tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957250245679591225.post5511068008624431777..comments2008-11-13T11:26:31.834-08:00Comments on An Unfamiliar Hollywood: Politics and Film: The Separation of Hollywood and StateParker Championhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12445995695590795427noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957250245679591225.post-55819849213907007792008-11-13T11:26:00.000-08:002008-11-13T11:26:00.000-08:00This is a very relevant post about what is going o...This is a very relevant post about what is going on in the past week. And I do understand how most everything lately has been about the election and our new president. What I found refreshing about this post is that it doesn’t have to do with just Obama but how he may be able to change something I don’t think too many people are thinking about. <BR/>On the note of political headlines, it would have been great to see if you think, or came upon, anything about Prop 8. Being in California, this is a major issue and definitely something very prominent in Hollywood, I believe. Is there a correlation? Will Obama have an impact on Prop 8 and with Hollywood as well?<BR/>I really enjoyed the sentence: “On average in an election year after a Democrat was elected the box office spiked nearly 7% and only 3% after a Republican took office.” I found that very interesting and I am glad you explained what theories you and others have for that. It would have been very nice to have maybe had an example of when specifically. Which president? Obviously, I am not old enough to remember past elections and know how crazy the entertainment went either, so from a “younger” standpoint, that would be an interesting fact. <BR/>Lastly, on the topic of the documentary of the election process, I wonder if the short would have taken on a differing view or something if Obama had not won. Do you think Edward Norton would have done something to put in his opinion? Do you think he has? Obviously, you have not seen it but it would be great to look for beliefs and political values that may be in this documentary.<BR/>I truly hope that Obama’s presence will help Hollywood, which may then even help other forms of art and entertainment. As “big” as it is here in LA, the entertainment industry (theater especially) could use a boost. Now with Obama coming into power and the prices of gasoline dropping, I suppose anything is possible!Alexandra Holtzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353693978205375911noreply@blogger.com