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Article: From the editor.(making films: United States and Canada)(Brief Article)
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- Take One
- Article date:
- March 1, 2002
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Runaway productions, like Hollywood North, has a nice ring to it. And like Hollywood North, it's a meaningless expression, an easy, media--friendly hook to pull focus away from the realities of 21--century moviemaking. Film production, like all big business, has gone global. There is no more Hollywood North, than there is Hollywood West, East or South. Anyway, Hollywood has always been a state of mind, and the production of American film and television product takes place anywhere and everywhere in the world today.
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