Gitesh Pandya
Gitesh Pandya
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It was a big flop for Disney. The biggest reason is it looked too close to last year's 'Madagascar.' It's essentially the same story.
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When you look at 2005, which overflowed with remakes and sequels, I think that the Academy recognized that the best films came from independent filmmakers not the big studios.
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This summer should beat last summer. The lineup is better. Studios are returning to their bread and butter, which are sequels. Last summer there were a lot of remakes that didn't excite audiences.
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Though industry people thought it was a bad sign, ... the public simply got more excited, and it became the biggest movie of all time.
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This year a lot of the winning films have subject matter that isn't necessarily mainstream. It's daring studios and filmmakers to make these films.
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Even if you get a nomination for best picture but have no chance in hell of winning you can reap incredible profits at the box office.
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Both of these movies would have to be bigger smashes than anyone expects to erase that gap, and that's probably not going to happen.
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The public excitement just isn't there. 'Just Like Heaven' had a good opening, but not a Reese Witherspoon-sized opening.
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left a bad taste in the mouths of movie executives.
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When there's a popular film like 'Lord of the Rings' or 'Titanic,' audiences will tune in to watch their favorite films get crowned. We didn't have that this year.
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Paris Hilton is probably the best example. She was one of many attractive starlets out there, then that tape hits and it's all the sensation. The reality show gets a boost and it propels her into one of the top five celebrity actresses in the world.
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Star Wars' is going to be a massive hit,
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I think this shows a growing divide between the expensive Hollywood films, which make a lot of money, and the artistic lower budget films which are made more from quality.
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Right now studios are just happy to break even at the box office.