Donald Trump & friends have a welcome plot twist for Hollywood

Donald Trump brought the lights and camera.Will Congress supply the action?The Trump administration on Monday called for federal legislators to make Hollywood great again –– by passing national tax credits for film and TV production in the United States.Tax incentives are an imperfect, incomplete answer to Tinseltown’s travails.But they’re the way the story has to go.US legislators should sign on to Trump’s plan.Ironic, isn’t it, that Trump would play a starring role in reviving an industry whose denizens mostly revile him?But it just goes to show how fundamental show biz is to the health, success and creative vitality of California –– and the nation.Tax credits to select industries are generally not ideal as policy; government, as a rule, should not pick winners and losers.

But in this case they’re the better option: a key tool toward part of what ought to be a larger effort to revitalize Tinseltown.Hollywood’s under duress for a range of reasons, including industry labor strife; lower production costs abroad; better tax credits in other states; and years of woke content, changing viewer habits and the growth of AI.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story But it’s not scene over.Instead, it’s time for reinvention.The storied hub of glitz, glamor and (some) great stories can rebound. California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!The federal tax relief can help –– and we credit Trump and his allies, including former LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt and actor and Holly...