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In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questions.Read the passages and then mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.TEXT A
Lately DreamWorks SKG has been a wandering tribe. The would-be studio which made films such as American Beauty and War of the Worlds, sold itself to Paramount in 2005. When that arrangement fell apart it found new partners in Reliance Big Enter tain ment a Hollywood outfit and Universal Studios. Then it fell out with Universal. So it was rather a surprise, when on February 9th Dream Works abruptly found it self in the promised land. Disney, the world's foremost purveyor of wholesome entertainment, lent it money and agreed to market and distribute its films.
It is a good illustration of how the economic downturn is affecting Hollywood. Until recently executives were boasting that the film business was resistant, perhaps even immune, to recession. The number of cinema tickets sold actually increased during three out of the past four recessions. Box-office receipts so far this
year are higher than last year. Admittedly the share prices of media companies have tumbled--but that is because of the collapse in television and print advertising and has little to do with Tinsel town.
Yet the downturn has profoundly affected the art of deal-making. Although the breakdown of negotia tions between DreamWorks and Universal has been followed by a storm of recriminations, the heart of the problem was that DreamWorks was finding it unexpectedly hard to raise debt. It is hardly alone in that.
Two years ago investors were lubricating all sorts of strange alliances and start-ups--Tom Cruise wants to resurrect United Artists? Why not? But now the outside money has all but disappeared. The big studios the primacy of which was never exactly threatened during the boom years, are now almost the only game in town The alliance with DreamWorks is something of an about-turn for Disney. Under Bob Iger, who took over as chief executive in 2005,Disney has culled films that are a less than perfect fit for its family-friend lybrand and has concentrated on turning those that are into amusement-park rides, lunch boxes and other spin-offs. This week's deal will add as many as six films a year to Disney's pipeline swelling itby about half. The surge will not happen at once however DreamWorks will have to raise more money before it iscap able of producing that many.
These days DreamWorks is largely Steven Spielberg's outfit. Jeffrey Katzenberg (the "K" in SKG)runs DreamWorks Animation, a separate, publicly owned company. David Geffen (the "G") has retired from the studio. The remaining founder spoke warmly of Disney this week, calling it the "birthplace of imagination". He is said to be looking forward to making more family films. Perhaps but he still looks a little out of place in the magic kingdom.
Mr. Spielberg became America's best-known, and perhaps best, film director by fusing block b
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