Gitesh Pandya
Gitesh Pandya
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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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It might not be a great year for movies. But there's still time left for it to be a good one.
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After Sept. 11, Arnold Schwarzenegger's 'Collateral Damage,' about a fireman who loses his family to terrorists, was delayed a year - and it opened at No. 1, ... After the East Coast sniper case, 'Phone Booth' was delayed, and that opened at No. 1. Delaying these films to a more marketable date helped both of them.
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Hollywood is down versus last year by a significant amount. Nothing is impossible but it will take a few surprise blockbusters.
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These are bold films in the sense they are tackling subject matter that's daring. This year there is tremendous upside for these films because there is a huge audience ahead of them. They reached only a fraction of the total audience.
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People outside the Hollywood mainstream were the ones making the films that were most compelling. It might be an indication of the growing divide in this business. The big studios are more and more focused on making money and making what sells.
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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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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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When it's the right film with the right story and the right star, then you've got a box office hit on your hands. Often times they are very profitable movies because the budgets aren't very high; it's a matter of targeting the audience and reaching out to them.
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Typically, the big computer-animated films are spaced out four or five months apart. It is very odd that so many of these are squeezed together.
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Ticket prices are going up every year. That can certainly change consumer behavior, and at the very least it makes people a lot more picky about what they'll see.
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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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Though industry people thought it was a bad sign, ... the public simply got more excited, and it became the biggest movie of all time.