Feb 20 is...
...also the date set for Altman's Public Memorial. Sigh! I'll be there...
Berlinale 2007 is in full swing in that fabulous city of Berlin at the moment. It is impossible to believe that I was there just last year, and that twenty four hours ago my DoP and AD were drinking lots and crying some, much to my chagrin, because of some banal stupidity on my part. That was one year ago? REally? Also PS: here is a pretty scathing Berlinale article from NYT. Ouchie.
The most boring time for movies is finally here. I had a dinner guest over yesterday and I was asked why I make films. I think I have the answer pretty figured out in my head but it still comes out all (either) scrambled or pretentious when I try to explain myself. It also seems surprising for someone who wants to make thoughtprovoking films to KNOW the business of entertainment. I don't think that's wierd at all. If you want to make movies, you have to know the market, who's buying, who's selling, who's interested, who's profile is what, what markets buy what kind of films, which territories are government supported and what's not.. It just helps you get your movie made, it also helps you plan your movie accordingly. Don't sell out, but if you can't make more than X dollars with a certain kind of flick, don't plan for your budget to be more than X dollars.
I loved The Fountain, but I think it was right for Warners to pull out of making a $70 million version of it. They just wouldn't have been able to recover it. Arronofsky did the right thing by finding the film in a smaller $28 million scale. I still get his ideas, it might not be the grand ass vision he wanted but the ideas came through, and despite all my moaning, I still couldn't get enough people to go see it. Its death, depress.. bllaa.bllaaa.. whatever people. Its interesting. Its a good thought. And it's well made.
Berlinale 2007 is in full swing in that fabulous city of Berlin at the moment. It is impossible to believe that I was there just last year, and that twenty four hours ago my DoP and AD were drinking lots and crying some, much to my chagrin, because of some banal stupidity on my part. That was one year ago? REally? Also PS: here is a pretty scathing Berlinale article from NYT. Ouchie.
The most boring time for movies is finally here. I had a dinner guest over yesterday and I was asked why I make films. I think I have the answer pretty figured out in my head but it still comes out all (either) scrambled or pretentious when I try to explain myself. It also seems surprising for someone who wants to make thoughtprovoking films to KNOW the business of entertainment. I don't think that's wierd at all. If you want to make movies, you have to know the market, who's buying, who's selling, who's interested, who's profile is what, what markets buy what kind of films, which territories are government supported and what's not.. It just helps you get your movie made, it also helps you plan your movie accordingly. Don't sell out, but if you can't make more than X dollars with a certain kind of flick, don't plan for your budget to be more than X dollars.
I loved The Fountain, but I think it was right for Warners to pull out of making a $70 million version of it. They just wouldn't have been able to recover it. Arronofsky did the right thing by finding the film in a smaller $28 million scale. I still get his ideas, it might not be the grand ass vision he wanted but the ideas came through, and despite all my moaning, I still couldn't get enough people to go see it. Its death, depress.. bllaa.bllaaa.. whatever people. Its interesting. Its a good thought. And it's well made.
posted by Sudhanshu at 9:08 AM
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