Posted on 03/30/2023 10:14:47 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
NEW YORK (AP) — As Hollywood emerged from the pandemic, its biggest film productions dipped in diversity after years of incremental progress, according to a new study by UCLA researchers. Opportunities were notably greater for women and people of color on streaming platforms than in theatrically released films.
The annual UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report, published Thursday, presented one of the most detailed looks yet at how the film industry was shaped and, in many ways, set back during the pandemic. In analyzing 2022 movie releases, academics found that ethnic and gender inclusivity in theatrical films reverted back to 2019 or 2018 levels in many metrics, turning charts downward that had been slowly trending toward greater equity on screen and behind the camera.
As the film industry sought to claw back moviegoers in 2022, it did so by leaning more on films starring and directed by white men, despite considerable evidence that more diverse films attract larger audiences. Black, Latino and Asian American moviegoers make up nearly half of all frequent moviegoers, and for the biggest hits, often account for the majority of ticket buyers.
“It definitely was not an industry that was back all the way. But I really think it gives a picture of a two-tiered system that’s been created,” says Ana-Christina Ramón, director of the Entertainment and Media Research Initiative at UCLA, which produces the report. “What will be interesting to see is what happens in 2023 if it continues to have this bifurcation.”
“The fear is that diversity is something is temporary or could be easily cut at any point in either theatrical or streaming,” says Ramón, noting that streaming services, after years of torrid growth, are now pulling back on original productions.
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65% beats 13% in any normal system.
Go ahead, H-wood, keep this up. I’ll enjoy your dollar inputs go to zero. Oh, forgot, you’re now fishing for Chicom dollars. Eff you and the sewer you swim, screw, and write in.
Since whites make up the largest portion of the English speaking population, most roles should go to them. Blacks should be only 13%.
So? Most of the NBA’s biggest contracts go to black men.
And “Woman of the Year” awards go to white men, too.
What’s your point?
So what? Suck it up, you stupid, pandering liberals.
Mostly white men? Men that are more than half white? I did not realize there were so many bi-racial actors.
They are the majority of the audience.
Learn to appeal to them.
The white guys can simply claim that they identify as women and minorities and the problem will be solved.
It’s odd that the standard assumption is that if white men do poorly that’s something to celebrate.
Sure does seem to me (and my wife!) that most new TV shows are practically all female-centered.
Will moviegoers be required to watch non-white male movie before they can see what they want? Can I get multiple credits for an intersectional film, so if I see a French film about crippled black lesbians fighting for gun control I get 5 virtue points? Do I actually have to see it, or can I just buy a ticket at the local art theater and walk away with my ticket?
Yeah, exactly!
two of the worst movies I ever tried to watch were by “black” RACIST producers directors : Hateful Eight and Django come to mind, not for the RACIST story line or concept , just badly done horrible cinema and directing, totlly unwatchable except for feeding the racist “hate whitey” factor if thats your thing
POC already dominate the commercials. Crackas are only needed if they need someone to play the buffoon characters.
I mean, this place would not be this place without this girl ;)
Personally I don’t care to watch actors that seem to have a real chip on ther shoulder and or hatred for America like Sammy l. Jackson, Danny Glover and will smith......and that’s not even mentioning black female actors.
I don’t know much about Denzel Washington’s politics but I tend to find his movies entertaining.
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