Archive - The Continental Congress

"American Flyers" and Other Stories from the Real World

We spend a lot of time here at the Continental Congress analyzing why modern movies don’t land with audiences the way the great movies of the 70’s 80’s…

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"Dave" and Our Situational Politics

Whenever I write about the decline of Hollywood, which regular readers know I do all the time, I often use the 1993 Hollywood release schedule as a…

Feb 17 •

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The Swiss Cheese Model and the Hollywood Producer

When a business collapses, it’s almost never because one single thing goes wrong.

Feb 3 •

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January 2025

December 2024

Putting the Joy of Storytelling in a Tech Bro Chokehold

Anyone who makes and sells a product will tell you that the perfect business model is one where you don’t have to spend the money to make the product…

Dec 31, 2024 •

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Hollywood and the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon

Last month a study came out which suggested that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs have had the perverse effect of increasing workplace hostility…

Dec 24, 2024 •

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When Hollywood Did It Right: Silence of the Lambs

The Hollywood "Programmer" meets Hannibal Lechter

Dec 5, 2024 •

George MF Washington

November 2024

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