@cbssundaymorning: “Market research has killed movies”: In 1997, Bette Midler criticized Hollywood’s reliance on target audiences and demographics, saying it limited originality and risk-taking in the film industry. Asked whether she was afraid to take risks herself: “Not in pictures.” #bettemidler #hollywood #research #demographic #film
I love how she uses words like pictures, automobiles
2026-09-03 23:46:40
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KsFavoriteCloset :
Market research has killed movies
2026-09-04 00:57:49
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☆꧁Shari꧂☆ :
She's absolutely correct because it's only gotten worse. They refuse to make movies that don't already have a built in audience so it's just recycled bs
2026-09-04 00:28:10
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Rosie :
Market research definitely kills creativity in movies
2026-09-04 01:23:24
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IntoTheAbyss :
Even more truer today. Industry is dead. They killed it.
2026-09-03 23:05:02
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Michael Perry :
Mother is speaking
2026-09-04 00:20:47
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juliaw9298 :
Yep as a scientist we know the investors aren’t actually analyzing data correctly. The pseudo statistics used in business and marketing reduces quality. And we know they are absolutely biased when “crunching numbers”
2026-09-03 22:31:52
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drewbiedewbiedew :
She wasn’t wrong.
2026-09-04 01:40:54
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Alex :
I completely agree. This plus intellectual property
2026-09-03 21:29:10
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blacklodis :
I lowkey hate when people call movies “pictures”. I don’t think they do that anymore. I never liked it. Sounded pretentious.
2026-09-04 01:03:43
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ManiacleMama :
people used to make movies because they had a story to tell that they believed in. now people just want money and fame and to manipulate the system to get it.
2026-09-04 00:28:54
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Studio.54 :
Yup
2026-09-04 00:42:48
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TIᖴᖴᗩᑎYᘔᑎᗩᑭᑭIᑎG :
Same applies to politics and all brands. Numbers and AI don't know what i want for dinner next week, just that I WILL be eating.
2026-09-04 00:23:36
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🌀👁️ :
I can’t really form an opinion on her. She’s lovely, intelligent, and wildly talented but she’s also incredibly out of touch and mean.
2026-09-04 00:41:37
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Luke Goretti :
Market research plus DEI
2026-09-04 00:12:48
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