Forget Spain

Typical Americans.

I always thought aspiring filmmakers in the United States should forget about Hollywood and look elsewhere in the world to pursue a career. Canada would be an obvious place if they'd let you move there. I guess immigration is a problem everywhere. Just because the United States tries to keep people out, it doesn't mean other countries are dying to let Americans in.

Of course, the whole point in Canada is that they don't want to be overwhelmed by the United States. So if you're from the United States, they may not want you muscling your way into their entertainment industry.

In Spain and perhaps elsewhere in Europe, I hear that TV writers usually don't get paid. And now I hear that a tiny number of directors in Spain have a lock on the place. They consider new talent a nuisance and you'll get no where no matter how good you are.

So forget Spain.

England is struggling. Because they speak English, competition with Hollywood has always been a problem, but now a lot of European movies are being made in English, too. Look at the movies of Polanski and Lars Von Trier. They're getting it from both directions.

I don't know what the English can do about it. Make movies that are more Englandy that will somehow appeal to the English people. Don't ask me how. Put in more caning.