Not Fit For The Screen

With all the fuss over the deflating Hollywood box office, Anthony Lane seems to hit the nail on the head in addressing the problem in this week's review for The New Yorker: "What is the connection between the following titles: “Bewitched,” “The Dukes of Hazzard,” “Get Smart,” “I Dream of Jeannie?” First, they are all current or forthcoming features on the movie schedule. Second, you cannot imagine yourself actually cranking up the physical desire to go and see any of them." He also notes how "Hollywood, which once went in terror of TV, now honors it as a prime natural resource."

Posted by jamesisrael on Jun 22, 2005 at 01:13PM | Categories: The Biz