It’s been quite the week. From my seat, it has felt like loss after loss after loss. New Academy CEO snuck in under the wire by the exiting Board of Governors, nice guy, smart guy, no change guy… no institutional history with anything but museums… Peter Rice, a well-loved executive who has a long history playing to all fields… out, for no clear reason except the ire of the flailing new CEO at Disney…
If the Academy ever wants true relevance again they have to plant the flag firmly on the side of the theatrical experience. Get rid of day and date for qualification. Producers and Distributors have to choose - you want to compete for an Emmy or an Oscar? Period. End of discussion.
The Academy is a mess. The new CEO, Bill Kramer is the wrong choice. Not a film person, not a visionary, but another poorly thought out appointment from a lame duck board. They are clueless. A billion dollar museum without an "e" ticket, a television show that needs some rethinking, too many new members, old legacy members shut out of leadership positions and clueless about how to approach the new streaming/theatrical business that exists. I am now an out of town member and I have been hitting a stone wall asking for streaming links to new films NOW. Having been a member since 1979 I can say that they need transparency, creative leadership and a way to reengage its membership. No one considered how almost doubling the size of the Academy would change things. They really need to shake it up.
THB #169: Deflated
If the Academy ever wants true relevance again they have to plant the flag firmly on the side of the theatrical experience. Get rid of day and date for qualification. Producers and Distributors have to choose - you want to compete for an Emmy or an Oscar? Period. End of discussion.
The Academy is a mess. The new CEO, Bill Kramer is the wrong choice. Not a film person, not a visionary, but another poorly thought out appointment from a lame duck board. They are clueless. A billion dollar museum without an "e" ticket, a television show that needs some rethinking, too many new members, old legacy members shut out of leadership positions and clueless about how to approach the new streaming/theatrical business that exists. I am now an out of town member and I have been hitting a stone wall asking for streaming links to new films NOW. Having been a member since 1979 I can say that they need transparency, creative leadership and a way to reengage its membership. No one considered how almost doubling the size of the Academy would change things. They really need to shake it up.