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Tag Archives: Movies
A Behind the Scenes Look at the Making of ‘Kill the Hobbit Subsidies to Save Regular Earth’
The complete (and more concise) version appears on Bloomberg View. So how much taxpayer money, would you guess, did Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. need to produce the films based on the J.R.R. Tolkien book? The answer is zero. The studios … Continue reading
Crime Inc. Inc.
Growing up in Chicago in the 1970s and 1980s, I have fond memories of watching Bill Kurtis on Channel 2 news. He was sort of a local Walter Cronkite–a personification of the news. At our house, he was on every … Continue reading
The Tree of Life Must Be Watered With the Money of Patriots
In support of The Tree of Life‘s Oscar campaign, and in an effort to explain the broader rent seeking practices behind SOPA/PIPA , and in recognition of all the new visitors to the site because of Meganomics, and finally in … Continue reading
The War Between the States (to Subsidize Hollywood), Part 4: Tower Heist Heist
A mini update: A.O. Scott has a nice review of Tower Heist in which he comments on the fake populism of a bunch of extremely rich guys standing to make a fortune by producing a movie about a bunch of … Continue reading
The War Between the States (to Subsidize Hollywood), Part 3: The Revenge of Swamp Shark
I know you want to hear about Swamp Shark, but let’s stay highbrow for a minute. I promise a shocking revelation if you make it to the end. A couple months ago I was leaving the wonderful State Theater in … Continue reading
The War Between the States (to Subsidize Hollywood), Part Two: Wisconsin’s Public Enemies
Expanding on the last post about the growth of US state subsidies for film production, this awesome 2009 powerpoint presentation from the Wisconsin Department of Commerce did not get the attention it deserved! Here are some highlights: The Wisconsin tax … Continue reading
The War Between the States (to Subsidize Hollywood)
In 2009, Governor Rick Perry announced Texas’ expanded state subsidies for film production at Robert Rodriguez’ Austin studio. In 2010, the Texas film board revoked a $1.75 million subsidy for Rodriguez’ Machete — a $10 million revenge film that took … Continue reading
Comment on European Audiovisual Policy
I’ve turned The European Strategy Trilogy into something a little more refined and submitted it to the European Commission’s public consultation on ‘Assessing State aid for films and other audiovisual works.’ Download it here. Here’s the most radical suggestion: Modernize … Continue reading
The European Strategy Trilogy
Now gathered in one place for the first time, The European Strategy Trilogy is finally available in hi-definition HTML. Why is the pan-European cinema, in effect, the American cinema? Why do European leaders act as if piracy is a problem … Continue reading
The European Strategy: The Curse of Harry Potter (Part 3)
When we last left the European Commission, it was continuing its pursuit of SMUS (Send Money to the US) based IP policies. We raised some questions about the wisdom of this strategy. But there is also a different EC conversation … Continue reading
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