Is anybody making movies we'll actually watch in 50 years?

FAME; MOTION picture actors & actresses; MOTION picture industry; MOTION pictures -- Social aspects; MOTION pictures; CULTURAL industries; DEPP, Johnny, 1963-; PITT, Brad, 1963-; ROBERTS, Julia, 1967-; GRABLE, Betty, 1916-1973; GRANT, Cary, 1904-1986; NEWMAN, Paul, 1925-2008; POPULAR culture; MODERN society; MEN in popular culture; WOMEN in popular culture

Examines the motion picture industry and ponders whether the actors and films of 2005 will still be watched in 50 years. Review of actors Cary Grant and Betty Grable and how Grable's career fell into obscurity; Speculation about Julia Roberts' legacy in the industry; Discussion of Tom Cruise's career and review of the characters he's played in motion pictures; Contrast and comparison of older male stars like Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Warren Beatty and the current generation's male stars like Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp and Will Smith; Influence of the baby boom generation in redefining masculinity in popular culture; Analysis of Depp's career.