All Articles by Jayson Crittenden

Another BATTLE: LOS ANGELES Trailer. Sort of.

Posted: December 4th, 2010 at 7:52 am

You don’t have to be a sci/fi filmgoer to have Battle: Los Angeles on your radar of must see films.  But if for some odd reason the first teaser trailer with it’s haunting music, dazzling visuals and overall coolness didn’t make you crave more facts about this motion picture, this new trailer certainly will.  And while what you’ll see is a slightly beefed up version of the international trailer, you will not be sorry to feast your eyes on what is almost certain to be both a critical and commercial hit.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer, learn much more about the movie itself, and be sure to give us your thoughts on all that you see, read and hear.

“Keep the Budgets Low and the Quality High”: The Hollywood Economy for Adult-Oriented Dramas

Posted: October 18th, 2010 at 9:47 pm

The Town, The Social Network, and Secretariat are not only performing well at the box office and touted as potential Best Picture nominees, but they also have Hollywood brass taking notice:  You don’t have to spend upwards of $100 million to make a great dramatic film anymore.  In fact, spending less is proving to be more beneficial to all those involved.  According to the LA Times these three movies mentioned above

“… have in common something beyond the fact that they are dramas driven by strong story lines, not by A-list actors.  They are examples of the new Hollywood Economics: If you want to make a drama, whether it’s a biopic or a crime thriller, your budget ceiling, with rare exception, is going to be 40 million.”

Hit the jump to learn more about recent dramatic film hits and misses, and what highly anticipated upcoming film is adhering to this new budget cap.  After you’ve digested all the facts and figures, let us know your thoughts on this economic epiphany.

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