The major media companies are significantly reducing their financial commitment to the motion picture sector.

- Peter Bart

That's how you get surprises, because what movies are all about is surprises.

- Peter Bart

Study the public behavior of top stars and you can detect a keen attentiveness to brand value.

- Peter Bart

Substantially fewer films will be produced over the next year or two. And a significant portion of the production costs of the reduced slate will be …

- Peter Bart

We're going to see a very, very commercial kind of picture-making.

- Peter Bart

Though gay lifestyles have certainly moved into the open, there's little evidence that society has become more open in its basic attitudes or that en…

- Peter Bart

The biggest danger of Hollywood becoming a purely corporate town resides in the creative process.

- Peter Bart

Historically, filmmakers always fall in love with every frame, but now that even neophytes are given final cut, this love affair carries with it seri…

- Peter Bart

Most movie-goers are overdosing on star coverage; it's the ultimate example of too much information.

- Peter Bart