Pop Culture: Has Hollywood Lost Its Creativity?

Pop Culture: Has Hollywood lost its creativity?

Hollywood Has Left L.A.

Despite fake footage circulated during the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, the iconic Hollywood sign did not burn down—it still stands, overlooking the city. But Hollywood, the industry, has dried up. “What began years ago as a trickle has suddenly become an exodus,” writes Lane Brown in Vulture. “Today, only about a fifth of American movies and shows are filmed in L.A.” The past decade has been especially tough for the film and TV industry, as prod…