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Filmmaking is in a creative lull right now. Movies are so dependent on opening weekend boxoffice these days, the only way that studios think they can put fannies in the seats is with material that the viewers are already familiar with. That is, sequels and remakes. Anything new and different is a huge crapshoot. The failure of new and different films like Scott Pilgrim reinforce this idea in the minds of the studio.
Hopefully, this will change once the Internet kills off the movie theaters.
People are still doing really good things in independent film, though, which is heartening.
I'm ashamed to admit I did enjoy Clue, though.
On that note, Duncan Jones has just announced his next project on Twitter: [link]
After the incredible reaction to David Fincher's Social Network, & my love of gaming, I'm incredibly excited to be working on Pacman!
On that note, Duncan Jones has just announced his next project on Twitter:
After the incredible reaction to David Fincher's Social Network, & my love of gaming, I'm incredibly excited to be working on Pacman!
Did he twit that on April 1st?
Hopefully, this will change once the Internet kills off the movie theaters.
Digital projection is already changing film distribution, which has until now has been the most financially lucrative branch of the industry as well as the hardest to enter and the slowest to change. So that will be interesting.
I think movie theatres have a bit of life left in them yet.
Independent filmmaking is in decline from its peak in the 1990s. All of the independent distributors have been bought up by the major studios, who run them as subsidiaries, and pay a whole lot more attention to the bottom line. As a result it is much, much harder to get your independent film distributed than it has been in the past.
Did he twit that on April 1st?
Well, naturally.
As a result it is much, much harder to get your independent film distributed than it has been in the past.
That might be true, but my point was people are still trying to make original, thoughtful movies outside the Hollywood formula.
You know what needs to be remade? Dumb and Dumber!!! I mean, who doesn't want to see that again, with maybe Aston Kutcher and that other annoying dude, you know the one. AMIRITE???
Actually, can we remake all of Jim Carrey's movies with someone I don't want to kill in his roles?
If that works, we can move on to Julia Roberts movies for Theodosia and then Adam Sandler movies for the good of humanity.
the only way that studios think they can put fannies in the seats is with material that the viewers are already familiar with.
I don't think that's true. My daughter and I caught the preview of Arthur when we went to see Limitless last weekend. She was fascinated by the trailer. She loves Russell Brand and immediately wanted to see it. I told her it was a remake. She's 31 and she's never seen the original. That's the demographic they're going for and to them, it's brand spanking new.