Moderated by George H. Phillips; 00:00 Phillips talks about the topic of Hollywood and the panel discussion; 01:20 John Lawlor begins his discussion. He mentions he does not care about what happens regarding the Academy Awards in Hollywood that night; 03:30 Lawlor talks about the movie industry and the current lack of opportunity for artists to act in films; 07:00 Audience member asks Lawlor how he would explain Christopher Reeve getting the part in Superman; 07:43 Peter Tauber talks about why Hollywood is corrupt; 10:00 Tauber talks about the book “The Sunshine Soldiers†and how it was supposed to be turned into a movie. The main concern for Hollywood was how to get more women in the movie; 11:30 Tauber talks about the word “Hollywood†and how it represents dreams for people. He also talks about the real estate in Hollywood and how it has changed the area; 16:33 Tauber talks about the economics in Hollywood; 22:45 Tauber talks about the movie “Fast Break†and the actor Gabe Kaplan; 24:36 Phillips asks the audience if they have questions for Tauber. Audience member asks what he thinks will happen with the video disk revolution. Tauber talks about the market of recording movies; 26:28 A. Scott Berg begins his discussion. He talks about his background as a writer; 28:07 Berg talks about the idea or land of dreams in Hollywood; 29:32 Berg talks about the book he is about to write regarding the history of Hollywood moguls like Samuel Goldman; 30:53 Berg talks about Hollywood’s responsibility regarding giving people what they want to see versus providing what is good for us; 31:50 Berg tells two stories about his family; 39:45 Berg states the Hollywood he knows is the “art by committee†and talks about the concept of the American dream; 43:05 Audience member asks Berg whether we can have better quality films; 46:02 Jack Nessel begins his discussion. He talks about his roots in Hollywood including his mother acting in films; 48:47 Nessel states he disagrees with the current characterizations of Hollywood. He also talks about the Academy Awards; 57:20 Panelists talk about filmmakers and the industry; 59:55 Unidentified person [possibly the moderator, Phillips] tells a story of losing his job at UCLA and attempting to become a screen writer; 01:04:01 Audience member asks a question about television [cataloger’s note: audience member quiet in recording and question is difficult to decipher]; 01:13:43 Audience member asks how Hollywood handles the critics; 01:20:28 Audience member asks about the depiction of failure in film and the memorable movies; 01:28:47 Audience member asks how Lawlor ranks himself with other actors from the Academy Awards; 01:32:27 Audience member asks a final question about the general opinion of slapstick comedy versus wanting more satire; 01:34:13 Recording cuts out.
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Moderated by George H. Phillips; 00:00 Phillips talks about the topic of Hollywood and the panel discussion; 01:20 John Lawlor begins his discussion. He mentions he does not care about what happens regarding the Academy Awards in Hollywood that night; 03:30 Lawlor talks about the movie industry and the current lack of opportunity for artists to act in films; 07:00 Audience member asks Lawlor how he would explain Christopher Reeve getting the part in Superman; 07:43 Peter Tauber talks about why Hollywood is corrupt; 10:00 Tauber talks about the book “The Sunshine Soldiers†and how it was supposed to be turned into a movie. The main concern for Hollywood was how to get more women in the movie; 11:30 Tauber talks about the word “Hollywood†and how it represents dreams for people. He also talks about the real estate in Hollywood and how it has changed the area; 16:33 Tauber talks about the economics in Hollywood; 22:45 Tauber talks about the movie “Fast Break†and the actor Gabe Kaplan; 24:36 Phillips asks the audience if they have questions for Tauber. Audience member asks what he thinks will happen with the video disk revolution. Tauber talks about the market of recording movies; 26:28 A. Scott Berg begins his discussion. He talks about his background as a writer; 28:07 Berg talks about the idea or land of dreams in Hollywood; 29:32 Berg talks about the book he is about to write regarding the history of Hollywood moguls like Samuel Goldman; 30:53 Berg talks about Hollywood’s responsibility regarding giving people what they want to see versus providing what is good for us; 31:50 Berg tells two stories about his family; 39:45 Berg states the Hollywood he knows is the “art by committee†and talks about the concept of the American dream; 43:05 Audience member asks Berg whether we can have better quality films; 46:02 Jack Nessel begins his discussion. He talks about his roots in Hollywood including his mother acting in films; 48:47 Nessel states he disagrees with the current characterizations of Hollywood. He also talks about the Academy Awards; 57:20 Panelists talk about filmmakers and the industry; 59:55 Unidentified person [possibly the moderator, Phillips] tells a story of losing his job at UCLA and attempting to become a screen writer; 01:04:01 Audience member asks a question about television [cataloger’s note: audience member quiet in recording and question is difficult to decipher]; 01:13:43 Audience member asks how Hollywood handles the critics; 01:20:28 Audience member asks about the depiction of failure in film and the memorable movies; 01:28:47 Audience member asks how Lawlor ranks himself with other actors from the Academy Awards; 01:32:27 Audience member asks a final question about the general opinion of slapstick comedy versus wanting more satire; 01:34:13 Recording cuts out.
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