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 from a Silicon Valley venture firm, U.S. Venture Partners.

We’ve since been informed of another connection. Turns out, Steve Krausz, who led the investment, is Zucker’s brother in law (Krausz’… Continue Reading