The politics of Hollywood — National Banana, Film Department redux

The politics of Hollywood — National Banana, Film Department redux

This video-content sector is getting silly, not just because it’s overcrowded.

Last week, we wrote about National Banana, a somewhat mediocre Santa Monica-based video site, where Hollywood producer Jerry Zucker, creator of Airplane! and Naked Gun, is leading the company’s production. The company received $1 million… Continue Reading

Mideast quagmire affects new Hollywood film start-up

Mideast quagmire affects new Hollywood film start-up

Updated

A top Hollywood producer with a new movie company backed by General Electric has killed a script about agents trying to stop a terrorist attack — allegedly due to political pressure from two of his board members.

This blog doesn’t normally cover Mideast politics, and its… Continue Reading

Roundup: Solar-motorbike, Webwag, Marchex, Google Gadget Ventures, more

Roundup: Solar-motorbike, Webwag, Marchex, Google Gadget Ventures, more

Here’s the latest (updated) action:

The solar-powered motorbike from SunRed in Spain — Read the little story about how the company hopes to make a prototype soon, and needs venture capital to do so.

Marchex launches huge Web site — The public company said it has launched more than… Continue Reading