The Big Lie

The two greatest lies perpetuated by Hollywood? Well, I’m glad you asked. First and foremost, the myth that Opening Weekend Box Office is any indicator of how good a movie is. Box Office is all about marketing not filmmaking. The Fight Club, The Big Lebowski, The Iron Giant, The Shawshank Redemption, The Thing, The Master, The Hudsucker Proxy, The King of Comedy all stunk up the box office like Matthew McConaughey on a hot summer day in Texas. Although, upon further review, maybe it is the article ‘The’ in the title that kills box office. Nine out of the ten top lifetime grossing films don’t have a ‘The’ in the title. 16 of the Top Twenty don’t have one. 40 of the Top Fifty! … and the Number Two Dirty Little Hollywood Lie would be that Gwyneth Paltrow can act. Perhaps we should start calling her, The Gwyneth Paltrow…