Peter Bart

Substantially fewer films will be produced over the next year or two. And a significant portion of the production costs of the reduced slate will be borne by hedge funds and other investment groups. ↗

— Peter Bart

#costs #fewer #films #funds #groups

That's how you get surprises, because what movies are all about is surprises. ↗

— Peter Bart

#because #get #how #movies #surprises

The biggest danger of Hollywood becoming a purely corporate town resides in the creative process. ↗

— Peter Bart

#biggest #corporate #creative #creative process #danger

The green-light decision process today consists of maybe of 30 or 40 people. ↗

— Peter Bart

#decision #green-light #maybe #people #process

The green-light meeting, when I first started at Paramount, would consist of maybe three or four of us in a room. Perhaps two or three of us would have read the script under discussion. ↗

— Peter Bart

#discussion #first #four #green-light #i

The major media companies are significantly reducing their financial commitment to the motion picture sector. ↗

— Peter Bart

#companies #financial #major #media #motion

We're going to see a very, very commercial kind of picture-making. ↗

— Peter Bart

#going #kind #see #very