How Hollywood is killing Hollywood

Washington

I WAS surprised to learn last week that the most powerful people in Hollywood were not named Weinstein, do not have the power to greenlight films, and don't have Brad Pitt on speed dial. They're not rich and famous; they don't throw bashes at Cannes or host cocktail parties during Oscar season.

No, the new Hollywood powerbrokers are a far simpler sort - you've probably never heard of most of them. They're little more than data points, truth be told.