tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490978.post116624753253132359..comments2023-10-25T03:21:43.191-07:00Comments on Nettertainment: AuthoritativeMark Netterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16252314588611552114noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490978.post-1166310403371514482006-12-16T15:06:00.000-08:002006-12-16T15:06:00.000-08:00How do you think that compares to a membership of ...How do you think that compares to a membership of 6000 industry professionals who somehow tell the whole world what the "Best Picture" is each year at the Oscars?Mark Netterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16252314588611552114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490978.post-1166255680933990942006-12-15T23:54:00.000-08:002006-12-15T23:54:00.000-08:00You do know that the "Hollywood Foreign Press" is ...You do know that the "Hollywood Foreign Press" is actually a group of 100-150 unemployed actors in their 20s and 30s who a few times a year write up some cheesy little article for some obscure European website or newspaper just so the article can start with: From our journalist in the trenches in Hollywood...<BR/><BR/>I have a friend at Sony and one at 20th Century Fox, both who are high up in distribution, and they laugh every year as the Golden Globes continue to be taken seriously even though those are the most easily purchased votes in Hollywood. Both claim you just throw a party for your film or TV show, serve these kids some free wine and snacks, and voila, you've got a Globe nomination.<BR/><BR/>So now that every studio does this, it's apparently mostly a matter of who buys the best Vodka.<BR/><BR/>-Mark M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com