We don't put Wally Beery in a fruity movie about suffering!
New at Reason: RiShawn Biddle says Don't blame Canada—outsourcing film production is the key to a happy ending for Hollywood.
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Yay! Barton Fink!
Um... topical comment? I got nothin.
New? That article was from 2002. In fact I remembered reading here on Hit & Run before I even saw the dateline.
Also this line "outsourcing film production is the key to a happy ending for Hollywood. " was wonderfully unintentionally(?) funny.
Hey! How dare he call my home city of Adelaide a "backwater". Has he ever been there? 🙂 🙂 I'm sure the people of South Australia will happily take the studio's money though....
The date says '02, but I suspect it's just a mistake (not unexpected under this byline). Other errors include misspelling of LA Times reporter Michael Hiltzik name as "Hizlik."
Thanks for the heads up. Corrections are made.