and where productions are lower budget?
After you provide your stats that show the film industry is roaring in all those areas you originally named.Provide a cost analysis of Korea, Japan, and Australia for comparison.
So it's roaring in cheaper areas to work and live in and where productions are lower budget?
What am I defending that's woke? Is reality woke now?Deviante and avenue just can't help making tools of themselves
So committed they are to defending the cult of woke
Hilarious stuff as usual
They just love humiliating themselves
Look at your last 2 messages prior to this oneWhat am I defending that's woke? Is reality woke now?