[Maria S]

In case you missed the ‘questions’ page that followed the article (on the original website), his answer confirms my belief that he DOES have a little common sense in addition to his book-learning smarts:


If Hollywood were destroyed by a freak accident tomorrow and you were asked to rebuild it, what changes would you make?
I wouldn't rebuild it. It's already an anachronism, and so is its product. Does anybody believe that in 50 years we are still going to go to cinemas to watch big computer-generated light-shows that make no sense, bear no relation to real life and are accompanied by earsplitting noise? Or that we will want to watch this product at home on our screens? No, this too shall pass.

[liberallarry]

I watch old movies all the time. I love 'em. They're good stories, well-told and they also are good records of their times. As in all things, you have to pick and choose. There's plenty of crap too - just as in real life. :)