When new stars rise, some old stars may fade. But what about Gran Turismo? It made it a LOT of money, and was more of a drama than an action. Fans were not disappointed. And they watched it because of Clint Eastwood.

Of course, I do hope more and more people begin watching online comedies and independent films. Personally, I love them just as much as big bugdet films. www.NormallyThisWeird.com

Again, that doesn't mean people don't love celebrities, or that any major psychological change has effected the mass population. Aliens have not invaded our brains and made us all decided that Will Smith isn't sexy or talented enough anymore. (I will, in fact, watch a movie simply because he is in it.)

Besides, it was not THAT long ago that Robert Pattison got hit by a taxi trying to escape a crazed mob of mostly female fans. (He wasn't hurt, but come on... not popular? They were terrifying the poor guy!)

At Dragon*Con in Sept, people lined up around the building and waited for hours to pay $200 to get a picture with Patrick Stewart. Yes, Wolverine is a "new star", but I got cuts and bruises all over my body trying to get a ticket to the X-men: Wolverine Premiere in Phoenix. He got a huge "break" acting beside Patrick Stewart, but his ability to stand on his own means he's talented. Not that people are tired of drooling over Captain Picard / Xavier.

I'm afraid I have to disagree completely with the conclusions being drawn here. A + B doesn't always equal C. First, you have to figure in the effects of D and E.

D) New Talent: Every star has his or her starting film. The actors in Harry Potter are very young, and don't for a minute tell me they are going to vanish when the series is over. Look at Twilight, and where did "Edward" get his start? Oh yeah... riiiight....

E) Trends: The above topic makes it very clear that a lot of animated films were top dollar this year. That doesn't mean Hollywood stars need to start applying to McDonalds. It simply that means that Pixar (Disney) has a huge fan following, and Pixar made a lot of GOOD movies this year. That's all it means, and I'm very happy. Did I mention they were GOOD movies?

Oh sure, some stars are out of control with their salary demands. All that says is that they know they are still popular. Meh. Worst case senerio, the studios will offer less, and they'll start taking less - if it comes down to that. People in this economy do have less money to spend. For now.