"Sinatra's storytelling resources increased as his vocal talent declined," Friedwald said, "but I never really heard him in bad voice.
Rosenbaum felt that the director's artistic talent declined as his popularity grew, and contrasted the film with Wild at Heart Lynch's most recent feature film at that time saying "even the most cursory comparison of Eraserhead with Wild at Heart reveals an artistic decline so precipitous that it is hard to imagine the same person making both films".
Michael Burns, a spokesman for the Artists Management Group, said Mr. Ovitz and the talent agency declined to comment about the bankruptcy.
It warns that further spending cuts to the arts "will undermine the ecosystem, creating a downward spiral in which fewer risks are taken, resulting in less talent development, declining returns and therefore further cuts in investment".
Further spending cuts to the arts "will undermine the ecosystem, creating a downward spiral in which fewer risks are taken, resulting in less talent development, declining returns and therefore further cuts in investment".
Television executives and talent agents declined to speak on the record about the disappointing shows, saying they did not want to anger the producers, creators and stars of these series.
With the second series of The X Factor enjoying only modest success in the US, and audiences for his two ITV talent shows in decline, Cowell hasn't exactly lost his deposit but neither did he hit the (Wonga-sponsored) jackpot.
As a result of all this, according to officials at the weapons labs and at the Energy Department, which runs them, there has been a flight of scientific talent and a decline of top-flight applicants, problems exacerbated by a rise in lucrative job offers from the private sector.
You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger is a movie that provides us with a picture of Allen's talent on the decline.
