…U.S. consumers will rent 37.7 million movies online this year for $3 to $5 each…. That’s a nearly sevenfold increase from 2007, and it doesn’t include the more than 300 million estimated videos streamed via Netflix’s subscription rental service. Meanwhile, consumers will buy about 20 million movies this year for $10 to $15, a less than threefold increase since 2007…
More people are watching movies online, but few are buying them
Consumers long ago switched their shopping habits to the Internet, so that now most don’t hesitate to buy cameras, TVs, books, appliances, cars, clothing, even foreclosed homes online. There appears to be no product that shoppers don’t prefer to buy with the click of a mouse.
No product, that is, except movies…
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-downloads-20101019,0,558719.story
Sean Young’s amazing 1983 home movies from the set of Dune
Drafted by director David Lynch, Sean Young arrived on the set of Dune with her Super 8 camera in tow-and this glimpse into the merry life behind the scenes of a debacle, and Young’s own scatterbrainedness, is mesmerizing…
VIDEO: Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly? The ‘Back to the Future’ that could have been
With Hollywood classics, the almost-could-have-happened casting game is always fun to think about. John Travolta auditioned for “Star Wars,” Clint Eastwood was pursued as a replacement for Sean Connery in the 007 films and and Tom Selleck, the poor fella, actually turned down the chance to wear the hat in the Indiana Jones films.
Then there’s the rare star that actually gets the job and then loses it – and yes, today we’re talking about Eric Stoltz and the Marty McFly gig in “Back to the Future.” …
https://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/12/back-to-the-future-eric-stoltz-mcfly/
Off-lot production in L.A. falls 6.6%
Trend follows reduction in funds from state tax credits
A softening of off-lot feature production activity in Hollywood has provoked a plea for more state support via incentives for producers to stay in L.A.
Third-quarter stats released Tuesday by nonprofit permitting agency FilmL.A. showed 1,387 days of feature shooting in the Los Angeles area — down 6.6% in the third quarter year over year to 1,387 days amid the ongoing trend of features shooting outside Hollywood, along with the reduction in funds from state tax credits. The agency’s second-quarter stats showed feature activity had jumped 11.5%, due largely to the credits…
https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118025580.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
Fox Lands Will Smith’s ‘Hitch’ As TV Series
After a bidding war by multiple networks, Fox has nabbed the rights to a series adaptation of the 2005 hit romantic comedy Hitch…
https://www.deadline.com/2010/10/fox-lands-will-smiths-hitch-tv-adaptation/
Infographic breaks down the $15 billion Star Wars money empire
Hollywood looks to preserve its natural back lot: California state parks
…Not surprisingly, the beauty and variety of the state’s 278 parks have provided countless backdrops for movies, TV shows and commercials for a century. In 2009 alone, nearly 500 permits were issued for nearly 1,000 days of filming in state parks…
Netflix Gets Northern Exposure with Canadian Launch
Netflix is exporting its popular subscription service to our neighbors to the North…
https://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/netflix-gets-northern-exposure-canadian-launch-21088
Jean-Luc Godard, Piracy Defender
Famed French filmmaker (and possible Academy Award Honoree) Jean-Luc Godard is using some of the money he saved with his Hyundai purchase to fight the good fight against copyright laws. The filmmaker is donating 1,000 Euros to the defense of James Climent, who is accused of downloading 13,788 MP3s illegally…