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by Tommabeeng 1175 days ago
Even beyond Dogme 95, the 90s were such a great moment for independent and low-budget films.

And this was before the epoch of 24P and digital!

So indie and very low budget films should be much cheaper to make today than in that era of film.

But I feel like the innovation isn't there today, especially in America.

I feel like there should be a market for adult themed movies and writing. I know I am, and others are, hungry for such movies, and production quality doesn't have to be millions of dollars. The writing has to be very good, though.

Where is the Christine Vachon of this generation? Where are the low-budget indie production companies? Are we due for a renaissance here? Is it really just that no one cares about 2-hour films anymore, it's all content content content? (Hard to believe this, I feel the 3/multi-act dramatic experience is hard-wired in us, we need a return to cinema..)

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Not all American movies but most:

Have you watch Pig (2021)? It wasn't even nominated to the Oscars. Also IMHO Tar (2022) is an excellent movie. J'Accuse (An Office and a Spy...) (2019), The Father (2020), Also liked The Northman (2022). IMHO The House of Gucci (2021) is the best acting of Adam Driver that made me forget he acted in Star Wars.

Sorry but I need to continue with Boiling Point (2021), Dune (2021), Riders of Justice (2020), The Mauritanian (2021).

Dune was a 165M movie.
They mentioned 10 movies, that's your take away? Are you arguing in bad faith here?