Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies 'produced in foreign lands'

[jmowreader]

25. While the film industry may be dying a "very fast death"...

I don't think it's "movies produced outside the US" that are the problem.

Some of the things that MIGHT be the problem:

1. Streaming.
2. A myriad of other entertainment options.
3. Trump's economy, which is moving funds from optional purchases like movie tickets to necessities like gasoline and food.
4. Too many comic book movies.
5. Too many Jesus movies - the last time I went to the theater (I saw "The Day the Earth Blew Up," which I thought was good) there were FOUR different Jesus movies on four different screens in that theater. Three of them were the three parts of the Last Supper movie that were released a week apart - this cinema had all three.
6. WAY too many movies no one likes.
7. No one wants to leave the house anymore.
8. Live-action remakes of animation. Non-Disney studios are getting into that now; "How to Train Your Dragon" is coming soon to theaters, and a live-action Disney "Lilo and Stitch" is upcoming.

How about doing a film of "The Book of Mormon" or "Avenue Q"? Probably because Trump's fan club would firebomb theaters if they did...I don't think they'd handle "Hasa Diga Eebowai" very well.