Hollywood high point to celebrate its 50th anniversary

The Walk of Fame will be feted on Sunday. It's been 50 years that it's been around.

[Ayahuasca Shaman]

Hollywood Boulevard: What a dump.

[CALIFORNIAMARTY SAYS]

Hollywood is no longer the film capital of the world. The problem is that 43 other states and Canada have enacted tax incentive laws that lure our local productions to their venues, spending the hundreds of millions in their venues not in California and putting California's great film crews and supporting vendors in financial distress.

It is time for the film people above and below the line that live in this state to speak out and tell our legislators that they must compete to keep California's film and television productions here. The loss of 30 billion a year and 250 thousand jobs is not to be sneezed at.

[BarryKlein]

Robert Redford= no star
Clint Eastwood= No star
Jane Fonda= No star
John Denver= No star
Mel Gibson= No star
Robert Culp= No star
Jerry Seinfield= No star
David Letterman= No star
Andy Rooney= No star
Phil Hartman= No star
But YOU can "buy" one for $25,000

[BarryKlein]

CALIFORNIAMARTY SAYS wrote:

Hollywood is no longer the film capital of the world. The problem is that 43 other states and Canada have enacted tax incentive laws that lure our local productions to their venues, spending the hundreds of millions in their venues not in California and putting California's great film crews and supporting vendors in financial distress.
It is time for the film people above and below the line that live in this state to speak out and tell our legislators that they must compete to keep California's film and television productions here. The loss of 30 billion a year and 250 thousand jobs is not to be sneezed at.

Incentives have already been enacted and exhausted...

[BarryKlein]

Ayahuasca Shaman wrote:

Hollywood Boulevard: What a dump.

Yet you follow the events with enthusiasm and stupidity. Living your life in Los Angeles vicariously through the DN topix boards from your sandbox. Nothing better there, so you troll on here, wishing you could come back and make it. Too bad you can't, loser.
You are just a
SMEGEGE SPONSEE....

[CALIFORNIAMARTY SAYS]

Barry Klein, the puny bill that was finally passed last year after 15 years of losing multiple billions in film production revenue to Canada and now 43 states does as much to plug the flow of productions as the first cap that BP failed with. We need a matching, level the playing field bill. New York State tripled their incentives last year and they now have 150 television shows pumping hundreds of millions into New York City alone.
Meg Whitman has now recognized the problem on page 18 of her magazine presentation limited to job creation recently published. She indicates that 2/3rds of films are now shot outside of California.

[I live in LA]

BarryKlein wrote:

Robert Redford= no star
Clint Eastwood= No star
Jane Fonda= No star
John Denver= No star
Mel Gibson= No star
Robert Culp= No star
Jerry Seinfield= No star
David Letterman= No star
Andy Rooney= No star
Phil Hartman= No star
But YOU can "buy" one for $25,000

Everyone listed here should have a star on Hollywood. They have contributed so much to the industry. It is a shame their agents or director doesn't nominate them and pony up $25,000.

[Californiamarty says]

BarryKlein wrote:

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Incentives have already been enacted and exhausted...

Exhausted and puny by comparison!