Bordwell – Hollywood Movies 1919 (NYT)

Film scholar David Bordwell on the American film industry in 1919 and 2019. The internet, and the possibility of streaming, as the equivalent shock effect of the First World War. In terms of stars, I sense that salaries are larger now for a larger group of people than ever before. . . If history is repeating itself and the streamers successfully displace the studios, should we expect star power (in bargaining terms) to lower over time followed by anti-trust realignment of these streaming firms?