No part of me wants to write about politics. But since President Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday night that he wants to "Make Hollywood Great Again" via 100% tariffs on foreign movies (and then we saw a ton of industry stocks plummet on Monday), it behooves me to engage. Trump says he wants to help Hollywood, and as part of the drowning man, I'd take a rope no matter who threw it to me. Look, I know Donald Trump is not reading No Film School, but should he or his administration want to chat, we're always around. Don't hesitate to reach out. Hollywood does need help, and I will talk to anyone about it. Because I think there's actually a lot that Trump can do to help American movies and TV survive. Let's dive in. Hollywood Does Have a Problem! I live in Los Angeles, and I haven't worked on anything in LA in a while. The last TV show I was on was shot in Canada, and the movie I optioned last year will be, too. Neither are set there on the page, but the tax incentives make it too good to pass up. I have friends who work on game shows, they tell me it's easier to send the entire cast and crew to London than it is to book and shoot in the USA, let alone in Los Angeles. (Rob Lowe talked about this in March, too.)And as we've covered, California has fallen way behind other...
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