In my last column I covered three of four major worldwide trends during 2007 in production and related public policy: incentives, global content... »
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Observer at Large: 2007 in Review
By Kathleen Milnes I'm a data junkie. I spend a lot of my time with facts – facts about dollars spent, people employed, students educated, places... »
Observer at Large
While California hasn't passed a specific production tax incentive, Sacramento lawmakers have been willing to solve other problems for the industry.... »
Observer at Large
Kathleen Milnes' monthly column focuses on private-sector initiatives and public policy in the entertainment industry. Milnes is founder of The... »
Observer at Large
It's not news that motion picture and other screen-based productions are a global industry. But what might be news are all the efforts of other... »
Observer at Large
The stereotype of the struggling actor waiting tables is the first image that comes to mind when talking about what people do when they aren't... »
Observer at Large
Consider these facts: consumer spending on entertainment is now 5.1% of household income—almost as much as health care (which eats up 5.9%). In... »
Observer at Large
Like sirens calling from a distance, production incentives are alluring to producers but sometimes dangerous to workers. After all, who can resist... »
Director Series
Iran’s Best Foreign Film Nominee: Asghar Farhadi’s A SeparationJanuary 2012 | By Jack Egan
One of the surprises of this awards season is A Separation, a highly lauded film from Iran that has captivated reviewers and moviegoers and... »
Danish Director Nicolas Windng Refn Pushes Drive into High Gear
January 2012 | By Jack Egan
Nicolas Windng Refn, director of Drive, doesn’t himself drive. He has failed his driver’s license test eight times. Yet the heralded Danish director came... »