With the passing of my father, I have been fortunate to inherit his fortune. As I travel deeper into my 40's, I have finally realized that I am not getting any younger. I work for New Line Cinema as an executive producer and I have produced some of the biggest movies in the last twenty years. Each of these movies has influenced our society and brought back a youthfulness loss over the years since World War Two. My wife tells me I am having a "midlife crisis"; however I believe I can conquer this "crisis" if only I could bring back the youthfulness loss in America. .
I am now capable of producing this lost youthfulness. With the money my father has left me and the backing of AOL TimeWarner (the company that owns New Line Cinema), I have decided to produce a magazine. With the backing of AOL TimeWarner, I"ll be able to reach a large population of the American culture. My market is simple-everybody who can read. I want to produce what is considered a "general interest" magazine which appeals to the old and young. Basically I want to reinvent the most successful magazine in our nations history, Life. .
Life appealed to a broad range of people. It told stories as well as informing people of news and world events. I want to reintroduce the practice of photojournalism. I want to create a lighthearted magazine into our culture at a time when we really need it. Not only will the cover story entertain you but after you read it, you"ll feel like you actually know this person. This is a magazine that"ll combined the old and young and make them feel alike in our society. My hope would be to bridge the current generation gap, while educating and entertaining our nation. .
The creation of Almost Famous (a title inspired by our societal need to become famous) will be a turning point the history of magazines and media. Yes, while we are recreating Life, we are also creating a platform to further increase our (AOL TimeWarner) hold on American business.