The Tribeca Film Festival is well under way, and the forum is wondering whether it's indie-friendly any more. "No, they are not Indie-Friendly," said Matt. "Almost all of them are driven by politics - how many celebrities can we get to show up and show their new $50 million movies. The fact is that 'Independent Film' doesn't mean what it used to -- it means a budget at least six, usually seven figures, and the little guy who sells his car to make a movie just can't get it seen, whether it has merit or not." While I argued that thanks to the Internet, true independent filmmakers now have a whole new arena to show off their talents, Matt contested, "The filmmakers who believe that they can post their movie somewhere, and a month later the Weinstein company is going to call up, should prepare for disappointment."

Meanwhile, movie-lovers debated whether Hollywood has run out of ideas. Julaso says absolutely. "Hollywood is consistently rushing films into production, or simply optioning foreign films or older films to be remade without closely analyzing what made the original film a success." Dennis contends that "today it seems studio's are lining their pockets with money making bad movies for 14 and 15 year old kids. I will watch movies from my library, they hold up even more today because of all the crap made."

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