Yesterday I listed the books I had read about Hollywood to help me prepare for my new job as a producer. Today I am going to list the articles I've read that have really helped me understand this place. This list is not exhaustive, it's just the ones I have linked in my delicious account. Feel free to go to the comment thread and post ones I am missing that you think would be helpful.
God and Tyler Perry vs. Hollywood - Tyler Perry is something of a hero to me, not really creatively, but in a business sense. He has done in his genre what I want to do in mine.
The 9:10 to Crazyland - A decent window into the life of an A-List star.
20 Biggest Record Company Screw-Ups of All Time - Not Hollywood, but the music industry shares most of the same problems, vis-a-vis creativity and suits colliding, and the social rank issue.
The Wire: David Simon Q & A - David Simon is really smart and his interviews are always enlightening.
Hollywood's endangered entrepreneurs - Very interesting. This piece along with some others in here should help you add up where the film industry is going.
Why Does Popcorn Cost So Much at the Movies? - Kinda cool insight into film demographics.
For Scott Rudin, there will be quality - He's an amazing producer, but he is also a legendary asshole. You wouldn't believe the stories I've heard.
The Hollywood Economist - A link to several articles by Edward Jay Epstein, one of the best Hollywood business writers.
Johnny Depp and the dead men's chest called Hollywood - More insight into the studio system.
The Strategic Bankruptcy of the Boardroom, Writers' Strike Edition - Umair might be the most forward-thinking person currently publishing on media, and this piece shows why.
Come on, writers, script your futures - It's clear to everyone who will look...
Big Pictures - This piece is excellent, though the author finds all the pieces but doesn't really put them together himself.
The Tyranny of Opening Weekend Box Office - More about the fucked up incentives in Hollywood.
We Don't Keep Copyright, And That's A Good Thing! - I'll let you judge how smart you think this position is. From where I am sitting, he sounds like a battered wife.
Monopolies, seven years later - I think history will judge Seth Godin to be one of the great thinkers of our time; I'm not kidding.
Are the corporate suits ruining TV? - Great piece about how suits ruin creativity.
FCC chairman aims to fast-track revamp of media ownership rules - Read this in conjunction with the Who Owns What database, and The Big Ten, to learn more about media than you ever knew.
The Screenwriter's Valentine - Not a bad piece with a famous screenwriter.
The Ebb and Flow of Movies: Box Office Receipts 1986 - 2007 - This thing is just fucking cool.
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