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Do Government Subsidies for Film Production Create a 'Race to the Bottom'?new

Especially now, when so many traditional jobs have been lost, "everybody wants to be Hollywood east," Cornell University professor Susan Christopherson says. It's "sexy meets desperation." More than 40 states are actively vying for movie production business, upping the ante on subsidies in what she calls a "race to the bottom."
Chicago Reader  |  Deanna Isaacs  |  11-30-2009  |  Movies

Is Hollywood Recession-Proof?new

While there are many more pressing national issues about the economic crisis than How It Will Affect the Film Industry, our local economy is bound up with Hollywood tightly enough that it's a legitimate subject for concern.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Andy Klein  |  12-01-2008  |  Movies

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