In the past few years, the Oscars have been dominated by these Crock-Pot indies—films that do better and better the longer they cook in the marketplace. Eight out of the last ten Best Picture winners were independent—or at least non-Big-6-studio—films that grew their box office and audience slow and steady.
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Monkey Biz: Sandy Topples The Charts
Weather is not as kind to or as fond of the trial-and-error method of the movie business. We have only a “pretty good” idea of what’s about to hit. And prediction, after all, aides in preparation, not in prevention. When John Carter flops, Disney takes a loss, but also knows not to take a further loss by making a sequel. Greenlighting Sandy’s successor, on the other hand, isn’t up to us.
Monkey Biz 8/15/12
What do Daredevil, Alf, Abe Lincoln and Jeremy Renner have in common? They all show up in this week’s Monkey Biz.
Monkey Business: Oscar, Billy, and “The Movies” – What Went Wrong
Hi, I just got back from the movies. Boy, are they the coolest. Thanks for the suggestion, Billy Crystal, Brian Grazer, and the Academy. Together, I believe we can teach everyone in the world about the movies.
Monkey Business: Introducing The Monkey Biz Meter
And now….the debut of a new Monkey Business feature: The Monkey Biz Meter, a visual guide to the ups and downs of the movie industry, covering everything all the news from the most notable to the most absurd.
