Entertainment Industry Suffering?

[marshabar1]

No matter by what criteria you choose to judge it, this has been a good Cannes – a festival with confidence, glamour, conspicuous wealth and a spring in its step. Some years the sunshine, the enthusiasm of the crowds and the glamour of the red carpet processions can seduce you into thinking that everything seems fine; yet those elements can mask problems behind the scenes, and an industry gritting its teeth against hard times.

No one can say that about Cannes 2011. In the market, below stairs in the imposing Palais, where the festival’s most important films are screened, the dealing was frantic. Films have been bought and sold with a zest not seen on the Croisette in three years or more. If we’re still in the midst of a global recession, clearly a lot of people in Cannes have failed to receive that memo.

More likely, the global film industry has learned to re-position itself as an affordable form of entertainment for a recession era. Whatever the truth, there’s been an awful lot of product on offer in Cannes, and it’s been snapped up greedily.

www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/cannes-film-festival/8524395/Cannes-Film-Festival-2011-Why-its-all-smiles-on-the-Croisette.html


Economic crisis is for the little people.

[Deleted]

Who can even afford to actually go to movies any more? $1 Redbox, netflix.. I wonder how they can even pay the stars in this economy.

[cme1201]

Okay. I want that little cartoon at the end of Marshabars post as my avatar.

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

Wow. Pretty dress.

[Deleted]

She looks like a gorgeous vampire, huh?
;D

[marshabar1]

Okay. I want that little cartoon at the end of Marshabars post as my avatar.

Here's the code, cme.

afrosays.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/rich-man.jpg

Wow. Pretty dress.

I know, Molly. Perfectly gorgeous! I couldn't resist posting it.

[marshabar1]

May 19, 2011 16:47:00 GMT -5 @krickitt said:

She looks like a gorgeous vampire, huh?
;D

Yeah, all she needs is a doily on her head. . .

[cme1201]

TY Marsha

K for the help

[marshabar1]

May 19, 2011 17:04:57 GMT -5 cme1201 said:

TY Marsha

K for the help

You're welcome.

Thank YOU! ;D

You could use the cartoon text for your personal text.

[deziloooooo]

May 19, 2011 16:43:40 GMT -5 ❤ mollymouser ❤ said:

Wow. Pretty dress.

Something she saw on a rack as she was browsing through some racks, felt some day, have use for it.

Actually the left leg...neat, definitly a looker.

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

I don't care for the glasses he's wearing, though.

[marshabar1]

May 20, 2011 11:58:18 GMT -5 ❤ mollymouser ❤ said:

I don't care for the glasses he's wearing, though.

I think Brad Pitt is cutest when he's dorkiest.

[Deleted]

I liked him in his Legends of the Fall look..... dreamy........

[Deleted]

My prediction is that movie theaters are going to be a thing of the past fairly soon (much like drive in theaters are now). The owners just have to pay to much for each movie & then make money off of popcorn, candy & drinks. In the old days when the economy was in the dumps (yes, it's happened before) the number of people going out to the movies actually jumped. That's because movies were cheap entertainment. That's not the case now so I believe that they are going to die out.

[Deleted]

Then we won't have to listen to drugged out movie stars spout their political opinions?? I could live with that.

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

I like movies ... For $1 from Redbox