Unquestionably, YouTube has been one of the 21st century phenomenons that has become a social stable. You can’t visually stay relevant unless YouTube is inclusive in your plan. It brings your creative vision closer to the public and if your blessed to go viral, it can change your lifestyle. What GothamJungle loves about YouTube is the graying of the entertainment playing field. An aspiring actor can potentially receive just as many views as an award-winning thespian or reality show participant.
There have been plenty of boutique labels that have made major marks in this industry. The current “Def Jam” appears to be Cash Money/Young Money records. They have the artists, the pedigree, the sales & the longevity that lends to its leaders being real executives. But to keep that generational relevance there needs to be some sort of corporate rules. A step by step booklet for you to get. I’m a firm believer that YMCMB is at risk. Here is why…. “Hero Complex” – an inherent desire to help others. It is a compulsion to help make their world right. Add in a healthy dose of ego and this is what Cash Money/Young Money is suffering from….
Feb 242012
I wanna briefly touch on the understanding some of the people have when reading this blog. Let’s watch 2 time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington explain the movement in Hollywood for the black actor and director. As we’re closing out Black History month, let’s focus not only on the people (who paved the way) but how we as a generation can grow. Sometimes it is a “numbers thing, not a color block”. We touch on sales for music and movies all the time, now we can analyze the “why”. Hear from one of the top actors black, white or yellow, etc on how the BUSINESS is. Race may be a part of what reduces the cinematic visuals we see at the box office, but (as with each generation) we never stop moving forward.
Jan 232012
Let’s welcome in Monday with da movie charts GoJu Nation. It’s has been an eventful weekend with the release of ‘Redtails‘ and all the information surrounding its release. What’s fascinating about the situation is that George Lucas had to put his own money up to get the movie finished. It seems an action movie with an all color cast it’s not en vogue enough to support financially.This is the message the movie studios are giving. It’s a real simple equation actually just look at the ratio of movie releases and examine the core cast. It’s not rocket science to find out the scales are very imbalanced when it comes to movies with a color cast being in the minority. And that’s BEYOND IRONIC in this gray day and age. Just take a look at the census polls and you’ll see that Caucasian decent is gradually being phased out as the majority as this county is truly a rainbow coalition at this point. In addition, if you look at where disposable income is being spent (shopping, entertainment, etc.), the races of color are the ones spending the most money. So with 1+1=11, its common sense that more movies of color need to be feed into the marketplace.
Question GoJu Nation. Do you know what industry instantly collapsed with the introduction of the internet? Encyclopedias. They immediately went the path of the dinosaur once the world-wide web became a culture staple. That’s the beauty and the curse of change. It moves us forward but there are business casualties along the way. In 1998 the digital cinematography/film era gained traction and changed the film/tv & camera industry completely. Kodak which was founded in the 19th century (1892) was the standard in film for over a hundred years. From their famous cameras to supplying film to the entire film & television industry, this behemoth was prosperous for generations. Then they got hit by a lightning bolt in technology with the advent of digital imaging. Kodak stuck to their guns and reluctantly came on board to this paradigm shift. As a result they have become the next casuality of the new corporate business model. Now don’t cry they have been successful for over 120 years but for every start there is a finish. Courtesy of CNN‘s Aaron Smith and Hibah Yousuf lets take a look at the business details.
Jan 062012
It’s January and around much of the country Jack Frost has kicked in. So to cure the potential winter blues, GothamJungle will give you something to look forward to. Here are a few of the summer jump-offs that will warm your soul and hold you over until the weather breaks. This could be the biggest summer to date with this small dose of blockbusters. Enjoy the tour GoJu Nation….
Nov 152011
Fresh out of witness protection, Mive Content is upset that there’s no basketball. Let’s see what GothamJungle.com’s finest has to say…..
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Nov 142011
Here we are GoJu Nation. And the holidays are right around the corner. This means we’re gonna have to ramp up da movie charts over here at GothamJungle. I was literally at the movies yesterday which sparked this thought process. We haven’t been bombarded yet with the Christmas and animation movies but that will change very quickly here in the next couple weeks. Your also gonna get a strong dose of emotional and award-winning book movies as this is the last of the Oscar push for these film companies. So lets take a look at what transpired this weekend. There is an interesting trend.
Sep 302011
In Movies
1968 – With “Night of the Living Dead“, the Zombie genre is born with George Romero‘s horror classic. “They’re coming to get you Barbara” became the first official “I’ll be right back” of horror, as poor Judith O’Dea has to flee a cemetery because the dead have inexplicably come back to life and started walking the Earth in search of human flesh.
Aug 152011
Monday, Monday GoJu Nation and we start it off right with da movie charts. We’re starting to get the little gems that end off the summer and swing into Oscar season and some of the numbers bear that out… “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” of course rule movie land for the second week in a row. The last of the summer blockbusters is exactly that by grossing over 100M in those 2 weeks. Which officially makes this a franchise. Look for another “Apes” movie within the coming years (will Mark Wahlberg return??). The charming movie “The Help” which breaks down the scandalous lifestyle of a small town told from the perspective of the maids comes in at number two this week. A solid 25M makes this one of the sleepers of the summer and if can gain some momentum (the in theater marketing was very strong) it may be in the Oscar conversation but it needs bigger box office to make that a possibility.
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