Independent films have been suffering for years, but their salvation may be at hand.
The last few years have seen potent indie studios close their doors while grosses for these modest films remain remarkably low.
But Hollywood has opened the door as wide as possible for an indie renaissance the likes of which we haven’t seen since the glorious ’90s.
Consider the movie game circa 2009. Franchises rule, followed by remakes and reboots. The industry is so desperate for a name brand to launch a marketing campaign, or rather a movie, that they’re greenlighting films based on board games.
Do audience really want to see a movie spun off of the venerable “Battleship?”
My guess is no.
So audiences have to consider the alternatives, and that means independent films.
The great Cartman may have cursed indie films when he famously said “they’re always about gay cowboys eating pudding.”
For once, Cartman is dead wrong. And audiences should give their local indie house a try – or check out indie-on-demand style services – before ponying up money for the next ill-conceived blockbuster.
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I might be more willing to take a chance on indie-on-demand if Comcast actually had trailers for those films in the selection menu. The idea of dropping three bucks for ‘Penny Dreadful’ based off of a poorly-spelled summary blurb is a bit much, no?
Wow … I’m a DirecTV subscriber so I wasn’t aware of that … check out this site for trailers to new films:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/
Still, Comcast is dropping the ball here.
I long for the days when the words “indie film” actually meant something. Like back when Swingers came out. Nowadays “indie” studios all seem to be owned by major companies and actors do indie films for the cred they’ll get from being in a small project rather than a love for the project itself. I think you could be right though. Me and my friends are all young conservative professionals, not exactly the typical indie crowd, but we are always on the lookout for smaller films rather than these bloated blockbusters.
I’d argue that it never really meant anything. By which I mean that ‘independent film’ has never been a genre, was never truly a movement, and was certainly never a seal of quality.