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Peter Bart: Will Hollywood’s Cutbacks Inhibit The Comebacks? We’re Nearing The Moment Of Truth


Deadline's Peter Bart asks, will Hollywood’s cutbacks inhibit the comebacks? We’re nearing the moment of truth.

Even battle-scarred United Artists with Scott Stuber as its new savior promises yet another comeback after alternate decades of brilliance and disaster. Sherry Lansing steered a remarkable recovery at Paramount in the mid-‘80s based on hits including Fatal Attraction, The Accused and Indecent Proposal – all of which generated major female followings. During UA’s second heyday under Arthur Krim and David Picker, the big titles included Tom Jones and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – again unique but modest in cost.

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