Who needs films?

Regarding Patrick Goldstein’s column (“Rudeness Wins All the Marbles,” Dec. 24): I’ve often thought what a wonderful city Los Angeles would be if all those horrible little moguls, directors, actors and wannabes packed their bags and left. Am I the only person in this town rooting for runaway productions?

R.G. McMahon

Thousand Oaks

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I have long thought that much of the culture of rudeness in Hollywood can be explained by this dictum: The entertainment business sustains and defines itself by the conflict of ego, money, opinion and talent, all relentlessly vying for control in an atmosphere of adversity.

David R. Ginsburg

Santa Monica