Comments on: BLACK MONDAY: 450 New Line Jobs Axed

By: James Benjamin Tracey

James Benjamin Tracey — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:49:50 +0000

New Line Dead?!? Cow dung! I rekon that New Line’s career over distribu-tion will continue (according to certain websites that I visited), while Warner Bros. will have the final say over the days of the releases of New Line’s films.

By: another ex-newliner

another ex-newliner — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:40:32 +0000

Truly sad but extremely foreseeable so it’s hard to feel sorry for all the New Line vets who who didn’t jump to warmer pooles on their own once Warner got settled and all the niceties were over. The path of destruction started very early with a “new mood” causing many of the more subversive, creative visionaries in all departments at many levels being left out in the cold whenever it would even sprinkle For me the signs were clear when The Red Headed Boy Flunder took great issue with an anti-Bush T shirt someone , “me” wore at an annual beach party. Like a cancer the best and the brightest were slowly either forced out in horribly demeaning ways or just not renewed. Deluca’s departure was actually the tail end of a first bout of sickness that left the company both physically and spiritually drained and without much hope. Those who were left could no longer break new ground or fully do their jobs in ways that would have protected the company. Stored away somewhere is an elegant worn piece of cloth with a skull and cross bones still well sewn to it that a young Bob Shaye hauled up the mast years ago. Warners hunger for all things within its sightline inevitably proved too much and the final scene became as obvious as one anybody would expect from a movie about an obese retarded baby locked alone in a room…. sooner or later the fingers were going to go in the mouth and there was nothing anyone could do to stop the chewing.

By: Diane Crane

Diane Crane — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:27:20 +0000

I don’t know who “Les Mayfield Jr.” is but it isn’t the director Les Mayfield, just in case anyone was confused. Maybe there’s a Les Mayfield Jr. out there and he’s busy commenting on what’s going on at New Line but it seems like a very “fishy” coincidence. If in fact someone is out there trying to create confusion over who’s actually making the comment, it’s cheap, man. Really cheap.

By: another drone

another drone — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:12:04 +0000

Yeah, it probably wasn’t Bush’s fault. And it’s not Nikki’s fault. It’s not Clinton’s fault, or McCain’s, or Dick Parsons’, or Soupy Sales’, or … for god’s sake … “The Man”? “Hoot”? “Son of the Mask”? “The Last Mimzy”? I’ll stop there … you know the rest of them. But don’t blame us drones. We are good workers who did a good job for poor leadership. We’ll land on our feet, and can only hope that karma and justice will take care of those who deserved to suffer for the demise of New Line. It won’t be easy for the large percentage of the 450 who don’t deserve to be cast off, but I hope in time we will all land on our feet.

By: Another One of the 450

Another One of the 450 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:04:31 +0000

So, yeah, it sucks for a lot of us, and for others we saw it coming awhile ago. We can mince words about the hows and whys of it, but really, isn’t this just one more turn of the wheel here? It’s not the first time I’ve been laid off, and if the actors strike happens this summer, jobs will be even more scarce.

To me, this is just another way of thinning the playing field. If you’re good at what you do, you’ll get picked up. If not, at least you got a few good stories to tell, huh? I had a great run, and I’m getting a good package, and I’d rather embrace whatever new opportunities present themselves.

By: Axed Newliner

Axed Newliner — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:17:11 +0000

New Line was an awesome place to work.

By: Ray Zaccagnini

Ray Zaccagnini — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:04:53 +0000

“Reality is, this is just corporate idiocracy in the Bush era.”

Right, we absolutely MUST blame this on Bush. We never had unemployment or layoffs or downturns before that evil monster Bush (and of course his henchman Rove) came along.

Of course the mean honchos and moguls are all filthy Rethuglicans - that’s why all their money goes to Obama, Dodd, Kennedy and Clinton. Makes perfect sense.

By: colinsmith

colinsmith — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:32:44 +0000

@ Can’t Take It Any More:

You are a blithering idiot. There are many more jobs available at the bottom of the ladder than the top. 1 of the 450 was expressing gratitude at having the flexibility to take one of them vs someone later on in life who will have a tougher time finding a job that meets their salary needs. No sympathy play there. Moron.

By: Friend of NL staffers

Friend of NL staffers — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:07:36 +0000

Hey Can’t Take it Anymore -

Quit being a prick. Today 450 people are out of jobs. They’ve got kids in schools and mortgages and rent and car payments. They’re people, man. Show some empathy. It’s not the fault of 440 of those people that NL is going down in flames. They’re just folks like you and me trying to make a living and do good work. There are TONS of NL staffers out on their ass today that were good assistants and good publicists and good distribution staffers and good editors and good copywriters. They work at a faceless multinational corporation who made cuts. There are a lot of husbands who have to look their wives in the face tonight knowing that they don’t know where the next paycheck comes from. Maybe you could cut them a little slack today.

By: drone

drone — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:41:55 +0000

Geez, so many personal attacks against NL employees and Nikki herself. Reality is, this is just corporate idiocracy in the Bush era. Of course the new New Line will be a failure or irrelevant at best. But for now, it’s just 500 or so thrown by the man into the unemployment bin. Can’t we all get along?

By: Jack Burton

Jack Burton — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:38:33 +0000

And I’m sorry that Can’t Take It Anymore can’t face the fact that he’s a heartless douche. You’re like the troll who responds to airline tragedies like “well, you should have taken Greyhound!”

By: Can't Take It Anymore

Can't Take It Anymore — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:59:46 +0000

I’m sorry if some of you can’t face the reality that you’re not entitled to a job. If someone’s main “qualifications” for employment are youth and a low salary requirement, then I suggest they seek employment in the fast food or retail sectors.

In virtually every other industry, you need to bring intelligence, skills, and a drive to succeed to the table. If you don’t have those attributes, ultimately, why should I care if you don’t have a job?

I just think it’s silly that 1 of 450 is trying to engender sympathy on a message board in this manner.

By: Bang a Gong

Bang a Gong — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:10:41 +0000

Wow
So Beyda takes over while Holmberg leaves? Beyda can barely add and is a piece of work. And no one mentions Ordesky. If he is not staying, does New Line even make THE HOBBIT? My guess is HOBBIT goes to main Warners and former New Liner Lynn Harris takes it and cackles.

By: you can take it some more

you can take it some more — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:09:03 +0000

Dear, Can’t Take it Anymore -

If you’ve got the time to knock 1 of 450’s comments and throw negativity that way, you’ve got too much free time on your hands and might not be the hotshot you think you are.

By: Jack Burton

Jack Burton — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:03:48 +0000

Hey, Can’t Take It Anymore and Oh Well,

Nice show of sympathy, you dicks. If you both are in the position of hiring anyone, I hope you pour your own coffee and get your own lunches, because you sound like the kind of class-act employers who tend to get ugly payback.

To all my friends at New Line, you are in my thoughts and prayers. Except Toby.