Hollywood no n.— «Nothing is more frustrating for a filmmaker than the “Hollywood No,” which is silence. It is debilitating and insensitive.» —by Jason E. Squire The Movie Business Book Nov. 1, 1992. (source:...
Hollywood no n. a lack of response (to a proposal, phone call, message, etc.). (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Hollywood no n.— «Confused because the production executive hot in pursuit of your screenplay last week isn’t returning your calls this week? Well, meet the Hollywood “no.”» —“Proper Etiquette—What a High Concept...
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n.— «I’m tired of the “Hollywood no” as he calls it (they don’t get back to you).» —by Jordan Rosenfeld Jordan’s World Sept. 18, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
D-girl n.— «“D-girl” is the movie industry sobriquet for a woman who works in the murky world of “development.” Men dominate most of the power jobs in the industry-directing, producing, running studios-but women reign...
French hours n.— «[Billy Wilder] also likes the French hours—noon to 7:30 P.M. “In Hollywood, with the five-day week and early hours, one can make fifty silly errors before one begins to work.”» —“Production Views Along...