When a dot com founder and a real estate developer can bankroll successful movies for profit or for noble social goals, then the movie studios better watch their backs. They have more than the writers' strike to worry about in a power shift that L.A. Times reporter, Patrick Goldstein predicts will crack open the movie business to further ground-breaking alliances (and inspire you to create your own.)
Like other hyphenates (as Marci Alboher knows), the writer-director of "Michael Clayton," Tony Gilroy, was thrilled with the opportunity to use his multiple talents – and add one - "entrepreneur" to his tool-kit.
Notes Goldstein, "Hollywood is a town awash in hyphenates. TV is loaded with writer-producers. The movie biz is full of writer-directors. There's even a legion of actor-filmmakers like Clint Eastwood and George Clooney … see rest of story at http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/page/2/
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