| 单词 | low-budget |
| 例句 | Although it will be a low-budget number, the script itself is chock-full of disturbing truths and has the most fascinating tonalities and ironies. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s almost no blood on her, but her lips are already blue and the whites of her eyes are completely red, like a ghoul from a low-budget monster movie. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Whoever it was reminded Athans of a mummy in a low-budget horror film. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z A low-budget version cost less than two thousand dollars. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z That made him look like a low-budget Iron Man, but at least he had both hands free. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z For a low-budget horror comedy, the film takes a surprisingly frank look at Black Gen Xers and presents questions of friendship, sex and faith. Summer Horror in the City 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z He made his directing debut with Eggshells, a low-budget hippie movie released in 1969. Tobe Hooper, Texas Chainsaw Massacre director, dies aged 74 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z When Crawford’s agent comes to her with an offer for a low-budget film called “The Missing Link,” her face lights up. ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Season Finale: Two Seconds 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z Lawrence plays a teenager facing eviction who journeys through her drug-infested community to find her missing father in the low-budget drama. Oscar extends warm welcome to newcomer nominees 2011-01-25T22:23:04Z Spielberg and Lucas both said it wasn't my films specifically but the type of film my compatriots and I had been doing as low-budget films. A Minute With: Roger Corman, "Hollywood Rebel" 2011-12-14T10:08:18Z Lionsgate’s low-budget “Blair Witch” and Universal’s expansively marketed “Bridget Jones’s Baby,” which marked the return of Renée Zellweger after a career hiatus, both fizzled at North American theaters over the weekend. ‘Blair Witch’ and ‘Bridget Jones’ Sequels Lag; ‘Sully’ Again No. 1 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z What follows is a list of great low-budget horror films that are similarly resourceful, putting showmanship, artistry and chutzpah where production values might otherwise go. Cut-rate budget, first-rate frights 2011-08-05T23:30:00Z Though the Halperins continued to make low-budget films into the ’40s, none of their subsequent work has the disturbing intensity and inventiveness of this peculiar work. DVD: New DVDs: ‘Our Man Flint,’ ‘White Zombie’ 2013-01-25T23:58:36Z Truth is, high grades don’t matter much to a low-budget horror film, whose SWAT-team agenda is to burst in, kill everybody and scram. Slash and Burn: Texas Chainsaw 3D and Django Win a Gory Weekend 2013-01-06T22:06:49Z Hunter Johnson’s gross-out, low-budget indie is a scrappy lesson in how to make potent horror on a dime. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z The following year, a surprise, low-budget hit confirmed this: Sean Baker’s Tangerine, which also relied on digital advances to get around traditional barriers. A fantastic leap – trans cinema's breakthrough moment 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Strano said the experience was relatively tame compared with some of his past low-budget film experiences. Low-budget films rely on shortcuts 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Once, while producing a low-budget satirical film about Nixon starring impressionist Rich Little , Tom Smothers returned home from an editing session to find his furniture upended. ‘The Comedians’: An antic history of the people who make us laugh 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z Not bad for a low-budget documentary released on Netflix less than a month ago. Guilty pleasure: how Making a Murderer tapped into our weakness for true crime 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z A group of city bikers on a country jaunt discover the Deliverance-like pitfalls of writing "Pikey scum" on someone's caravan in this dodgy low-budget thriller. This week's new films 2011-01-15T00:05:55Z Game Theory: When Death Makes Us Laugh Kirk, Chris, Stephen, everyone, For me, the year's best in video games started and ended with low-budget titles homegrown by independent developers. ArtsBeat: Game Theory: When Death Makes Us Laugh 2012-12-27T13:00:10Z When he became director, Mr. Cooper and his programming chief, Trevor Groth, also added a section, called Next, dedicated to low-budget, truly independent films. John Cooper’s Stealth Direction of Sundance Film Festival 2014-01-14T23:12:16Z Which is why I’m glad to report that Jon Abrahams’s low-budget, frothy spin on the subgenre is not just one of the gayest horror movies this gay guy has seen in some time. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Skolimowski was a boxer, and one early film was a documentary on fighting, but then he made a series of edgy, low-budget features, often playing the lead himself. David Thomson on Jerzy Skolimowski 2011-03-24T22:17:00Z We set off looking like extras from a very low-budget Mad Max. Vanuatu's Espiritu Santo, where paradise is a leaky canoe without a paddle 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Especially documentaries are hard to get seen, and also the kind of middle-budget films and low-budget films that I’ve worked in. ArtsBeat: An Interview With Michael Apted 2010-12-10T17:27:00Z I usually want to cheer independent, low-budget British featureswhich offer an alternative to big Hollywood shlock. Do Elephants Pray? – review 2013-01-31T22:45:01Z Coppola returns to his low-budget roots and, despite some self-indulgent touches, turns in his best film in decades. This week's new films 2010-06-25T23:05:00Z He cut his teeth making documentaries during the war, attached to the US Air Corps Film Unit, and broke into low-budget features after he was demobbed. Spy Who Loved Me director Lewis Gilbert dies aged 97 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Patrick Wachsberger, a “CODA” producer, thanked Apple from the stage for backing the low-budget film, noting that the company was “able to basically put this everywhere in the world.” Onstage Slap Rattles Oscars, Before ‘CODA’ Triumphs 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z She was in south Wales making a low-budget British film called Two for Joy, directed by the young photographer Tom Beard. Samantha Morton: ‘Maybe I was the first person to publicly answer Weinstein’ 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Other extreme low-budget features I screened didn’t fare this well. Philip K Dick film festival: still dreaming of electric sheep 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z He kept Disney at bay on "Escape From Tomorrow," a low-budget horror satire filmed on the sly in Disney theme parks. 'L.A. Plays Itself' is finally coming to home video. Here's how. 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z One of the good things about bad movies from that era, particularly the low-budget ones, is that they often didn’t get in the way of comic performers, as they did in later years. Critic’s Notebook: A Richard Pryor Retrospective, ‘A Pryor Engagement,’ at BAM 2013-02-05T23:21:42Z Snubbed completely was the low-budget critical darling "Beasts of the Southern Wild," which won top honors at last January's Sundance Film Festival. 'Lincoln' leads Golden Globes with 7 nominations 2012-12-13T14:29:15Z A marvel of low-budget world-building, the film unfolds in a sweltering Luanda struck by a most unusual techno-disaster: Air-conditioners keep falling from buildings, causing injuries and worsening the already unbearable heat wave. Stream These Five International Films Now 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z I’m not sure there’s ever been anything like that in the past for punk culture, which is low-budget, international and inherently suspicious of commercialism. Is Bandcamp the Holy Grail of Online Record Stores? 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z The third film in Paramount Pictures' low-budget fright franchise, which was No. 1 at the box office, had the biggest debut ever for a horror movie, according to Sunday studio estimates. `Paranormal 3' scares up record $54 million debut 2011-10-24T15:29:38Z This sealed his reputation as the most flipped-out man in the movies, and he spent the next 15 years in foreign films, personal projects, and low-budget arthouse or exploitation movies. Dennis Hopper obituary 2010-05-29T18:51:00Z A restive talent who toggles between big-studio and low-budget work, he has a genius for wrapping tricky ideas, like capitalism and its discontents, into commercial packages. Movie Review: ‘Magic Mike,’ by Steven Soderbergh, With Channing Tatum 2012-06-28T21:57:03Z It’s a low-budget sampler of “Room,” “Safe” and “Dogtooth,” made on 16-millimeter film for extra scruff and shot through an icy camera that rarely, barely moves. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z This month, she stars in "Miss Meadows," a low-budget indie about a prim schoolteacher who seems all rainbows and cotton candy but secretly fancies herself a gun-toting vigilante. Nothing personal, but Katie Holmes is all business 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Formed by Mr. Ginn in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, Black Flag pioneered the California hardcore punk sound in the late 1970s with its do-it-yourself ethic, its driving beat and angry lyrics, and intensive low-budget touring. ArtsBeat: Do It Yourselves: Two Black Flag Reunions Set for Summer 2013-01-28T21:45:31Z An editor from Salon.com found my blog and invited me to write a weekly column on low-budget cooking. My life on food stamps: I felt ashamed buying olive oil 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z But that came mainly from low-budget productions; most major studio movies film outside California to cash in on higher tax breaks and rebates elsewhere. For 'The Gambler,' filmmaker sought a less familiar side of L.A. 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Since its debut at the Cannes Film Festival last May, the low-budget indie has enchanted critics, awards voters and the public. 'The Help' cast takes top SAG honor 2012-01-30T02:58:00Z Mr. Colbert, a professed man of the people, emphasized his love for local media by bringing on Mr. Oliver as a guest host for “Community Calendar,” a sendup of low-budget public access television. Best of Late Night: John Oliver Lashes Trump for Not Having ‘Sacrificed’ 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Starred in several low-budget indie films but broke into the mainstream in Little Miss Sunshine in 2006. Paul Dano: a resolutely hexagonal peg in the square hole of showbusiness 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z With its skeletal narrative and desolate tone, “Bad Fever” is a low-budget oddity, a shambling study of pathological loneliness that begs for our sympathies with defiant reticence. Movie Review: ?Bad Fever,? Directed by Dustin Guy Defa 2012-02-03T01:37:26Z The veteran action star plays an aquarium worker who cares for his autistic son in the low-budget "Ocean Heaven" - his first Chinese-language production since the 2007 release of "The Warlords." Li hopes autism film alternative to blockbusters 2010-06-07T14:16:00Z A Night in Louisiana Can Be Harrowing Utterly mad yet improbably fascinating, Ryuhei Kitamura’s “No One Lives” camouflages an oddly compelling central idea with the trashy trappings of the low-budget slasher movie. Movie Review: ‘No One Lives,’ by Ryuhei Kitamura 2013-05-10T02:17:26Z To save independent films from extinction, the time may be near for some low-budget movies to play outside theaters, instead of in them. 2010-01-23T18:02:00Z The text was from the production coordinator of a low-budget movie offering a day's work as an unpaid production assistant. Climbing the Hollywood ladder, one coffee or script delivery at a time 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z The low-budget, distinctly lo-fi first Evil Dead film was branded a "video nasty" upon its initial UK debut. Sam Raimi set to resurrect The Evil Dead for modern remake 2011-01-26T15:33:49Z From unlikely low-budget roots, the Saw franchise became one of Hollywood’s most financially successful horror series, making $873m worldwide from a combined budget of less than $70m. Saw too much: why the horror genre doesn't need a torture porn comeback 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z This low-budget drama about a tough-living country singer, which was originally made as a TV movie, is gaining momentum at just the right time. 2010-01-25T02:00:00Z The new players are bringing a more rational business perspective, and digital technological advances are helping the low-budget movies that screen here reach wider audiences. Sundance 2011 filmmakers face new reality 2011-01-20T17:13:58Z That low-budget titan was a defining hit for Jason Blum and Blumhouse Productions, horror specialists with a knack for steering movies with slim budgets into profitable successes by nurturing talent and canny marketing. Why smart horror is putting the fear into sequel-addicted Hollywood 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z He became a protege of the cowboy actor Hoot Gibson and had begun appearing in a series of low-budget westerns by the time he was 7. Dickie Jones, child cowboy who voiced Pinocchio in Disney film, dies at 87 This is a low-budget production, sometimes playfully so. | 'Julius Caesar': Shakespeare in the Parking Lot Looks at a Dictator 2010-08-05T21:14:00Z Few phrases in the English language conjure dread quite like "low-budget gritty social realism", it being almost invariably shorthand for cartoonish rubbish that will make you eat your own fists in embarrassment. Plan B: 'I love directing. But does my art change lives? I don't think it does' 2012-06-07T19:00:08Z Dinklage stayed in New York and soon was landing stage work and the occasional low-budget film. Peter Dinklage Was Smart to Say No 2012-03-31T23:17:15Z Last week the group trooped to the Criterion Collection, on Union Square, to watch “George Washington,” an early, low-budget coming-of-age film by the director David Gordon Green. A Bronx Film School Tale 2010-09-05T22:40:00Z It’s all quite insane, if par for the course for Troma, which has been churning out these low-budget curios for close to 50 years now. Review: The Director Lloyd Kaufman Returns With a Shakespeare Spoof 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Good on Sarandon for agreeing to star in this low-budget indie mystery and for making her pills-and-booze-dependent curmudgeon such a smart and memorable workaday creation. Our Level the Playing Field picks: Awards for those Oscar has overlooked 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The night I was there, to see a low-budget alien abduction thriller called Almost Human, someone had brought an inflatable alien to be bounced around beforehand. Toronto 2013: Reporter's diary 2013-09-12T13:42:39Z Brugues said he was "euphoric" to see the crowds in the streets and credited it to the movie's first-of-its kind nature for Cuba, whose films tend to be low-budget affairs about ordinary life. Brainnnssss! Zombies storm Havana cinema festival 2011-12-09T18:31:04Z American director Quentin Tarantino listed the work as among his “grindhouse,” or low-budget kitsch cinema, favorites. Japanese martial artist film star Sonny Chiba dies at 82 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z The Andrews' popularity led to a contract with Universal Pictures, where they made a dozen low-budget musical comedies between 1940 and 1944. Patty Andrews of Andrews sisters dead at 94 2013-01-30T22:50:10Z Asian cinema features strongly in Cannes, which prides itself on promoting new talent and championing low-budget productions by obscure directors from around the world. "Robin Hood" opens Cannes, few U.S. movies in town 2010-05-12T01:40:00Z It is her first major movie acting role since the success of low-budget Alzheimer's drama "Away From Her." Sarah Polley puts a "Splice" in Hollywood career 2010-06-01T22:18:00Z It’s tempting to praise “Life of an Actress: The Musical,” a low-budget showbiz melodrama, for its pluck and old-fashioned aims. ‘Life of an Actress: The Musical,’ With Orfeh 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z True, “Once” — adapted from a wistful low-budget Irish movie about two young songwriters who seem destined to make sweet music together — is exotically modest by the standards of loud, expensively dressed Broadway. Theater Review: ?Once,? With Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti, at Jacobs Theater 2012-03-19T02:00:10Z Her father was Paul Leder, an auteur of, in her words, “ultra ultra low-budget films.” Mimi Leder Believes in Big Feelings 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z What Provincetown’s artists really needed, he stressed, was cheap rent and low-budget studios. Can a New Arts Center Revitalize Provincetown? 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z It couldn’t be clearer that writer-director Michael Walker means the low-budget psychological thriller “The Maid’s Room” as a commentary on inequality, and the nature of the power relations it produces. Murder in the Hamptons: “The Maid’s Room” tells a dark tale of inequality and immigration 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z We even play ourselves in the very low-budget film adaptation. Why David Shields Can’t Read the ‘Greatest Book Ever Written’ Anymore 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z After receiving formal consent, they designed an elaborate – if low-budget – musical, using skills taught at the performing arts school. Arcade Fire: the high school musical 2010-05-26T09:26:00Z We might as well make the record here, finish making the record, take a couple weeks off, and then film some low-budget, run-and-gun, slasher, longform video. Dave Grohl on Foo Fighters horror movie ‘Studio 666,’ emotional weight of Seattle returns 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z The images’ raw and tangled textures combine with the harrowing, turbulent action to evoke a Soviet-era super-spectacle rather than a low-budget American independent film. Highlights from the 2019 Maryland Film Festival 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z After 2005, he left the world of low-budget independent moviemaking for television, piling up directing credits on shows like “The Wire,” “Big Love” and “The Good Wife.” Brooklyn, as Hollywood Never Sees It 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Beyond the camp, however, he says he is really intrigued by the movie's low-budget feel. Moment of Friday: Gronk's 'Citizen Kane' is 1957's 'The Giant Claw' 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Hector Babenco, the Argentine-born Brazilian director whose low-budget 1985 film, “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” became an unlikely hit that challenged conventions of masculinity and stunned the Hollywood establishment, died on Wednesday in São Paulo. Hector Babenco, Director of ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman,’ Dies at 70 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Streaming puts the low-budget, independent, or foreign film on the same footing of wide availability as a studio tentpole film. The Shutting Down of FilmStruck and the False Promise of Streaming Classics 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z His work was a combination of artistic improvisation and low-budget invention. Perspective | Martin Margiela did himself a favor: He anticipated fashion’s future — and its failures 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z After the colossal Avengers Assemble, this low-budget Shakespeare is more of a home-movie project for Whedon, and all the better for it. Man Of Steel, Paradise: Love, Admission: this week's new films 2013-06-15T05:00:16Z Beyond censorship issues, very few prints tend to be struck in the first place and independent low-budget productions are often plagued by copyright limbos and distribution problems. Angry young women: how radical, female film-makers defined the spirit of '68 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Another test will come with Summit Entertainment's "The Beaver," a low-budget project in which he'll play a depressed husband and father who begins communicating to, and through, a beaver puppet he wears on his hand. 2010-01-15T03:56:00Z Federico took the best newcomer award for Two Men and a Car Park, and we spoke to him about how he lures established actors to his low-budget productions. Film Weekly at the Rushes Soho Shorts film festival 2010-08-05T10:56:00Z Chatty Brit explorers regret discovering a modern-day Lost World in the Congo in this low-budget cross between Monsters and Jurassic Park. This week's new films 2012-08-10T23:05:23Z Most of her credits, however, are in low-budget and independent fare. Alexis Arquette, Versatile Transgender Performer, Dies at 47 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z It cannot be a low-budget piece of trash or a film-school gag or a stupid action film made as part of some weird tax write-off in Germany. From The Room to Geostorm: how to make a movie so bad that people will love it 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z The best-actor award came in 1964 for his performance in the low-budget “Lilies of the Field,” as an itinerant handyman helping a group of German nuns build a church in the Southwestern desert. Sidney Poitier, Who Paved the Way for Black Actors in Film, Dies at 94 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The low-budget horror movie "Splice" from Warner Bros debuted with $7.5 million in the U.S. and Canada, which was slightly below expectations and placed it at No. 8. "Shrek" laughs its way past two new comedies 2010-06-07T04:45:00Z "The Off Hours" will have its premiere in the Next category, which debuted last year and features low-budget work. Sundance Film Festival lineup includes three features shot in Seattle 2010-12-02T23:32:00Z Notable early examples include low-budget gem The Blob – a gelatinous mass engulfs a town, one swallowed limb at a time – and creature feature The Fly. Invade and conquer: film's grisly return to body horror 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z He played a prominent role in Director George Romero's low-budget, black-and-white 1968 film "Night of the Living Dead," which is credited with revolutionizing the zombie genre. "Night of the Living Dead" actor Bill Hinzman dies 2012-02-07T01:35:58Z The site is full of the low-budget charm you’d expect from a town whose motto is “First in friendship, fourth in obesity.” How Parks and Rec Brings Pawnee to Life Online 2013-02-28T13:00:41Z For all the buzz among film fans, they are in low-budget reality, grinding through the days. ‘Movie blood tastes so good’ – on The Neon Demon set with Nicolas Winding Refn 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Hostels are another low-budget option and book up well in advance; both Crested Butte, Colo., and the Hostel in Jackson Hole offer wonderfully clean and inexpensive rooms in terrific locations. Why and how to plan next season’s epic ski trip 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z The low-budget horror film about a group of college students fending off a supernatural force rounded out the top five, earning a healthy $15.3 million, well above projections that had it opening to $10 million. Box Office: 'Hidden Figures' Dominates MLK Weekend as 'Live by Night,' 'Monster Trucks,' 'Silence' Collapse 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z “Rosebud” becomes, no wonder, a sadder story, as Welles struggles to scrape up funds for low-budget films and expands his girth to Falstaffian proportions. Orson Welles, Wonderettes and more on Seattle stages 2012-12-07T00:52:52Z But young filmmakers were impressed, and it spawned a genre of innovative, low-budget horror. ‘Blair Witch’: Shaky Cams That Left Audiences Shaking 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z But the 72-year-old actor would prefer some wider attention for his recent low-budget indie film, “Standing Up, Falling Down.” Q&A: Billy Crystal on Oscars and ‘little powerhouse’ film 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z She received $65,000 for her starring role in the low-budget "Nightmare." How Rooney Mara became "Girl With Dragon Tattoo" 2010-08-17T06:52:00Z The film we're really most eagerly anticipating this year is a low-budget Italian film about the lukewarm lovelife of a middle-aged Italian. What do you think of the trailer and poster for The Salt of Life? 2011-07-08T09:20:00Z Its catalog includes more than 2,000 titles — many of them the type of art house dramas and low-budget horror movies and others that major studios wouldn't bother with. Digital music's Orchard branches into Hollywood 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z No matter how many upheavals or atrocities the world endures, at least every October there'll be another low-budget night-vision movie about a door that sometimes opens by itself or whatever. Paranormal Activity 3: Is there a demon in the house? 2011-07-27T07:58:18Z The actor had done the same when The Graduate’s low-budget shoot began in LA, but lasted only a week before moving to a hotel, at his own expense. Here’s to you, Mrs Robinson: why The Graduate unites warring generations 50 years on 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z In the end it’s a good-natured, low-budget evening with plenty of humor and some impressive voices. Theater Review: ?Sistas: The Musical? - Review 2011-10-28T23:22:58Z The channel is the home of “Untold Stories of the ER,” among other low-budget docu-series. Times Writers Share Last Chance Television and Movie Picks 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z Welles made great use of his prowess as a stage actor to motor his low-budget affair. 'Macbeth' succeeds in avoiding its onstage curse when it's on-screen 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z B-movies may be low-budget genre films, made on the quick to make quick money, but the B doesn’t always stand for Bad. “I made no money and I was drenched in blood”: This is what it’s like to star in a B-movie 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Race movies, or low-budget films made for Black audiences during the Jim Crow era, frequently featured western stories. The Rich History of Black Westerns Enters a New Era 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Soon, he had written a draft, and then was working with the director Hal Chambers and the movement director Emma Webb to turn the movie’s main scenes into low-budget reality. Yippee Ki Yay: ‘Die Hard’ Comes to the Christmas Stage 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z However, the best-selling film this year is a low-budget, domestically-produced comedy called "Lost in Thailand" about two rival businessmen. Hollywood tops Chinese film market in 2012, first time in four years 2012-12-31T04:01:04Z He hopes to create a sequel to “Troll 2,” a “low-budget, funny movie with the same actors, probably in Utah, with the same spirit of the other movie.” Revisiting ?Troll 2? in ?Best Worst Movie? 2010-05-12T22:04:00Z The movie itself transforms the barest outlines of a narrative—patients from a mental institution escape from a bus and form a society apart in an abandoned farmhouse—into a low-budget frenzy of theatrical invention. Ornette Coleman’s Inspired Soundtrack for “Who’s Crazy?” 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Cutrupi has quite a few good ideas, which is quite a few more than most low-budget movies, but he is unsure of what to do with them. Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z That decision, largely symbolic in the age of the internet, successfully prompted a flurry of interest in a low-budget horror sequel that might otherwise have gone unnoticed by all but the most hardcore of coprophagics. The Human Centipede 3: a predictably illogical conclusion 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z Two years ago, Duncan Jones made a big impact with his small, low-budget science fiction film Moon. VIDEO: New Hollywood film for Bowie's son 2011-03-29T04:18:06Z The cast was a large one for a low-budget movie. Vonetta McGee obituary 2010-07-20T17:08:00Z Even in his lousiest pictures — “I made lots of low-budget movies,” he admitted — he’s a thing of beauty, a graceful, whirling dynamo. Jean-Claude Van Damme Plays Jean-Claude Van Damme, for Kicks 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z The changes in sports are known as the Moneyball revolution, after the title of a 2003 book by Michael Lewis, about the low-budget success of the Oakland Athletics. From Michael Lewis, the Story of Two Friends Who Changed How We Think About the Way We Think 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z She found small roles in low-budget westerns and other marginal films before being cast in “Sabrina.” Martha Hyer, Oscar-Nominated Actress, Dies at 89 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z Last weekend's leader, the low-budget horror flick "Insidious: Chapter 2," dropped to second place with $14.5 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday. 'Prisoners' snatches weekly U.S., Canada box office title 2013-09-22T16:08:23Z So it's a shame that nobody bothered to mention this to the makers of Clear Blue Tuesday, a low-budget musical based on 9/11 that was released in America last week. At last, the 9/11 musical 2010-09-08T07:54:00Z Journey Across a Wide Spectrum The spectrum of autism is wide, as the low-budget documentary “The United States of Autism” shows. Movie Review: Richard Everts’s ‘United States of Autism’ 2013-08-09T00:14:39Z Good on atmospherics but unimaginatively plotted, “The Last Days on Mars” is a low-budget zombie movie whose observations of group psychology in high-stress situations fitfully signal higher aspirations. Movie Review: ‘The Last Days on Mars’ Was Adapted From ‘The Animators’ 2013-12-05T23:07:49Z Therefore, what was meant to be a rapid-fire, low-budget method ballooned into an expensive technological maze. Movie of the Week: “One from the Heart” 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z The low-budget movie about the lives of four women, by Taiwanese director Chang Tso-chi, beat Hong Kong martial arts epic "Bodyguards and Assassins" and China's "Judge" to win the top award. Taiwan is big winner at Golden Horse film festival 2010-11-20T18:01:00Z So here goes: Think Like a Man, the low-budget Afro-centric romantic comedy that was No. 1 last week, turned the same trick again with a winning $18 million, according to preliminary estimates. An Early Summer Heat Wave: The Avengers Sizzles Abroad 2012-04-29T19:50:49Z At the time, though, neither was a big deal: Russell was making the transition from child stardom, and Carpenter was a low-budget director in search of a payday. This week's new DVD and Blu-ray releases 2010-08-13T23:06:00Z The very process of entering the financing pipeline slows filmmakers’ plans and projects to a crawl and creates undue delays in the making even of relatively low-budget movies. The Front Row: “Love Is Colder Than Death” 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z The main bone of contention involved a provision to expand an agreement covering low-budget commercials. Teamsters approve new commercials contract 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z Newcomer Dwight Henry was chosen as supporting actor for the low-budget critical darling "Beasts of the Southern Wild." 'Amour' takes top prize from LA film critics 2012-12-10T02:31:05Z "Audiences realized that the feeling of suspense and the anticipation of horror is actually more emotionally impacting than graphic horror itself in these low-budget movies," Derrickson said. Ghosts scare off gore for Halloween movies 2012-10-29T20:22:21Z “Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story,” a low-budget feature based on the web series, is released. How Slender Man Became a Legend 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Each of these hourlong shows were shot in two weeks, at a pace like that of “Halloween” and other low-budget films he made early on. A Lord of Fright Reclaims His Dark Domain 2011-06-24T20:53:53Z Though "Sharknado 2" was made with the same low-budget guerrilla spirit as the first film, many more noteworthy people were interested in participating this time. 'Sharknado 2' aims to have even more bite 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Paramount also claimed the weekend's second top performing movie with the low-budget horror flick "Paranormal Activity 3." 'Shrek' spinoff 'Puss in Boots' tops box office 2011-10-30T21:46:05Z Projected video, often the element that shines the harshest light on this showcase’s low-budget amateurishness, injected some topicality. Roundup: Abundant Tap Talent, and Doug Varone After 30 Years 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Folksy, signlike paintings and cases displaying sneakers and sandals made of painted cardboard by Gary Garay similarly refer to low-budget commerce and extend to the present the Chicano movement’s affectionate embrace of “low-brow” Mexican-American culture. | ?Phantom Sightings?: ?Phantom Sightings? at El Museo del Barrio 2010-04-09T23:01:00Z Ms. Rutherford was already a veteran of radio and theater as well as several movies when she moved from the low-budget Republic Pictures to Hollywood’s premiere studio, MGM, in 1937. Ann Rutherford, Andy Hardy’s Screen Sweetheart, Dies at 94 2012-06-13T03:57:15Z His most recent film, Adrift , was a beautifully shot low-budget Brazilian production, which had at its core a fractious yet deeply loving relationship between a father and his daughter. Vincent Cassel: 'You don't have to be your character in real life' 2010-12-12T00:06:00Z The chief sticking point involves a provision to expand an agreement covering low-budget commercials. Teamsters vote to authorize strike over commercials contract 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z He demonstrated his versatility in "Marty," a low-budget film in which played a butcher who fears he is so unattractive he will never find romance. Ernest Borgnine dies aged 95 2012-07-08T23:23:39Z It’s a nostalgia for a Hollywood in which the low-budget action film coexisted harmoniously with the big-budget drama. “Upgrade,” Reviewed: The Misguided Nostalgia Behind a Low-Budget Sci-Fi Horror Film 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z The low-budget attitude is as useful to up-and-coming artists as it is to the center itself - only half funded by the government. Europe's biggest contemporary art center opens 2012-04-12T17:41:08Z And Christian moviegoers, who this year have turned such low-budget faith-based films as Heaven Is for Real, God’s Not Dead and Son of God into substantial hits, are urged to come see the miracle. Review: Out of Africa (and Kansas City) Comes The Good Lie 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z We had no money, so that’s how you make a low-budget film. ‘Halloween’ at 40: Their ‘Horrible Idea’ Became a Horror Classic 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z A couple of years ago he made and starred in We’ll Never Have Paris, a bouncy, low-budget romcom about a botched marriage proposal. Simon Helberg: from Big Bang nerd to Meryl Streep’s cartoonish pianist 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z I’ll start with the most unhinged, low-budget and controversial movie on my list. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z A glamorous spin on “The Joe Franklin Show,” the low-budget, loopy interview show of yore, “Watch What Happens: Live” is both relaxed and glitzy. The Six Degrees of Andy Cohen 2011-01-07T22:42:55Z Jason Blum, the low-budget horror producer who runs Blumhouse, has had success with films of the same genre, including several "Paranormal Activity" movies. 'Ouija' scares up $20 million in opening weekend; 'John Wick' No. 2 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z The set, by You-Shin Chen, and lighting design, by Sarah Johnston, are appropriately low-budget if not especially coherent. Review: In ‘Monsoon Season,’ a Marital Squall Turns Ugly 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Movies screened here will become some of the hot titles of the year among low-budget and art house movies. A Minute With: Sundance festival director John Cooper 2011-01-20T11:25:53Z We drove through California, Arizona, Utah and Colorado on the cheap, snacking on beef jerky and peanut M&Ms and sleeping in low-budget motels. 5 reasons national parks are a great option for a low-budget getaway 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z He later built a successful career in movies performing in comedies, dramas, big Hollywood flicks and low-budget art house films. CBS adds Robin Williams to veteran hits in fall TV lineup 2013-05-15T16:10:28Z The low-budget “Adventures of Superman,” a hit during its original run, became a favorite in reruns and Ms. Neill became a heroine. Noel Neill, the Lois Lane to George Reeves’s ‘Superman,’ Dies at 95 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z The Gotham Awards are given out each year by the New York-based Independent Filmmaker Project, an organization that supports and promotes mostly low-budget movies that are funded and produced outside Hollywood's major studios. Indie film group unveils Gotham award nominees 2010-10-18T19:46:00Z He pitched an idea to pastor Michael Catt: a low-budget film to spread the church's message. Faith-Based Filmmaking: The Sherwood Pictures Crusade 2011-09-04T14:15:00Z Later in her career, Luz becomes a simulacrum of other more beautiful models, chosen for low-budget campaigns. The bad mother’s last refuge: Smashing the cult of mommyhood 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z It might not actually be low-budget, but it certainly feels that way. CNN’s “Race for the White House”: The campy history of cutthroat campaigns that 2016 deserves 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z In three weeks, Weinstein Co. is planning to expand the movie to more than 3,000 theaters –- unusually wide for a small, low-budget picture -– and launch an ad campaign around Valentine’s Day. 'King's Speech' may be recut for lower rating 2011-01-26T02:43:16Z At the other end of the age range are 78-year-old Monte Hellman, competing with low-budget crime drama "Road to Nowhere," and Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski, 72, on the Lido with the thriller "Essential Killing." Venice film festival opens and gambles on youth 2010-08-31T22:59:00Z But Sharma says the low-budget "Tere Bin Laden," which opens across India on July 16, is not a serious film, and expects the audience to also treat it that way. A Bollywood debut for Osama bin Laden 2010-07-07T09:38:00Z In the States, he first worked as a lab technician and as a camera operator on commercials and educational films, eventually moving on to the usual assortment of low-budget Hollywood exploitation films. Cinematographer Extraordinaire Vilmos Zsigmond Could Light Up the Night, and the Daytime Too 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Here’s the plan: airing a super low-budget promo of himself wearing a shark costume superimposed against an ocean backdrop. Hannibal Buress kicks off Shark Week early with a hilarious low-budget promo 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z If you like white, this is still an easy, low-budget way to try to make a space look bigger. 11 expert tricks for making a small room look bigger 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Now he produces more than 30 relatively low-budget programs, like his talk show “Comics Unleashed” and a new game show, “Funny You Should Ask,” in which contestants answer trivia questions. The Comedian Who Bought the Weather Channel 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z The workers said that such requirements were particularly important on low-budget productions. Charges could prompt film industry to take crew safety more seriously 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z “They’ve done very well for low-budget films, helping projects that might often be limited to modest arthouse runs become successful in the mainstream,” Shawn Robbins, chief analyst for BoxOffice.com, said of the movies still in theaters. Oscar nominees ride publicity bounce at box office 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Some, like Todd Bieber, employ multimedia, as in his account of making spectacularly lame low-budget TV commercials in his hometown in “Commercial Interruption.” Critic?s Notebook: Advancing a New Form of Comedy: Storytelling 2012-04-04T22:52:28Z The actress stars in the upcoming low-budget film "The Canyons." Actress Lindsay Lohan leaves rehab after 90 days 2013-08-01T00:39:46Z Completed a series of low-budget independent films including The Killing, before breaking into Hollywood in 1957 with the Kirk Douglas war picture Paths of Glory. Stanley Kubrick: film's obsessive genius rendered more human 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z He sent out a press release the next year and soon major news outlets were covering the low-budget ceremony. What Are the Razzie Awards? 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Without Hauer, Hobo would be an amusing low-budget oddity, but with him, it's prime cult material. Rutger Hauer on Hobo With A Shotgun 2011-07-08T23:07:07Z Mr. Wenders has made substantial films since then, but these three low-budget movies — produced in rapid succession before he turned 31 — would confirm his reputation as a major European filmmaker. Roads to Nowhere and Anywhere, With Kelly Reichardt and Wim Wenders 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z As marketing, it’s relatively low-budget — and democratizing — but the potential for distraction is boundless. Pop in the Era of Distraction 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z The third installment of the low-budget haunted house movies topped domestic charts with $54 million from U.S. and Canadian theaters, the highest-grossing domestic debut for a horror film and a record for an October release. "Paranormal 3" breaks records at weekend box office 2011-10-24T02:01:48Z A low-budget one, too: For a ritzy hotel, there don’t seem to be many guests. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Cot And Bagel: A low-budget bed and breakfast. Style Invitational Week 1183: C’mon, be honest with us 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Five people, including Knowles’s wife and childhood best friend, put up the cash for the low-budget production. Three suburban guys had a crazy dream: To make a sitcom. Then Ed Asner signed on. 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z The third installment of the low-budget horror flicks topped robot boxing movie "Real Steel," which finished in second place with $11.3 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters. Third "Paranormal Activity" wins weekend box office 2011-10-23T16:05:02Z A low-budget film with mainstream impulses, and aimed straight at the educated moviegoer of a certain age, Robot & Frank must have sent a thrill of anachronism through the audience at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Robot & Frank: An Endearing Showcase for Langella's Star Turn 2012-08-16T14:29:17Z Gareth Edwards, whose low-budget sci-fi film Monsters was critically acclaimed last year, joins a list that includes animators, visual effects artists and video games designers. Bafta tips UK talent for success 2011-07-01T11:43:11Z It's almost like you were making a low-budget independent film. The Carpetbagger: Even in Their 80s, Brothers Behind the Camera 2012-11-28T17:51:57Z One summer I caught a tiny, low-budget production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in a Brooklyn church. Outdoors in Bushwick, Gardens of Theatrical Discovery 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z When Daniels moved on to direct The Butler, Oyelowo recommended DuVernay, who had directed two low-budget films and worked on Precious as a publicity adviser, for the job. REVIEW: 'Selma': The Film of the Year — But 1965 or 2014? 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Brokaw’s television work involved teaming up underutilized film stars with directors who were skilled at delivering low-budget movies within a few days, his family said in a news release. Norman R. Brokaw, Hollywood agent for Elvis and Marilyn, dies at 89 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z In 1972, Spradlin directed two forgettable low-budget movies, The Only Way Home and Outside In, before his acting career gained a boost with Godfather II. GD Spradlin obituary 2011-08-16T10:48:15Z She has not previously been known for low-budget indies. Mary Elizabeth Winstead: from scream queen to alcoholic in Smashed 2012-11-29T16:57:00Z By the end of the 1970s, Black struggled to find quality roles and appeared mainly low-budget horror movies. Hollywood actress Karen Black dies 2013-08-09T09:46:24Z When romance novels are adapted, they typically arrive on less prestigious channels, like Hallmark, say, or as low-budget made-for-cable-or-network movies. For Television and Romance Novels, Love at Last? 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z By the time I arrived, on Friday night, the non-suite had already been set up as the weekend’s well-stocked, if low-budget, bar. Doug Stanhope, Miles from Where the Action Is 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z They include festival opener Hide and Seek, a low-budget home invasion thriller that reached five million ticket sales in less than three weeks, despite having no established stars. Korean festival brings hits to London 2013-11-06T16:36:22Z The limitations of what were often low-budget guerrilla-style films were visible to audiences even back in the 1970s. The return of blaxploitation: why the time is right to bring back Shaft and Foxy Brown 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z On an end-of-April weekend that usually sees studios holding a yard sale for their least loved trinkets, four low-budget films made modest to poor showings. An Early Summer Heat Wave: The Avengers Sizzles Abroad 2012-04-29T19:50:49Z The characters, the dialogue, the sets and costumes and music are all firmly in mid-90s, low-budget erotic thriller territory, and there’s barely a concession to modernity to be found anywhere. Is Renee Zellweger's Netflix thriller the best trash TV show of 2019? 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z While Shelton's heartfelt turn is being called the sleeper-hit of this year's festival, the low-budget comedy is probably a stretch for major award contention. Women directors shine at Toronto film festival 2011-09-17T18:45:47Z "The Conjuring," a low-budget horror film, was second with $22.1 million in ticket sales in theaters in the United States and Canada. 'Wolverine' claws past ghosts to claim weekend box office crown 2013-07-28T15:47:34Z On Friday night, the R&B megastar quietly uploaded a delightfully low-budget and funny new video for her single "7/11." Beyonce throws a hotel dance party in her funny new '7/11' video 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z Directed by Brian Levant of "Are We There Yet?" fame, "Spy" is entertaining in spots but too obviously low-budget. 2010-01-14T04:44:00Z Since her low-budget feature I Am Nasrine caught the eye of the jury she has been overwhelmed by a media whirlwind of interest. I Am Nasrine director Tina Gharavi: 'The British public has been hijacked' 2013-02-08T17:27:05Z Her first film was the 1961 low-budget independent The Grass Eater. Rue McClanahan obituary 2010-06-04T17:24:00Z The voluminous gore of the low-budget movie came from painstakingly applying pounds of make-up to achieve the right nauseating effects, and required considerable buy-in and self-discipline from the cast. How will "Evil Dead" and "Spidey" director Sam Raimi fare in the MCU? It'll swallow his soul 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z In January “Peepli Live,” a low-budget black comedy about farmer suicides in central India, became the first Hindi film selected for competition at Sundance. Film: Bollywood Soars Toward Hollywood 2010-03-06T00:51:00Z Or her supporting role in Magic Magic, the low-budget exploration of a mental breakdown. Emily Browning: ‘Hollywood movies are made for white men’ 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Two recent, low-budget independent British films made a major splash both in terms of ticket sales and awards. Cameron urges UK film makers to focus on box office 2012-01-11T00:04:17Z The third film in Paramount's low-budget horror franchise was No. 1 at the box office, according to Sunday studio estimates. `Paranormal Activity 3' scares up huge $54M debut 2011-10-23T15:52:07Z He said that despite starring in big budget movies like Clash of the Titans, Arterton "came into her own" in the low-budget kidnap thriller The Disappearance of Alice Creed. Arterton up for Rising Star award 2011-01-10T13:25:24Z Whether out of choice or necessity, he continued to work in independent low-budget productions, often for a drive-in circuit that hardly existed any more. Peter Fonda obituary 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Like a corpse in a low-budget noir, “Our Family Wedding” struggles to die, winding down at least three times before laboring back to life. Movie Review | 'Our Family Wedding': America Ferrera and Forest Whitaker in Wedding Comedy 2010-03-12T06:24:00Z The prospect of going directly from a low-budget indie to a $150-million, CGI-heavy summer tentpole could easily be overwhelming — in taking such an radical leap, safety is most certainly not guaranteed. 'Jurassic World' is Trevorrow Land 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Extras include great practical advice for low-budget film-making and Edwards's winning short, Factory Farmed. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2011-04-08T23:07:47Z In its attention to human fears and foibles, “Margin Call” resembles a higher-end version of “Boiler Room,” also a low-budget Wall Street film, but one set in the unsavory world of penny stocks. Arts & Leisure: ?Margin Call,? From J. C. Chandor, Looks at Wall Street 2011-10-12T11:01:11Z The only new releases of any note were the Melissa McCarthy comedy Tammy and a low-budget sci-fi film, Earth to Echo. What Happened to the Big Fourth of July Blockbuster? 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Putting all the eggs into one basket automatically creates an event around the release, something vital for the sort of low-budget, experimental type of film that A Field in England is. A Field in England – giving away the whole plot 2013-07-04T11:48:00Z In this strange, low-budget , Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code meets HG Wells's The Time Machine but the action only briefly moves outside a cramped penthouse flat in a London high-rise. The 7th Dimension 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z "It proved there was an audience for low-budget, thoughtful films for women and people of color," she said. Oprah-approved: Ava DuVernay fires up black cinema 2012-10-19T11:33:10Z The picture she’ll be remembered for, pity, is the 1958 Queen from Outer Space, a low-budget fantasy without the naïve energy or idiot inspiration to be a camp classic. Zsa Zsa Gabor Dead at 99: It Was Divine Knowing Her 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z The other, more immediate “before” issue, is the movie The Innocence of Muslims, an inflammatory low-budget production insulting the prophet Muhammad. Fighting dirty: could Michael Bay’s Benghazi movie take down Hillary Clinton? 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z But Sean Baker’s electrifying low-budget feature, shot entirely on iPhones, turns Christmas into a poignant marker of their disconnection from family and society at large. Hidden presents: 10 Christmas movies you might not have seen 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z As personal as it is, “Dead Pigeon” often feels like a home movie or even a low-budget avant-garde production. Cursed Films, Blessed on Blu-ray 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z That American pastime of chopping cars is just one of the many true details that distinguish the seductive, grubby-beautiful, low-budget movie “Bellflower” from the usual indie chaff. | 'Bellflower': A Souped-Up Romance Turns Demolition Derby 2011-08-04T21:58:54Z For decades, Televisa profited handsomely from low-budget novelas that dominated Mexican airwaves and were successfully exported to far-flung markets overseas, too. Mexican broadcaster Televisa grapples with steamy soaps in social-distancing era 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z But Blair Witch–the “secret” sequel to the 1999 low-budget hit The Blair Witch Project–left me feeling … nothing. The New Curse of Blair Witch: It's Barely Scary 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Mr. Counts wants nothing to do with the theme-party feeling he’s gotten from other escape rooms, or their low-budget looks. From Dante to ‘Walking Dead,’ He’s a Master of Immersive Theater 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z But what possible end is served by writing some nuanced, lukewarm, this-but-that reflection about an obscure, low-budget film most people will never even hear about, let alone see? The other “Girls”: Gritty indie “Heaven Knows What” shows the flip side of Lena Dunham’s New York 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Instead the film leans almost exclusively on the focused performances of its two leads, who create a credibly barbed chemistry that goes a long way toward distracting us from the film’s low-budget deficiencies. | 'Cargo': Yan Vizinberg?s ?Cargo,? With Natasha Rinis ? Review 2011-10-21T00:23:52Z Jack Straw offers local artists low-budget studio time and guidance in working with sound as well as artist residencies, a writers program, a new media gallery and education programs. Mayor announces 2011 arts awards 2011-06-08T20:35:05Z The episodes are “fairly low-budget things — we don’t want to overproduce them,” Mr. Fitch said. Their Next Big Thing Is Actually Small 2013-09-04T19:03:00Z In fact there's much to like about this low-budget, homegrown production, not least its depiction of life in a never-quite-made-it rock band. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2011-08-27T23:05:46Z Set on a Pennsylvania farm under siege by the undead, the low-budget film featured a horror rarity: a heroic black leading man, played by Duane Jones, who tries to calm a house of white folks. 5 George Romero Films to Remember 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z They might not believe this can really happen to some kid who shoots low-budget videos in his bedroom. Webcam wonder: It's Keenan's world, for now 2011-04-18T08:31:04Z Devoted to more experimental, low-budget fare, Next has absorbed some pictures that would have previously been slotted in the competition. The Carpetbagger: From Sundance, a Competition Slate That Could Be Called Accessible 2012-11-28T21:00:48Z The real achievement of this play, though, is that it takes a variety of film genre conventions and translates them to spare, low-budget theater with ease. | 'Any Night': When Sleep Opens the Door to the Dark Side 2011-06-10T22:46:24Z The city said it would waive the initial fee if a low-budget production could demonstrate "unreasonable hardship." APNewsBreak: NYC to charge $300 for film permits 2010-04-27T10:36:00Z Hansard, 44, owes his stardom to the original, 2006 iteration of "Once" as an ultra low-budget film. For Glen Hansard, opportunity knocks more than once 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z Second place went to new horror movie "Paranormal Activity: The Marked One", the latest film from the hit low-budget "Paranormal Activity" franchise. 'Frozen' ices competition in post-holiday box office race 2014-01-05T17:25:19Z So I was making this very low-budget, and I just really wanted to tell a story that needed to be told. Sterlin Harjo Can Do a Lot More Than ‘Reservation Dogs’ 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Though its hideous cover art suggests a return to sleazier, low-budget beginnings, its 11 soulful songs mix grit, glamour, past, present and future. Reviews of new albums from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Iron & Wine and Willie Nelson 2013-04-15T21:55:09Z Fist Foot Way, a low-budget film starring McBride as an egotistical taekwondo teacher, saw Will Ferrell sign the pair to his production company. Danny McBride: 'Kanye asked me to play him in a movie of his life' 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z None knew how the low-budget drama would end. Israeli film "Ajami" gets real, aims for Oscar 2010-03-04T00:01:00Z Marshals on Friday while playing a fictional villain on the set of a low-budget horror movie. Fugitive Bank Robber Nabbed While Acting in Horror Movie 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Inescapably, "Going the Distance" gets more flaccid and ordinary as it manages the highly predictable yuks emerging from Garrett and Erin's efforts to keep their relationship going across 3,000 miles of low-budget separation. "Going the Distance": Can Drew Barrymore save the rom-com? 2010-09-03T11:01:00Z But in more recent years, she worked mostly in low-budget movies. 2010-02-04T19:55:00Z New low-budget horror movie "Chernobyl Diaries," a tale of terror near the infamous nuclear power plant, finished a disappointing sixth place, with $9.3 million in ticket sales, according to the box office division of Hollywood.com. "Men in Black" sequel powers past "Avengers" 2012-05-28T17:02:15Z There was an avalanche of festive films this year, seemingly more than ever with Netflix following in the footsteps of Lifetime and Hallmark by releasing a stocking’s worth of similarly low-budget and low-entertainment Christmas melodramas. The best movies of 2019 that you haven't seen 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z This is obvious yet serious stuff, and director Helen Pafumi’s playful, low-budget show is ferociously acted and reliably smart. ‘Leto Legend,’ saving the day for a woman trying to have it all 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z The concept may be valid, but the glittery eyes looked rather low-budget. Music Review: George Manahan Conducts ‘Thaïs’ at Manhattan School of Music 2012-12-10T22:50:19Z At the opposite end of the movie spectrum is "Hurt Locker," a low-budget film about soldiers who defuse bombs in Iraq made by independent Summit Entertainment. 2010-02-03T10:23:00Z It’s also the story of a small business—akin to a low-budget production office—which the tangled web of personal and professional connections turns into a splitting nucleus of emotional fury. Highlights from the 2017 Sundance Film Festival 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Out on the sands by the International Village, we meet the Zombie Women of Satan, here to drum up business for their low-budget horror flick that's screening in the market. Cannes film festival diary: greed is still good 2010-05-14T10:32:00Z It was just a low-budget production and creating a period film with limited resources is tough. Sofia Coppola on making The Virgin Suicides: 'When I saw the rough cut I thought: Oh no, what have I done?' 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Weinstein was for many years Hollywood’s King Midas, a producer and dealmaker who nurtured talents including Quentin Tarantino and turned quirky low-budget films such as The Crying Game into major hits. 'Pack of hyenas': how Harvey Weinstein's power fuelled a culture of enablers 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z For the term persists, not just with reference to low-budget genre or exploitation cinema, but to major-league studio productions made in the same spirit of carefree scrappiness. Giant sharks and giant budgets: how the B-movie brought its A game 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z It really wouldn’t be Christmas without a bunch of saccharine, low-budget original films that almost always seem to involve both death and a romance. From “A Royal Christmas” to “Merry Inkmas”: Your guide to the hellscape of Christmas-themed programming 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z Shot in and around Brooklyn and Manhattan, this low-budget film is often static and awkward. ‘Delusions of Guinevere,’ a Comedy Starring Ariana Bernstein 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Over its 12-day run, the Riviera town absorbs people of all types — high-end filmmakers and low-budget college students, hungry ticket hustlers and even hungrier models. Cannes 2015: At crowded fest, 'movers and shakers' has new meaning 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z By skipping a generation, Fox would essentially be giving up on ever making the definitive Fantastic Four movie that fans have been waiting for since Roger Corman’s execrable low-budget 90s effort. Is Fantastic Four the most mismanaged superhero franchise ever? 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Its success spelled doom for the other horror film trying to gain a foothold: “Morgan,” a low-budget science-fiction thriller directed by Ridley Scott’s son, Luke Scott. 'Don't Breathe' Tops Labor Day Weekend Box Office 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z Cranking out low-budget B pictures allowed Suzuki the freedom to disregard established film grammar. Seijun Suzuki: can Japan's cult master cross over? 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z The pace is slow and woozy, with Mr. Clementine’s croon nestled between low-budget drum machine sounds and a plush, dreamlike choir sustaining “Hallelujah.” The Playlist: Arcade Fire and Gorillaz Return, With Money and Power on Their Minds 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Fatal injuries, however, haven't been confined to reality shows or low-budget productions like "Midnight Rider." Filming accidents increased in last five years, data show 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Feature-length films were replaced by low-budget, comparatively short videos, with no narrative. Why the re-release of iconic porn film "Deep Throat" fizzled 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Now in its seventh year, it’s a scrappy, low-budget event organized by a group of artists operating under the name 4 Heads. Governors Island Art Fair Fills Colonels’ Row 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z The truth is that the low-budget films I make are frowned upon by the Hollywood elite. Will "Avengement" be a breakthrough movie for fan favorite Scott Adkins? 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z He became known to a new generation appearing in films such as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and, in 2007, the low-budget British comedy Son of Rambow. Eric Sykes dies aged 89 2012-07-04T10:17:20Z This low-budget Austrian film interrogates a terror that’s close—literally—to home. 11 Horror Movies for People Who Don’t Like Scary Movies 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z “Giving a nascent filmmaker a big movie like ‘Jurassic World’ was akin to Zanuck and Brown giving me ‘Jaws’ after my low-budget first feature, ‘Sugarland Express.’ In the Shadows of a Giant and Dinosaurs 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z For Roth, the indie gigs he started out with in the US included a tiny low-budget movie called Reservoir Dogs. Double take: Tim Roth and Gary Oldman, the perfect shooting match 2010-10-22T13:08:00Z But that’s not reason enough to subject yourself to his punishing, ultra low-budget adaptation of the McCarthy’s 1973 work Child of God. Child of God review – James Franco misfires with this punishing thriller 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z As a low-budget indie or experimental foreign film, "American" could enjoy a festival-circuit ride where cineastes could ponder the profundities of its blank stares and static situations. George Clooney off-target in "The American" 2010-09-01T00:04:00Z Which is not officially about the real world or recent history at all, but rather a low-budget science-fiction flick about an alien invasion. The “American Sniper” cultural moment: How Iraq became the new Vietnam 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z The road to making a low-budget indie, I've discovered, is full of surprises. The Carpetbagger: Slamdance Dispatch: A Long, Um, Productive Night 2013-01-19T20:05:25Z That’s why there’s often much more to see and ponder in a run-of-the-mill studio movie than in an unexceptional low-budget or Sundance movie: in the latter, apart from the aesthetic, there’s almost nothing. “Ghostbusters”: Bland, Mechanical, and Completely Worth Seeing 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z But the low-budget horror movie "As Above, So Below" — an entertainment-free sinkhole of Dramamine-worthy nonsense — can turn any space you see it in into a torture chamber. Trail in 'As Above, So Below' leads to grade-Z horror clichés 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Friday Night Seitz Cut-rate budget, first-rate frights This slide show is inspired by "Attack the Block," a low-budget horror film that truly does more with less. Cut-rate budget, first-rate frights 2011-08-05T23:30:00Z For example “choose one of the low-budget restaurants around xxxx church” is just fine. Frugal Traveler: Plan a Week in Italy for the Frugal Traveler: The Rules 2011-05-17T21:18:27Z The low-budget movie, released in 1974, depicted the outdoor adventures of the title character, who retreated to an isolated life in a mountain forest after being wrongly accused of murder. Dan Haggerty, actor in ‘Grizzly Adams’ film and TV roles, dies at 74 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Cohen’s films were schlocky, low-budget films that developed cult followings, spawned sequels and gained esteem for their genre reflections of contemporary issues. Larry Cohen, director of cult horror films, dies at 77 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z I'm a lifelong fan of Beane's bedraggled, low-budget team, the A's, and while I had to follow their remarkable 2002 season, which is chronicled here, from 3,000 miles away, it left an enduring impression. "Moneyball": Brad Pitt's wonk-friendly Oscar contender 2011-09-23T00:01:00Z The change also would extend the union's coverage over low-budget Web commercials, most of which are produced non-union, at a time when advertising is rapidly moving online. Teamsters vote to authorize strike over commercials contract 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z We know this because right after the “Decker: Unclassified” premiere, an equally low-budget show, “Check It Out! With Dr. Steve Brule,” begins its fourth season. Low-Budget Highlights After Midnight: ‘Decker’ and ‘Brule’ 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Maybe the industry sensed his new industriousness: Gordon-Levitt’s losing streak came to an end, and he started getting cast in the sort of low-budget, juicily scripted, commercially unpromising films he’d longed for. Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 'Edward Snowden was warm, kind, thoughtful' 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z The low-budget animated comedy went on to become one of the year's highest-grossing titles, generating $255 million in the U.S. and Canada. Hollywood is looking to cash in on summer blockbusters 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z At the other end of the age range are 78-year-old Hellman, competing with low-budget crime drama "Road to Nowhere," and Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski, 72, on the Lido beachfront with the thriller "Essential Killing." Venice festival gambles on youth and movie mavericks 2010-08-29T10:50:00Z By the time he made his first feature, a low-budget wonder called “Mad Max,” he was a doctor. George Miller Is at the Cannes Film Festival Making ‘Furiosa’ (That’s Right) 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Unapologetically low-budget, “Black Friday” makes great use of prosthetics, practical effects and some very game actors to deliver its zany scares. ‘Black Friday’ Review: Killer Sales Bring Killer Customers 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z I've seen enough terrible low-budget directorial debuts to know it must be harder than it looks – and Drew wasn't even the only novice on set. Plan B: 'I love directing. But does my art change lives? I don't think it does' 2012-06-07T19:00:08Z More recent female sci-fi directors have floundered on a crucial failure to engage the audience, and a lack of the narrative focus seen in low-budget male-directed films such as Predestination, Coherence or Time Lapse. The final frontier: how female directors broke into sci-fi 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Almost all of its action footage has been repurposed, inexplicably, from old low-budget Filipino action movies from the 1980s and ’90s. ‘Virtually Heroes’ Review: Game Over, Man 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z The Gothams and Spirits focus on low-budget movies, some of which will compete for more prestigious awards such as the Oscars. Indie film group unveils Gotham award nominees 2010-10-18T19:46:00Z They argue their cases before administrative law judges, or are represented by low-budget attorneys who are overmatched in endless legal sparring with coal companies and their powerful lawyers. America Has Mistreated Its Coal Miners. Here’s Their Fight for Justice. 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Brooks said it took him about 14 months to write the manuscript for “2030” and occasionally remind himself he wasn’t limited by the restrictions of his low-budget movies. Defending Your Dystopia: Albert Brooks Visits the Near-Future in His First Novel 2010-07-16T15:39:00Z It turns out the dressing-gown is for a role: Peake is currently filming Keeping Rosy, a low-budget independent film in which she plays an advertising executive whose life spirals out of control. Maxine Peake: 'People go to therapy. I've got a hoover' – interview 2013-03-24T00:02:01Z Even Lowry, who secretly cringed when two of her books were made into low-budget TV movies, was excited about an adaptation for the big screen. ‘The Giver’: Jeff Bridges’s nearly 20-year journey to turn YA novel into a feature film Its success spelled doom for the other horror film trying to gain a foothold: Morgan, a low-budget science-fiction thriller directed by Ridley Scott’s son, Luke Scott. Horror film Don't Breathe continues $15.7m hold on US box office 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z For its part, Warner Bros. found another low-budget horror hit in “Lights Out,” but 20th Century Fox’s fifth “Ice Age” collapsed. ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Wins the Domestic Box Office 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z Ms. McClanahan had been appearing sporadically on television and in low-budget movies when Norman Lear tapped her for a spot on “All in the Family” in 1972. Rue McClanahan, 76, Actress and Golden Girl, Dies 2010-06-04T00:55:00Z Q: Most filmmakers start off making low-budget independent films and graduate to big studio blockbusters. Filmmaker Tom Shadyac: from "Liar" to truth seeker 2011-03-11T20:19:39Z An amnesiac burns victim attempts to piece together her past in this twisty low-budget thriller. Pacific Rim, Monsters University, The Deep: this week's new films 2013-07-13T05:00:00Z The fourth installment in the low-budget horror series chronicles the strange events that happen in a neighborhood after a woman and her young child move in. Fourth "Paranormal Activity" scares off box office rivals 2012-10-21T16:27:01Z The link between the three is the satire on the lives of boozy slackers, on dreary, unchanging small provincial towns and low-budget horror movies. The World's End – review 2013-07-20T23:05:25Z The modesty is partly a matter of circumstances — “Cane River” was a low-budget, independent production shot on two locations in Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish and New Orleans — and partly a matter of style. ‘Cane River’ Review: A Lost Treasure of Independent Cinema 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Daniel — a filmmaker, photographer and creative director — has directed every one of her sister’s music videos, beginning with the moody, low-budget clip for “Small Crimes,” from Yanya’s 2016 debut LP. Nilüfer Yanya’s Music Is a Family Affair 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z The low-budget horror film "Devil's Due" opened with $8.5 million in sales for the No. 7 slot. 'Ride Along' rolls over 'Jack Ryan' to win U.S. weekend box office 2014-01-19T23:45:06Z "A stunt coordinator saw me compete one day, and he asked me to double a guy on a low-budget Kris Kristofferson movie," Stahelski remembered. Stunt choreographers turn stars into stone-cold killers in 'John Wicks' 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z The low-budget supernatural horror was last week's number one and is games company Hasbro's first venture into the film industry. Nightcrawler and Ouija top box office 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z The low-budget action movies that the iconoclastic critic Manny Farber called “underground films” in an essay defiantly subtitled “a bit of male truth”— nothing effete about these flicks — were Hollywood mainstays through the 1950s. A Director Who Is Old School With a Vengeance 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z He's already completed a fourth low-budget film, Two Jacks, based on the short story The Two Hussars. Bernard Rose: Tolstoy, America and me 2012-12-17T23:11:56Z Shore scored his first feature film, “I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses” — a low-budget, Canadian murder movie — in 1978. Before he won Oscars for his music, composer Howard Shore helped kick off SNL 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z This was going to be the year for low-budget indie films at the Oscars. Will American Sniper Win the Oscar Race? 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z These are the US indie queens, women whose legends were built by low-budget films, who used their intrinsic cool and prolific output to keep the most precarious corner of the film industry afloat. Rooney Mara: look out, Greta Gerwig – there’s a new arthouse darling in town 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z Jean-Claude’s comeback vehicle is a low-budget “action adaptation” of “Huckleberry Finn,” shot in Bulgaria, an echo of the long stretch of Mr. Van Damme’s career when he couldn’t get work in Hollywood. Review: In ‘Jean-Claude Van Johnson,’ Van Damme Gives Us the True Hollywood Story 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Some musical producers are already doing that: “American Idiot” and “Mamma Mia!” are on low-budget nonunion tours, even as they charge roughly the same ticket prices as some Equity tours do. On the Road, Actors Seek Higher Pay 2014-01-26T22:56:37Z The low-budget tale of a black gay man growing up in a deprived Miami neighborhood now holds the record for the most awards won by a single film this decade at the ceremony. Moonlight shines at Film Independent Spirit awards on eve of Oscars 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z His previous viral video with Mr. Mars, for “The Lazy Song,” was a low-budget lark, featuring five men in chimp masks dancing with the singer in his bedroom. Pop Music Videos? I Want My YouTube! 2013-08-22T21:50:39Z A triumph of low-budget production design, the movie opens in a North African shantytown, impeccably realized in a vacant East Village lot. ‘Force of Circumstance’: Casablanca in the East Village 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z The chief sticking point involved a provision to expand an agreement covering low-budget commercials. Teamsters move closer to settlement with commercial producers 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Post worked as a director from the late 1940s to 1999, when he made his last film, “4 Faces,” a low-budget feature. Ted Post, Director for Film and Television, Dies at 95 2013-08-25T01:27:56Z The state of the biz isn’t doing wonders for tight, low-budget, midlength action thrillers with sci-fi or supernatural plot hooks, either. ‘Hypnotic’ Review: A Twisty Thriller Sends Ben Affleck on the Run 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z The awards, which celebrate low-budget films, will be held on 21 February. Birdman set to soar at Spirit Awards 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z This is why the 37 low-budget films that Steven Seagal made in the past two years cannot be considered Bad Movies in the classic sense of the term. From The Room to Geostorm: how to make a movie so bad that people will love it 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z A triumph of low-budget, regional cinema, made, as Vincent Canby put it in his dismissive New York Times review, by “some people in Pittsburgh.” Dystopia, Apocalypse, Culture War: 2018 or 1968? 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z At some points, it looks and sounds like a low-budget feel-good sports film with the usual rah-rah clichés about the thrill of going from hopeless to victorious. | 'The Winning Season': Redemption as a Team Sport 2010-09-02T20:42:00Z The studio also took on the lucrative, low-budget "Paranormal Activity" franchise. Adam Goodman out as Paramount film president, offered production deal 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z They shopped it around and, according to McElhenney, the fledgling FX offered the best chance for the team to retain creative control and to do the low-budget show their way. It’s Always Sunny With Rob McElhenney 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z New Line Cinema, MGM and producer Saul Zaentz seek to stop the low-budget film for allegedly violating their rights to the `Hobbit' name. The Hollywood Reporter's best of the week 2012-11-08T14:07:10Z Even so, this low-budget dance of desperation has such affection for its hurting souls that their weirdness isn’t the issue it could have been. ‘I’ve Got Issues’ Review: Seeking a Point, Starting to Break 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z The film’s themes of family and finding your place is made all the more apparent because the commitment by everyone involved is fully felt in this low-budget adventure’s can-do tone. Five Action Movies to Stream Now 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z But Night of the Living Dead also inaugurated a new strain of low-budget horror, and a business model for exploitation film-making which was robustly profitable for decades. George A Romero: the zombie master whose ideas infected American cinema 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Making Music With Comedy If “Punching the Clown” seems more polished than the usual low-budget indie comedy — the jokes more finely honed, the timing better — that’s only as it should be. | 'Punching the Clown': Making Music With Comedy 2010-10-22T00:08:00Z All of this is naturally quite funny, and - especially amid summer blockbusters - the low-budget slapstick of “They Came Together” is a cool breeze. Review: ‘They Came Together’ a parody party 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z The building blocks for it were present in other Hitchcock films or the black-and-white horror of low-budget Val Lewton productions, but it was nonetheless a leap forward, an incomparable moviegoing experience. Psycho at 60: the enduring power of Hitchcock's shocking game-changer 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Ten entrants were awarded grants of about $10,000 apiece — enough to cover roughly a quarter of the cost of a low-budget movie in the Philippines at the time. Filipino Filmmakers Shed Light on the Forgotten. They Hope It Can Last. 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Mr. Edwards’s first feature was the clever, low-budget “Monsters,” and even with a lot of money at his disposal, he often prefers subtlety and indirection to obvious noise and spectacle. Godzilla, Grandaddy of Movie Monsters, Stomps Back 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z “Let’s Be Cops” got surprisingly close to $100 million for a low-budget August afterthought. 'Get Hard's (sort of) loftier intentions 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z For Willis, best known as an action hero, the chance to work on a low-budget, low-profile movie was a welcome change. Cannes festival opens with quirky comedy and a camel 2012-05-16T17:17:53Z Dark Haul The creepy urban legend of the Jersey Devil inspired this low-budget 2014 chiller. Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Doctor Who' on BBC America 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Ms. Burns was known as one of the “scream queens” of low-budget horror flicks. Marilyn Burns, actress in ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre,’ dies at 65 But despite the challenges, Leon remains convinced that the "guerrilla-style, low-budget, take-to-the-streets-and-run-all-over-the-city type of thing" suited the story he wanted to tell. Adam Leon on his New York graffiti 'epic' Gimme the Loot 2013-05-02T16:00:00Z It was acquired by Weinstein who at the time ran Miramax Films and was considered a master marketer of low-budget movies. Kevin Smith faces protests as unleashes "Indie 2.0" 2011-01-24T10:31:26Z Late-night hosts Monday discussed the surprise best picture win for low-budget drama Moonlight, claiming America has reached “peak blackness”. Late-night hosts on Moonlight's Oscar win: America reaches 'peak blackness' 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Wan, 38, first made a name for himself directing lucrative low-budget horror flicks like "Saw," "Insidious" and "The Conjuring." James Wan set to direct 'Aquaman' 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z This is a practice I learned early in life from a mother who, in 1987, took her teenagers to go see the R-rated "Hollywood Shuffle," a low-budget comedy co-written, produced, directed, and starring Robert Townsend. The promotion for "Bros" was botched. But its ordinary rom-com trappings may also be to blame 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Her most recent credit was a low-budget thriller called Peacock, directed by first-timer Michael Lander. Sally Menke, Quentin Tarantino's long-time editor, found dead in LA 2010-09-28T15:55:00Z The low-budget high-mindedness of these films doesn’t guarantee quality, but there’s a very good chance you’ll be entertained without feeling too guilty, or stupid, in the morning. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Zombeavers’ and Other Midnight Offerings at Tribeca Festival 2014-04-17T22:08:08Z Animal Collective’s music is droney, impulsive, jagged, well-practiced: a low-budget, high-energy, full of texture, echo, implied ritual, and jump-cuts that startled you from behind and then running off in another direction. ArtsBeat: Spectacle Day at Coachella 2011-04-17T21:19:22Z The climactic rescue plays out like a cross between a low-budget action flick and a Lifetime movie. Bill Hader gives "Barry" his made-for-TV movie hero wish 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Many were invitations to play at very low-budget events. Review | Ani DiFranco: The making of an iconoclast 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z He decided to liven things up by accompanying some segments with animated illustrations of the hi-jinks being related, and others with low-budget live-action reenactments. Have a Good Trip: celebrities share wild psychedelic stories for Netflix 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z The three separate screens allow for an eclectic and often genuinely surprising mix of old and new, big-budget and low-budget. Cine-files: Filmhouse, Edinburgh 2013-01-08T14:26:09Z At the same time, these low-budget productions produced high profit margins for the struggling studios and for a time urban audiences of colour and studio suits were pleased with the results. The return of blaxploitation: why the time is right to bring back Shaft and Foxy Brown 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z “The Sitter,” a low-budget comedy from 20th Century Fox that represented Jonah Hill’s first attempt at anchoring a film, was a soft second. ArtsBeat Blog: 'New Year's Eve' Leads Box Office but Trails Expectations 2011-12-11T21:37:58Z Self-serious music scholars might scoff at the low-budget aesthetics of electronic music in the developing world. In 'Uproot,' Jace Clayton takes a worldwide tour of the digital underground 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Owen’s problems include seizures, accompanied by flashbacks that look like scenes from the low-budget direct-to-cable horror pictures of the early 1990s. Review: In ‘Trash Fire,’ a Familiar Formula Fails 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z The best new opener of the weekend was the low-budget horror thriller “As Above, So Below” in the fourth spot, bringing in an estimated $8.3 million. Box office: 'Guardians' wins again, becomes No. 1 movie of year 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z You got your start in the world of low-budget cinema. James Gunn Nearly Blew Up His Career. Now He’s Back With ‘The Suicide Squad’ 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z We wanted to be this kind of low-budget epic.” ArtsBeat: Competing Narratives at SXSW 2012-03-13T21:55:21Z Louis describes executive producer M Blair Breard as "the eminent low-budget movie producer", and has embraced her spirit of parsimony. Louie is finally coming to the UK 2013-01-19T06:00:00Z Together with returning screenwriter Christopher Landon, this time around they seem short on new ideas, however, relying more on the series' reputation for low-budget thrills to attract audiences. Review: Little regard for plot in 'Paranormal 4' 2012-10-17T21:31:05Z It was very challenging, because it was no money, no time, the classic story of a low-budget. Demetri Martin: Comedy’s Renaissance man 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Allow me to describe a scene in his new film "Twelve," a relatively low-budget independent production that Schumacher himself has described as "'Gossip Girl' on steroids." "Twelve": On the intoxicating badness of Joel Schumacher 2010-08-05T13:01:00Z But he quickly went national, with a low-budget format straight out of “American Bandstand”: stars performing in a small TV studio while dancers showed off their moves. An Appraisal: Don Cornelius, Smooth Operator on Behalf of Soul 2012-02-01T22:59:47Z Q: What drew you to a low-budget, independent film that was dark and twisted, yet also comedic? A Minute With: Matthew McConaughey and his new 'Killer' role 2012-07-25T09:05:53Z On the surface, these lauded, large-scale Hollywood movies seemed a world away from Rambaldi's beginnings as a designer, model maker and special effects man on rather tawdry low-budget Italian horror movies. Carlo Rambaldi obituary 2012-08-12T16:27:52Z The simplicity of the character was perfect for low-budget, homemade interpretations. How Slender Man Became a Legend 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z “Often low-budget weddings are more creative because they can’t just throw money at everything and tell the florist, ‘Do whatever’s in season, whatever’s the trend.’” A Huppah Just for You (Your Style, Personality and Budget) 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z It seems odd to me that two established directors are both struggling to get low-budget movies made in Britain. Trailer Trash 2013-07-13T23:05:49Z Fox Searchlight ended up financing it very low-budget, for almost £3m. How we made The Full Monty 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Kitsch filled his spare time by taking supporting roles in major studio flicks like "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and starring in low-budget dramas such as "The Bang Bang Club." "Savages" star Kitsch hopes third film's a charm 2012-07-03T21:25:18Z The highest new entry on the chart was low-budget supernatural horror Ouija, which entered the chart at number two, taking £1.37m. Ninja Turtles climb back to number one 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Excellent credentials as far as I'm concerned, much better than low-budget dross from studios, like The Asylum, an example of people making a career out of being substandard. Why I'm looking forward to Birdemic: Shock and Terror 2010-05-26T14:19:00Z The top U.S. showcase for independent cinema, Sundance has grown along with the do-it-yourself film world and has played a huge role in creating opportunities for low-budget filmmakers to get their work made and seen. Indie time: Sundance sets focus on low-budget film 2013-01-16T15:35:14Z Each artist here takes a do-it-yourself, low-budget approach involving found, inexpensive materials and objects, which they simply but deliberately — and at times ingeniously — work, rework or combine. Art Review: In West Chelsea, Sculptures Speak in Dialects 2010-06-01T22:51:00Z A lackadaisical dive into backwoods barminess and masculine neuroses, this low-budget paean to indoor plumbing and rampant facial hair doesn’t unfold so much as unravel. | ?Septien?: A Rural Homecoming Stirs Trouble 2011-07-05T21:10:09Z This ’70s low-budget, unusual nail-bitter shot on lonesome back roads with just a few odd characters kept us on the edge of our couches, and we have never forgotten it. Readers react: Why Tarzan is the real-life hero that young boys need 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z In September, Russian courts banned "The Innocence of Muslims," a low-budget film produced in the U.S. that mocks Muslims and the prophet Muhammad. Pussy Riot cathedral video banned for 'extremism' 2013-01-30T13:11:15Z Here’s “Part II,” an 88-minute bore without the nervy, shaky-camera found-footage conceit, without the doubting exorcist’s moment of truth, without the chills of demonic possession thrills that the low-budget original film served up. Please, let this be the ‘Last Exorcism’ 2013-03-01T17:59:07Z But the process was slower than they anticipated and coincided with a retrenchment at studios and production companies, which were closing or downsizing specialty divisions that had been financing quirky low-budget films. Film: Tiny-Budget Adventures of ?Breaking Upwards? 2010-03-26T20:40:00Z “They’ve done very well for low-budget films, helping projects that might often be limited to modest arthouse runs become successful in the mainstream,” Shawn Robbins, chief analyst for BoxOffice.com, said of the movies still in theaters. Oscar nominees ride publicity bounce at box office 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z A slew of low-budget fight films followed before he scored bigger mainstream roles in Universal Soldier and Hard Target. Jean-Claude Van Damme: 'I tried to play the system; I was blacklisted' 2012-08-10T22:44:55Z “They’re Watching,” a horror film by Micah Wright and Jay Lender, does a commendable amount with very little, using an amusing premise to separate itself from much of the genre’s low-budget fare. Review: ‘They’re Watching,’ and Reality TV Is Capturing Every Eerie Second 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z The songs labor to rouse indignation, but the effort doesn’t pay — and Keegan’s earnest low-budget staging, featuring little more than broad swatches of bland light, lacks style. DC Theater Friday: ‘Three Sisters’ 2.0, plus a ‘Nasty Women’ rep 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Hitchcock's low-budget, black-and-white shocker looks like a bad dream of crystalline clarity and detail, ushered in with crazed operatic intensity by Bernard Herrmann's superb score. My favourite Hitchcock: Psycho 2012-07-23T10:57:21Z As anxieties over nuclear testing and the effects of radiation swept postwar America, Mr. Gordon embarked on a low-budget filmmaking odyssey that turned mutated monsters loose on the hapless world. Bert I. Gordon, Auteur of Mutant Monster Movies, Dies at 100 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z But with a low-budget tenor and a winking sense of humor, they invite you to join them in admitting, “Yeah, it’s ridiculous that we’ve turned medical trauma into a diversion for couch potatoes.” ‘Sex Sent Me to the ER’ and ‘Untold Stories of the ER’ 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z I learned the low-budget horror film at his knee. "Godfather" of film Coppola unveils new 3D "Twixt" 2011-07-23T22:44:17Z The essence of low-budget filmmaking and a landmark of film noir, Ulmer’s brisk, grimy contemplation of the anonymity of the American road and the cruelties of fate seems tailor-made for beat-up prints and cheap DVDs. 3 Film Series to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z With rave reviews from audiences, it's being touted as this summer's Bridesmaids - although this low-budget, independent film can currently only dream of those kinds of profits. Stars shine brightly at Sundance 2013-01-20T12:19:57Z Photograph: EPA This year's Oscar winner for best director, , is to shoot a low-budget thriller before starting work on her next major project, Variety reports. Kathryn Bigelow plans black ops tale before braving Triple Frontier 2010-12-06T15:55:00Z The early works were akin to horror film posters for low-budget slasher flicks. The greatest ever album covers 2012-07-06T16:00:14Z He then worked within a leftwing collective on low-budget pictures, most of them on video, before moving with his collaborator and third wife, Anne-Marie Miéville, to Switzerland, which has been his base ever since. 50 years of Breathless 2010-06-05T23:04:00Z Stewart was soon named host of the low-budget Short Attention Span Theater, a show that utilized old comedy footage from the Viacom library. Jon Stewart, Louis C.K., Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brien and the behind-the-scenes secrets of comedy’s ’90s glory days 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z The series, created and written by its three stars, is essentially a low-budget feature film in seven parts, more sprightly than mumblecore but with less energy than an indie romantic comedy. Watch List: ‘Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!’ and Others on HBO Go 2012-09-30T21:36:54Z Producer Lam Ka-tung, a veteran actor himself, called the critical acclaim a form of vindication for creative, low-budget productions. Budget HK action-comedy is critical hit 2011-02-22T13:01:04Z The film’s name was changed to “Trog,” short for “troglodyte,” and it was so low-budget that Crawford’s “dressing room” was a battered Volkswagen van. ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Season Finale: Two Seconds 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z It was a full five years before the offer came in to be in a stand-up comedian’s first, low-budget movie, and he grabbed it. Daniel Kaluuya: ‘I'm not a spokesman. No one’s expected to speak for all white people’ 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Helping to boost viewership for the encore airings, helping the low-budget TV film rack up 9.5 million viewers over six airings. 'Sharknado 2' nabs 3.9 million viewers, millions more than original 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z “Scanners,” a low-budget film, was the No. 1 movie in North America for a week. Even for David Cronenberg, ‘Slasher’ Felt Like Something ‘Different’ 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Last year, a little low-budget movie called “Mud” opened in late April to strong reviews, especially for a lead performance by an up-and-comer called Matthew McConaughey. Summer 2014’s mixed messages about films The low-budget film was released by Screen Gems, a unit of Sony Corp. "Wall Street" sequel in mild rally at box office 2010-09-27T02:30:00Z He was the film-maker who invented not merely a genre, but a whole grammar of can-do, low-budget American independent film-making. George A Romero: the zombie master whose ideas infected American cinema 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z “Magic Mike,” made as a personal, self-financed, and low-budget movie, sees cynicism behind the performer’s self-sacrificing commitment. “Magic Mike XXL” Grabs Our Convoluted Fantasies of Pleasure 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The weekend's other new movie, low-budget horror flick "Dark Skies," collected $8.9 million to debut in sixth place. Comedy "Identity Thief" back on top of North American box office 2013-02-24T19:44:23Z But more than sleight-of-hand magic would be needed to turn "Thunder" into anything more than a weary exercise in low-budget computer animation. 'Thunder and the House of Magic' full of worn-out tricks 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z But in this case, he said, “the fact that it’s low-budget didn’t have any effect on what he was trying to do.” James Nguyen?s ?Birdemic?: A Turkey Flies High as a Cult Hit 2010-03-24T21:30:00Z The low-budget thriller is based on Bolkovac's book of the same name, but it does change her background and combines the personalities of several real people into composite characters. Whistleblower's tale has no Hollywood ending 2011-08-02T20:44:20Z The two also starred in the 2001 low-budget, black-and-white film "Don's Plum." Leo and Tobey, finally together in 'Gatsby' 2013-05-10T16:10:11Z Let's get to the matter of the film, a relatively low-budget feature that has been treated by its distributor, the Weinstein Company, as an indie. The Carpetbagger: Bradley Cooper, Relaxing in Bed, Enjoys Golden Globes Adulation 2012-12-13T16:43:10Z Far from an exhaustive survey, the series mostly consists of screenings of low-budget works like “Superstar” that demonstrate how VHS upended the system of making, sharing and consuming moving pictures. VHS Film Retrospective at Museum of Arts and Design 2012-06-28T14:00:00Z The animation used to present his story resembles low-budget anime and isn’t terribly absorbing. Television Review: Neil deGrasse Tyson Hosts ‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey’ 2014-03-07T23:00:27Z More or less everything in this low-budget head-scratcher about a father who takes his zombie-stricken daughter back to the family farm. Movie Listings for May 15-21 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z But when Kevin Smith went from Jersey wunderkind to Hollywood made man, indie directors could comfortably ply their trade making low-budget pictures designed for niche audiences. Kevin Smith and the triumph of commerce over art 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Last year's "Sharknado" became a surprise hit for U.S. cable channel Syfy after attracting a cult audience drawn to the film's low-budget special effects about a hurricane that unleashes hungry sharks on Los Angeles. 'Sharknado 2' creates feeding frenzy on Twitter, record audience for Syfy 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z There are also special guests, including the obscure but impressively prolific director Michael J Murphy, who talks about his 50-year career of creating low-budget shock horror such as Invitation To Hell and The Last Night. This week's new film events 2013-01-12T06:00:10Z This movie is an acceptable specimen of a currently popular genre, carefully trying to balance the sly humor and low-budget resourcefulness of earlier horror films with the bloodiness and digital showing-off currently in fashion. | 'A Nightmare on Elm Street': Freddy Krueger: Remember Him? 2010-04-29T23:37:00Z “It haunts me like a dark, low-budget science fiction movie from the Fifties, seen on a black-and-white TV.” ArtsBeat: A Strange, Familiar Place in ‘Planetary Omnibus’ 2014-02-20T21:09:02Z That’s weak but not a disaster for a relatively low-budget thriller, and was at least enough to land the movie in the top five. ‘Bad Boys’ Stays on Top of the Box Office in Its Third Weekend 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z Guadagnino said making the low-budget movie was “a call of duty.” First love, gay love, take center stage in 'Call Me By Your Name' 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z In today’s edition of “This Week’s Movies,” The Times critics look at a big-budget blockbuster, a low-budget indie and a star-driven comedy. ArtsBeat: This Week's Movies, May 18 2012-05-18T17:15:59Z It’s an odd combination of slick steampunk and cheesy vaudeville, high-tech razzle and low-budget dazzle. Theater Review: ‘Around the World in 80 Days,’ at New Theater at 45th Street 2013-06-06T20:56:30Z With her mother in Berlin on a business trip, Sasha and I had flown here for a little low-budget, daddy-daughter bonding time. The Frugal Traveler in San Francisco With His Year-Old Daughter 2010-03-13T03:49:00Z Again, not in itself a bad thing, especially if you're up for some downmarket disco with the manic high energy of low-budget machine pop, which we generally are. New band of the day: YYZ (No 1,462) 2013-02-28T17:53:00Z I like the found footage format and really enjoy making low-budget films. ArtsBeat: What Scares Oren Peli? 2012-05-25T19:16:26Z Grimes' pair of bikini-clad female dancers activate smoke bombs, contributing to a performance that, for better and worse, enjoys the feel of a low-budget storefront-theater experiment. Pitchfork Day 2: Sleigh Bells, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Wild Flag 2012-07-15T06:26:00Z The low-budget horror movie became a blockbuster hit, but did little to help Donahue's fledgling career as an actress. "Blair Witch" actress details how life went to pot 2012-01-06T20:43:28Z For a low-budget film set mostly inside a car at night, it also looks like a million bucks. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z After the 1977 law ending censorship in Spain, he made several erotic low-budget films, which demonstrated a fascination with the manipulation of images and sexual symbolism. Bigas Luna obituary 2013-04-07T16:53:09Z He was attending the University of Texas at Austin and was working as a carpenter and a bartender when he heard that a low-budget horror film was being shot near Austin. Gunnar Hansen, villain of ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre,’ dies at 68 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z That year, he starred in “Insidious,” an early experiment in the producer Jason Blum’s low-budget horror revolution and a creepy, atmospheric ghost story with a playful touch of David Lynch. In Praise of Patrick Wilson, Scream King 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z The performance won Douglas an Emmy Award, but he was not entirely enthralled with opportunities — mostly low-budget independent films — that followed. Michael Douglas Refuses to Age Gracefully in ‘The Kominsky Method’ 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Maybe it’s through the medium of low-budget character studies. Professor Johnny Depp says goodbye to the rules, hello to himself 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Advertisement Advertisement It wouldn’t be easy to convey these layers of perception in a low-budget movie, much less a low-budget play. Review: In ‘Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom,’ Video Game Horrors 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Film ON a midsummer night a few dozen people, many in glasses and with messenger bags, gathered at Zebulon, a bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to watch a new low-budget movie called “The Builder.” Jagjaguwar, Factory 25 and Indie Film 2010-08-22T00:45:00Z I’m probably the worst nightmare for a low-budget film. Michael Fassbender and the Robes of Royalty 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Hourly rates have also taken a beating and can dip into the teens on low-budget productions, said Tommy Cole, a business representative for Local 706. Skin Deep: Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Face Shrinking Job Market 2013-01-23T19:30:45Z Maybe the real Huron Club was low-budget, too? Review: ‘Tammany Hall’ Votes the Party Line 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z The movie is beautifully shot by its Scottish director of photography, Michael McDonough, using the new, low-budget RED camera process. Winter's Bone 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z Rounding out the top five was low-budget comedy "Easy A" with $7 million. "The Social Network" finds friends at box offices 2010-10-03T16:20:00Z He first tried her out in 1999, in low-budget stage productions which he wrote, directed, financed, starred in, and sold the half-time popcorn at. Tyler Perry: the creator of a racial stereotype or the greatest indie film-maker of all time? 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z But "Lost in Thailand" was a low-budget and light-hearted road-trip tale about an ambitious executive who goes to Thailand to get his boss's approval for a business deal. Star: 'Lost in Thailand' clicked with modern focus 2013-03-28T12:01:04Z Guadagnino said making the low-budget movie was “a call of duty.” First love, gay love, take center stage in 'Call Me By Your Name' 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Nothing was lost in translation when Murray moved to the big screen in 1979, where he gave full-throated life to the low-budget camp movie, Meatballs. Bill Murray finally wins this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z Regrettably, his “Armed Response,” a low-budget, high-tech action film with supernatural overtones, is devoid of such a sense of play. Review: In ‘Armed Response,’ a Prison Has a Mind of Its Own 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z The once powerful film producer is known for reshaping movie-making with low-budget, critically acclaimed films such as “The English Patient” and “Shakespeare in Love.” Jury selection in Weinstein rape trial begins in wake of new charges 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The exhibition’s title is taken from a series of low-budget videos projected within a framework of cobbled-together pieces of Sheetrock by the Croatian artist David Maljkovic, each called “Scene for a New Heritage.” Review: ‘Scenes for a New Heritage’ at the Museum of Modern Art 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z “Dealing With Dad,” a low-budget indie from the writer-director Tom Huang, is a surprisingly lighthearted movie about two serious subjects: generational trauma and chronic depression. ‘Dealing With Dad’ Review: A Family Dysfunction 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Betty Gilpin and Alison Brie continue to hold the emotional center as two estranged best friends, surprised to be dedicating their lives to semiprofessional wrestling on a dingy, low-budget local show. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Outgoing director Marco Mueller, who will now run the Rome international film festival, largely succeeded in blending low-budget, hard-hitting cinema from around the world with A-list Hollywood stars on the red carpet. U.S. director Michael Mann to head Venice jury 2012-06-01T13:37:45Z As an actor, Bridges is a true shape-shifter, moving effortlessly between low-budget indies and Hollywood blockbusters, comedies and dramas, playing villains and heroes. How Jeff Bridges built his fascinating body of work: “I tried hard not to develop too strong a persona” 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z That made me feel so guilty, stripping her recipes and replacing them with basic, low-budget versions, but I’ve spoken to her about it since and she is very forgiving. The best cookbooks of all time, as chosen by the experts 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z We can speculate that Carpenter wanted a career more like that of George Lucas or Martin Scorsese or Francis Coppola, who all started out in low-budget genre films and are slightly older than him. Horror-meister John Carpenter's mediocre comeback 2011-07-05T22:20:00Z Jason Blum's Blumhouse, which signed a 10-year production deal with Universal last July, seems a sensible match for "Green Inferno," as the company specializes in low-budget genre fare such as "The Purge" and "Insidious" movies. Eli Roth's delayed horror film 'The Green Inferno' due in September 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Indeed, the movies, and Schwarzenegger's own fee, are low-budget compared with his global blockbusters of yore. Schwarzenegger is back, and Hollywood hopes he's still a star 2013-01-06T21:34:18Z And new technology is changing the way low-budget movies reach audiences in theaters and in homes. Sundance 2011 filmmakers face new reality 2011-01-20T17:13:58Z The lucrative return on such low-budget films, combined with studio success releasing them in January, means U.S. audiences will get their fill of horror in the weeks to come. In spite of violent national tragedies, horror films endure 2013-01-11T12:02:37Z But what got me thinking about the film in the context of the low-budget horror tradition is the ingenious way it designs and presents its monsters. Cut-rate budget, first-rate frights 2011-08-05T23:30:00Z Of the new releases, Universal Pictures' low-budget psychological thriller "The Boy Next Door" will likely fare the best, premiering to as much as $15 million. 'American Sniper' expected to hold down No. 1 spot at box office 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Besides, “The Canyons” was so low-budget that they didn’t need insurance. Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie 2013-01-13T17:37:08Z That category includes the “Captain Marvel” directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, who are better known for low-budget offerings like “Mississippi Grind” and “It’s Kind of a Funny Story.” Can ‘Captain Marvel’ Fix Marvel’s Woman Problem? 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Unlike the typical Buy American sites, which feature crude graphics and a low-budget hodgepodge of pliers and rain boots, Made Collection has the slick yet earthy look of a Madewell campaign. ‘Made in the U.S.A.’ Has a New Meaning 2012-09-15T01:00:36Z The War Horse star also spoke about his reasons for appearing in the low-budget film Now Is Good ahead of a bigger project. VIDEO: Jeremy Irvine: Films are 'fickle' 2012-09-20T05:19:18Z The low-budget "Ouija" drew pre-Halloween crowds in the mood for a good scare. 'Ouija' spells out win on U.S., Canada movie charts 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z I was used to doing small, low-budget films and this just happened to be one small low-budget film that more than 100 people saw. Ellen Page: 'I'm totally pro-choice. I mean what are we going to do ? go back to clothes hangers?' 2010-04-03T23:07:00Z The empathetic, elegiac, low-budget film is a coming-of-age story about Chiron, a poor, gay, African-American boy from Miami, told in three segments. Mahershala Ali? You’ve Surely Seen His Face 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Suggesting a seascape, a hellscape and occasionally the outskirts of Newark, these low-budget visions are as otherworldly as anything in “Toruk,” though emphatically less lush. Identity Crisis: Theater Productions That Refuse to Be Theater 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z "Because the studios are no longer making many character dramas, these actors have to find their creativity in smaller, often low-budget indie films," he explains. Stars shine brightly at Sundance 2013-01-20T12:19:57Z He endorsed a low-budget political cinema that would look closely at the lives of the poor and the disadvantaged in a director’s own neighborhood or city. The Truffaut Essays That Clear Up Misguided Notions of Auteurism 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z A few days past his 27th birthday, the fledgling Danish director had been brought to Britain to promote his first film, a low-budget called Pusher. Pusher returns – again 2012-10-11T19:00:01Z None of this was on my mind when my partner and I sat down last week to watch the DVD of the low-budget 2008 Italian film Mid-August Lunch, which is barely 75 minutes long. How a modest Italian film trumped the extravagance of Donizetti 2010-06-18T09:00:00Z It was this delirious low-budget zombie-comedy hybrid by the director who would later deliver the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, and Kirkman was not disappointed. ‘Transformers’ and a Zombie Comedy: What ‘Invincible’ Is Made Of 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z After decades of playing lovable rogues and vampire hunters, Campbell got his chance to direct an indie feature — the low-budget “Man With the Screaming Brain” — in 2005. Actor Bruce Campbell offers an engaging master class in schlock 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z But taking the orchestra overseas nowadays is a production that, costwise, rivals making a low-budget movie. Does world travel make CSO first-class? 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Jungle is the latest relatively low-budget indie Radcliffe has embraced since his Harry Potter days. Daniel Radcliffe on Why He Loves When People Make Fun of Him 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z With its penchant for whiteboards and workbooks, Love in Action has the flavor of a low-budget corporate retreat and all the hallmarks of a cult. ‘Inside My Head I’m a Girl’: Three Ways of Growing Up Gay 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z But the way forward for would-be female sci-fi film-makers is surely honing their craft in the low-budget sector, following in the footsteps of outliers. The final frontier: how female directors broke into sci-fi 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z From the mid-1950s through the '60s, British production company Hammer churned out campy, gothic, low-budget pictures and TV shows featuring plenty of gore and heaving bosoms. Is Hammer Films Back from the Dead? 2010-12-09T09:00:00Z At the time of the film's release, the horror genre was known for low-budget productions and bad reviews. MTV brings a social-media-savvy 'Scream' to the small screen 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z The network now airs two original movies a month and enlists several production companies and directors, including Ferrante, who had been making low-budget horror movies until getting his big Sharknado break. You Can't Escape Sharknado 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Female directors, however, will dominate a relatively new category called Next, which is devoted to 11 experimental and low-budget movies. A Sundance Lineup Laced With Race, Horror and Family Turmoil 2013-12-04T22:27:15Z Smith has been performing his show since 1997; he’s working on a low-budget film based on the monologue, which uses locations around Capitol Hill. Nuns, swordplay in theater offerings | Bumbershoot 2013 2013-08-29T05:26:24Z While the Architecture Foundation will continue to explore short-lived, low-budget interventions, my New Year’s resolution is to balance pop-ups with more substantive architecture. | Designers to Watch 2010-12-30T14:00:18Z Maybe, in the quantum state of low-budget mind-melter cinema, she can be both! “Snow White and the Huntsman”: A would-be fantasy classic 2012-05-30T23:00:00Z Even so, this low-budget aesthetic works for the goofy B-movie quality of the horror scenes, which rely on practical effects to inspire squirms. ‘Bad Hair’ Review: That Weave Is Killer 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Such relatively high-profile but low-budget films as “Obvious Child” and “Love Is Strange” do the same, too. The Creative Class and the Movies 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Remarkable for a low-budget western, “Lonely Are the Brave” poses uneasy questions about the idea, and value, of heroism. Kirk Douglas’s Film ‘Lonely Are the Brave’ 2012-07-28T22:47:18Z He created and starred in the FX sitcom “Legit,” fronted a political talk show, hosted a podcast and acted in a low-budget zombie film. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Operation Thai Cave Rescue’ and Jim Jefferies 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Is a low-budget reality show really going to put expensive train equipment at risk? Television Review: ‘Owner’s Manual,’ a Reality Show, Makes Its Debut on AMC 2013-08-14T23:04:16Z The mere appearance of Spacey in a low-budget movie trailer in spring caused film critics to shudder. Analysis | Five years on, what happened to the men of #MeToo? 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Pitt and Gray have been friends for more than two decades, ever since the actor saw the director’s 1995 debut, a low-budget crime drama called “Little Odessa.” The Planets, the Stars and Brad Pitt 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z "Our whole thrust is on no celebrities," said Leslee Scallon, who founded Dances With Films 17 years ago with Michael Trent when they couldn't get their own low-budget feature into any festivals. Dances With Films Festival to shine a light on emerging filmmakers 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Yet years of low-budget touring and independent releases — with rejections along the way from “American Idol” and “The Voice” — took their toll. For Maren Morris, the Year Everything Came Together 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z The title may only be familiar because of T. S. Eliot, but this low-budget, black-and-white debut feature, directed by David Secter, has its champions, who cite it as a landmark of Canadian low-budget cinema. 5 Film Series to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z That’s because “Big Game” is not a Hollywood movie; it’s equal parts ingenious contemporary scam and blast from the 1970s past, when every American hit movie spawned legions of low-budget European imitations. Honey, we lost the president!: Samuel L. Jackson as POTUS wandering the wilderness is just one reason you shouldn’t skip the delightfully ludicrous “Big Game” 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z The chintzy, low-budget aesthetic, the hammy acting and the lightsabers are all good, if mildly tedious, fun for the first hour. The Best (and Worst) Theater in Europe in 2022 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The film is a stand-alone story spun off from the lucrative, low-budget horror franchise "Paranormal Activity," the fifth of which will be released in October. Disney's 'Frozen' freezes out 'Paranormal' spinoff 2014-01-06T14:32:47Z He started them off slowly, slipping them into a low-budget project already in the pipeline. Jerry Lewis, Mercurial Comedian and Filmmaker, Dies at 91 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Cunningham’s engrossing low-budget ghost story still scares on its own terms. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z I want to have a low-budget, indie, British-made film,” he said. Ed Sheeran set to star in musical film that 'mixes Notting Hill with Once' 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z "Fountain," his first readymade sculpture for public exhibition in 1917, was composed from a low-budget public bathroom urinal bought at a plumbing supply store and tipped on its back. At satire's forefront, cartoons press against hard lines 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z But with numerous podcasts, a deliberately low-budget public-access show and his Upright Citizens Brigade work, Gethard, 36, has been at it a long time. In Broadway's post-'Hamilton' era, some shows aim big by going small 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z It paid off last year, when the low-budget Iraq War drama "The Hurt Locker" beat sci-fi behemoth "Avatar" for best picture. `King's Speech' poised for Oscar coronation? 2011-02-27T17:16:04Z In 2014, the low-budget horror movie “Unfriended,” in which a group of teenagers in a video chat were picked off one by one by an anonymous user, grossed $64 million globally. In Australia, Television ‘Content’ Designed for Your Phone 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z That mystique gets people outside the movie business to finance independent and low-budget movies—and leads to misunderstandings and bitter conflicts when the plans of filmmakers and the dreams of financiers don’t mesh. What’s Missing from “Foxcatcher” 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z "These were low-budget films but really good experience, and I got better each time." "True Blood" star really wanted to be a physicist 2010-06-14T03:22:00Z Other winners included low-budget movie "Monsters," which beat Mike Leigh's "Another Year" and Clio Barnard's "The Arbor" in the best film category. Judi Dench, Plan B among South Bank Award winners 2011-01-25T15:49:24Z This low-budget drama adheres to many of the conventions of the detective genre, without really distinguishing itself in any of them. “Grey Lady”: A moody detective drama explores off-season Nantucket 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z The low-budget Wall Street drama, distributed by Roadside Attractions, debuted in theaters in October 2011. Before 'The Interview,' other films performed well on VOD 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Also in the Friday night proposal were two other enhancements cited by Kaplon, relating to new-media wages and low-budget film productions. Hollywood drivers ratify labor deal, avert strike 2010-07-26T05:53:00Z "Pets" and "Ghostbusters" bested the weekend's other new releases, Warner Bros.' low-budget horror "Lights Out" and Fox's animated "Ice Age: Collision Course." 'Star Trek Beyond' soars with $59M at weekend box office 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z It’s also worth noting that Sofia and Plovdiv, a city 90 miles east of the capital, are destinations of the low-budget carrier Ryanair. By Bulgaria’s Beautiful Black Sea 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z The camera assistant Sarah Jones was killed by a freight train while working on the low-budget film “Midnight Rider” in 2014. ‘Twilight Zone: The Movie’ and the Deadly Accident That Plagued It 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Whether it's been intentional or not, Love and Dyer have become the Scorsese and De Niro of terrible, low-budget, wideboy crime flicks. Dyer straits: how can Danny save his career? 2010-08-19T21:00:00Z I cannot wait for a group of downtown drag queens to mount a low-budget, high-camp production of “Diana” in 10 years. In Defense of ‘Diana,’ the Show We Didn’t Deserve 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z It was delightful to see pictures of the low-budget set in the studios of WQED-TV in Pittsburgh, where the show started out, and to hear the reminiscences of members of the cast and crew. Review: Take the Next Trolley to ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Independent coming-of-age movies "Moonlight" and "American Honey" lead nominations on Tuesday for the Spirit Awards, the ceremony that celebrates low-budget artistic films which often also do well at the Oscars. 'Moonlight,' 'American Honey' lead indie film Spirit nominations 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z A 65th birthday party brings up deep-seated relationship issues in this naturalistic low-budget drama. This week's new films 2012-06-15T23:05:17Z SO how did a former stop on a low-budget hippie trail become a magnet for Seventh Avenue materialists? Tulum, Mexico Is a Hot Spot for Fashion Insiders 2012-01-21T11:00:07Z His raunchy and humorous videos, low-budget affairs that have found their way to MoMA’s permanent collection, are inspired by daytime soap operas. The Art of Being a Character 2011-08-03T20:22:35Z Australian filmmakers are particularly good at low-budget genre, perhaps because they often make up for their limited funds with a brash irreverence, dark humor and affinity for ludicrous violence. Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Who would be earning an income to help them with their low-budget road trip? 2010-01-30T05:29:00Z Morgan's incredible, it goes without saying, but he doesn't traditionally do zero-budget or low-budget indies. Zach Braff on Florence Pugh singing and the "Garden State" Easter egg in his new movie 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z As male-oriented pictures keep disappointing, and girl power vaults low-budget films into the troposphere, Hollywood will either have to readjust its priorities or find a way to lure guys back into theaters. Box Office: Hop Bounds Over Arthur in the Battle of the Brands 2011-04-10T06:00:00Z Last year, that led to several unexpected nominees in the best acting categories, many from low-budget British movies. ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Leads BAFTA Nominees 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z That's not necessarily a compliment, but if I had to choose between the expensive dreariness of "Robin Hood" and the ultraviolent earnestness of "Ironclad," I would root for the low-budget underdog. 'Ironclad': Paul Giamatti leads a fine cast into bloody battle 2011-07-07T19:25:07Z But a lot of her work involves low-budget improvements such as rearranging an art wall or upgrading a dated lampshade. Secrets of home stagers: Six easy fixes to make you like your house better So, low-budget Ghost Light Theatricals company is brave to tackle it in their small Ballard venue. Small Seattle troupes tackle dark, tongue-twisting scripts 2011-03-17T20:04:16Z Expanding the parameters of the low-budget original by taking the action literally out into the streets, “The Purge: Anarchy” efficiently exploits its high-concept premise while delivering far more visceral thrills than its predecessor. Review: ‘Purge’ sequel provides requisite thrills 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z British actor Martin Freeman stars in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The film studios behind The Hobbit films are suing low-budget company The Asylum for trademark infringement, over its new film Age of the Hobbits. Hobbit producers sue 'mockbuster' 2012-11-08T15:32:48Z If this six-part series were a burger, the meat/men "patty" would be served in a low-budget bun with a modest blob of scripted reality mayonnaise. Meat Men, where butchering is life 2012-11-23T16:00:00Z The critics claimed the unfinished scenes looked like a low-budget TV show. First Look: Peter Jackson unveils 'Hobbit' scenes 2012-04-25T02:45:08Z But the filmmakers themselves — the “people from Pittsburgh” who formed a company they called Image Ten to make the low-budget movie — have been able to gain from their groundbreaking work only in a limited way. Guess What’s Back From the Grave? ‘Night of the Living Dead’ 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Released by News Corp's 20th Century Fox, "Predators" was also a low-budget production, with a reported price tag of $38 million. "Despicable Me" leads North American box office 2010-07-11T16:03:00Z He worked first as an agent, then decided that he’d rather produce movies, and had several successful low-budget productions. Judy Garland’s Hollywood Unravelling, Through the Eyes of Her Husband and Producer Sid Luft 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z Even at “Safe Home,” a low-budget, bare-bones production that opened Off Broadway this year, scene changes were announced with 1950s newsreel footage. The Screen?s Now Setting Many a Stage 2010-03-04T19:34:00Z Mark Hamill, who played Skywalker in the original three "Star Wars" films, said Monday he plans to direct "Black Pearl," a low-budget thriller adapted from his comic book about a mentally troubled masked vigilante. Hamill to direct movie of his comic 'Black Pearl' 2010-05-17T16:32:00Z With "Fiction," the former video store clerk turned low-budget filmmaker was able to weave three seemingly disparate stories into one cohesive tale of the Los Angeles underworld that turned Hollywood on its heels. Once a renegade, Tarantino turns Hollywood insider 2010-02-24T13:31:00Z “It’s a low-budget film by Hollywood standards, and certainly by Universal standards,” Whannell said. There’s No Dark Universe Anymore, Just One Monster After Another 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z While he dreamed of becoming an artist, he was drawn into the world of cinema when he was asked to create a dragon for a low-budget science fiction movie in 1956. Italian special effects master Rambaldi dies at 86 2012-08-10T18:50:19Z Yet Mr. Russell is far from the only reason to see this unexpected low-budget treat, a witty fusion of western, horror and comedy that gallops to its own beat. Review: ‘Bone Tomahawk’ Is Western, Horror and Comedy 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z By the end of the `70s, she was appearing in television and in low-budget productions. 'Five Easy Pieces' star Karen Black dead at 74 2013-08-08T22:32:41Z In fourth place, low-budget horror sequel "Paranormal Activity 3" earned $8.5 million in domestic sales. "Puss in Boots" steals second box office crown 2011-11-07T15:32:52Z Classic independent films were low-budget productions made by outsiders. The Best Movies of 2014 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Rocco also said that the time was ripe at the box office for a low-budget horror film like "The Purge." 'The Purge' scares off 'Fast & Furious' crew to take box office lead 2013-06-09T17:25:26Z Recording in the analog era was a costly, intentional effort, and low-budget, lo-fi recordings could still create high intensity. U2 Revisits Its Past, in the Name of … What, Exactly? 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z The film’s low-budget, early-digital-film approach looks as frenetic as its main character, who desperately rides his bike to his next destination. Hollywood’s Diversity Problem and Undocumented Immigrants 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z But this low-budget tale of a scuba-diving couple abandoned to their own devices by the bozos operating their excursion boat is mostly about the relationship between the doomed couple, not about sharks. Where are all the other great shark movies? 2010-07-08T21:36:00Z But just when we're ready to write her off, this agile, low-budget drama turns it round and confronts us with our own heartlessness. This week's new films 2010-08-27T23:05:00Z At the time the movie was released, rock films were typically low-budget exploitation movies designed to make a quick buck. ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ still fresh after 50 years |Movie preview 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z The low-budget movie was a sleeper hit when released in 2000, and Hall won an Oscar nomination for best original screenplay. 'Billy Elliot' author talks about blending politics and artistic aspiration as tour comes to Seattle 2011-03-17T01:40:20Z Mr. Jones’s second film, the low-budget satire “Wild in the Streets,” which remains a cult favorite, struck a nerve in a year of political upheaval and brought Mr. Jones’s looks and charisma to wide attention. Christopher Jones, Actor Who Quit Field, Dies at 72 2014-02-09T02:11:02Z Some industry insiders said Cannes' decision to invite Luhrmann to open was a concession indicative of the cozy ties between Tinseltown and the French festival that champions eclectic, low-budget movies while also courting Hollywood. Cannes ditches austerity with Great Gatsby film launch 2013-05-15T15:21:33Z In the early nineteen-fifties, he wrote some screenplays and starred in a strange little low-budget melodrama that he wrote, “Dance Hall Racket.” Where Comedy Comes From 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z He made a speciality of playing the sinister character in a string of low-budget horror films including a number of Hammer studio productions, playing the Phantom in their production of The Phantom of the Opera. Herbert Lom, Panther star, dies 2012-09-27T11:55:38Z But some of the resourceful film-makers at the low-budget end of the spectrum, accustomed to having to solve problems on a daily basis, are already working around the inconvenience of the pandemic. The future of film: can cinema survive Covid-19? 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z I always wanted to do small, low-budget things, but I've ended up doing big films to try to persuade people in England that I'm castable. Rufus Sewell: almost famous 2013-03-30T09:00:00Z Working for Chertok, Cahn developed the almost preposterous proficiency that would later allow him to turn out 10 or 12 low-budget features a year. ‘Crime Does Not Pay: The Complete Shorts Collection’ on DVD 2012-07-20T22:24:27Z This sloppy, low-budget thriller never quite makes its hothouse atmosphere palpable, but it has a serviceable plot that allows for some guilty pleasures. Nic Cage's "Grand Isle" falls short of the Southern Gothic crazy it promises 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Despite the low-budget production values of HGTV, where many shows look as if they were filmed for the cost of a Friendly’s sundae, the bland, the visionless, the Pottery Barn-appointed must always be upended. Critic?s Notebook: Every Home?s a Castle, Cinderella 2011-06-05T19:45:15Z The director worried that expanding the scope and size of the production could rob the project of its original, low-fi, low-budget charm. How ‘Marcel the Shell’ Went From YouTube to the Big Screen 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z The Independent Spirit Awards are handed out by the Los Angeles-based non-profit group Film Independent and are widely considered the top honors for low-budget and art house movies in the United States. "Silver Linings" wins four honors at indie film awards 2013-02-24T01:36:26Z In its 35th year, the annual Sundance Film Festival, held in the snowy streets of Park City, Utah, has become a launch pad for low-budget films and unknown stars in films that need investors. Sex, politics and Steve Jobs highlight Sundance Film Festival 2013-01-16T14:02:40Z It’s what most filmmakers dream of — particularly those who make low-budget documentaries. ‘Blackfish’s’ director finds it hard to move on 2014-03-20T17:38:26Z In fact, some of the best indie films of recent years were products of divisions of Hollywood studios that worked in the arena for low-budget moviemaking. 2010-01-22T05:52:00Z At least in part, the pleasures of CNN’s “Race for the White House,” a six-part series tracking some of the most acrimonious presidential match-ups in history, come from just how hilariously low-budget it is. CNN’s “Race for the White House”: The campy history of cutthroat campaigns that 2016 deserves 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Another low-budget U.S. movie screened in Berlin on Monday, "Father of Invention," has yet to get a distributor, despite the fact that it stars two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey. 2010-02-15T18:08:00Z Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin's low-budget indie about a little girl from Louisiana whose pluck helps her survive a devastating Delta disaster, is unquestionably one of the former. Oscars 2013: Snubs and surprises 2013-01-10T16:19:32Z Can you talk about working on a low-budget film versus a behemoth film series? Round Table: Four self-possessed voices from Young Hollywood 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Then there’s another new film, the low-budget British improvised drama The Escape, in which he is husband to Gemma Arterton’s suffocated, suburban wife, who snaps and abandons her family. Dominic Cooper: Mamma Mia! is like family – but Band of Brothers almost ended my career 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z Ms. Posey was destined for something stranger, namely a string of low-budget oddities like “Dazed and Confused,” “Party Girl,” “The Daytrippers” and “The House of Yes.” Parker Posey’s Offbeat Glamour 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z I was simultaneously offered the lead in a TV series and a possible part in a low-budget movie. Tom Wilkinson: down with the big boys 2011-04-05T20:30:00Z The low-budget thriller retained its first place position for the third consecutive weekend, earning $14.6 million. Box Office: 'Split' Tops 'Rings,' as 'Space Between Us' Bombs 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z This macabre ad touted Charles Kaufman’s low-budget film about a mentally unstable matriarch and her twisted sons who capture and terrorize three campers. Horror, Horror, Read All About It 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Increasingly, actors win awards for their work in small, low-budget indies in which they gnaw off their left leg. Academy Awards: season's splits pave way for the Mr Potato Head Oscars 2013-01-30T18:10:01Z The character was the villain in the low-budget 1990 "Captain America" movie. "Matrix" bad guy eyes "Captain America" villain 2010-03-12T05:07:00Z The visual effects and cinematography in low-budget films, such as Gareth Edwards' "Monsters," which was shot for about $500,000, unfold with virtuosity and intensity. Indie writer-director of post-9/11 thriller 'Retina' a multitasking whiz 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z The event - run by British expats in Los Angeles - features low-budget parodies of this year's Oscar hopefuls. Oscars: Reporter's diary 2014-02-26T09:10:53Z DVD, Soda Pictures Chop Shop Intimate, low-budget drama about a young Latino street orphan on the mean streets of NYC. DVD & Blu-ray out this week 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z But by embedding Jennifer’s mental issues in a murder mystery of unmitigated tedium, this low-budget drama essentially cuts its own throat. Movie Review: In ‘Nothing Without You,’ an Erotomaniac as Prime Suspect 2014-03-28T00:03:54Z It’s nice that established and emerging stars agree to appear in ambitious low-budget films. Review: White Bird in a Blizzard: Snow Job for Shailene Woodley 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z The low-budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle is currently offering some great deals for fall travel, including $99 one-way fares from Stewart to destinations like Edinburgh; Belfast, Northern Ireland; and Bergen, Norway. To Save Money on Flights, Look to Smaller Airports 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Her long list of credits comprise mostly low-budget and independent fare. Alexis Arquette, transgender actress, dies at 47 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Sleeper: A low-budget film that strikes a chord with audiences, exceeds box-office expectations and makes fools of the folks who spent zillions making tentpoles. Conjure This: Low-Buget Horror Film Scares Off Pricey Tentpoles 2013-07-21T20:29:33Z The Symphonic Concerto, whose main theme belongs on the soundtrack of a low-budget Dracula movie, is an inadvertently effective counterargument to these claims of Teutonic supremacy. The Disquieting Power of Wilhelm Furtwängler, Hitler’s Court Conductor 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Full of violence, nudity and action, the low-budget pic became a hit and even managed to unseat James Bond from the top spot at the box office. Pam Grier covers ‘everything’ in a new podcast of her career 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Jason Blum, the low-budget horror producer who runs Blumhouse, has had success with films of the same genre, like several "Paranormal Activity" films, at the box office. 'Ouija' likely to outspook Keanu Reeves' 'John Wick' 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Men and women are gathered outside the structures, squatting or sleeping, some in groups, most alone like extras in a low-budget dystopian movie. A journey through a land of extreme poverty: welcome to America 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z In low-budget filmmaking, “because you’re basically donating your whole normal salary, and your name value, and your everything, if it does succeed you should participate in the success of that,” she said. Patricia Arquette Says She Lost Work Over Speech at Oscars 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z The low-budget movie produced for just $6.5 million tells the story of a young husband and wife who become terrorized by a porcelain doll given as a gift. Ben Affleck's 'Gone Girl' snatches U.S. box office title 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z As for "Cronos," a low-budget Mexican vampire movie that blends the Hammer Films Poe adaptations of the '60s with some seriously weird mechanical effects, it might seem tame after "Santa Sangre." DVDs you should have seen -- but didn't: Beat the winter blahs! 2011-02-02T01:30:00Z "Jem" is an unconventional choice for Blum, who is better known for producing low-budget horror flicks such as "Paranormal Activity," "Insidious" and "The Purge." '80s TV series 'Jem and the Holograms' gets big-screen treatment 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Each year, a handful of Spirit winners usually goes on to earn Oscars thanks in part to the success of low-budget films in the mainstream arena. "Winter's Bone" seeks indie film honors 2011-02-26T17:50:27Z Directed by Noah Buschel 1 hour 21 minutes; not rated To describe the setup of “Sparrows Dance,” Noah Buschel’s disarmingly offbeat romance, is to risk alienating audiences fatigued by too-quirky characters and low-budget contrivance. Movie Review: ‘Sparrows Dance,’ Starring Marin Ireland and Paul Sparks 2013-08-22T22:00:18Z A relatively low-budget project, especially when compared with the “Transformers” franchise he started, it bundles explosive set pieces into a plot that would be preposterous if you stopped to think about it. ‘Ambulance’ Review: Michael Bay Is Our Emergency Movie Technician 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z As both a pre-eminent showcase for American independent cinema and a freewheeling bazaar for movie executives Sundance is carefully scrutinized for signals about where creative, low-budget movies are headed. Conspicuously Sparse in Sundance Competition Lineup: Movie Stars 2010-12-01T22:41:00Z "Hollywood Adventures" is expected to be released next year and hopes to replicate the success of the 2012 low-budget comedy "Lost in Thailand," which was a hit in China. Chinese movie 'Hollywood Adventures' is being filmed in L.A. 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z The editing by Geofrey Hildrew and Scott Pellet limps lifelessly along, and the direction lacks the necessary pulse for a story line with more twists than a low-budget soap opera. ‘The Devil You Know’ Review: A Thriller Thinner Than Blood 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Levy: When we were doing the pilot presentation, because it was such a cheap, low-budget thing, I was actually directing because we could save some money. Q&A: Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara on comedy, Canada, 'Creek' 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z These shows aren't just low-budget Web productions but high-end dramas like "Bosch" that employ hundreds of crew members and film heavily on location like conventional network or cable dramas. Amazon is a rising star in Hollywood 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z After the success of “Boyhood,” and starring in the low-budget sci-fi film “Predestination” earlier this year, actor/writer/director Ethan Hawke shifts things up a bit directing and appearing in “Seymour: An Introduction.” Ethan Hawke: “Seymour teaches owning your fear and not being ashamed of it” 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z As head of Film4's low-budget feature department, she has to be. Katherine Butler: the gambler behind Film4's low-budget features 2012-08-30T16:02:14Z The replication of a low-budget, earnestly progressive public TV broadcast is impeccable, abetted by Helen Mirren’s hilariously solemn introductions of the films. Review: ‘Documentary Now!’ Skewers Politicians and Food Fetishists 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z Fincher went to Fox and presented the only two options he felt a “Fight Club” adaptation could go: Make a low-budget $3 million movie on videotape or go with a big budget and big stars. "Fight Club": David Fincher on clashing with Ed Norton, battling Fox over marketing, bad box office 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Universal’s low-budget sequel to last year’s surprise hit, “The Purge,” opened with $28.4 million. ‘Apes’ outmuscles ‘The Purge’ at box office 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z I eagerly await your own nominees for the greatest low-budget horror flicks of all time. Cut-rate budget, first-rate frights 2011-08-05T23:30:00Z "I managed to find work, but it was in low-budget pictures," he recalled in 1971. Former child star, 'Superman' actor Cooper dies 2011-05-05T18:20:13Z Whereas American stars of low-budget horror often indulged in flamboyant camp, Mr. Cushing underplayed beautifully. Hammer Makes ?The Woman in Black? With Daniel Radcliffe 2012-01-27T23:30:09Z The only new releases of any note are the Melissa McCarthy comedy Tammy and a low-budget sci-fi film, Earth to Echo. The Fourth Loses Its Fireworks 0002-11-30T00:00:00Z But on Sunday, his hopes for a repeat with the 3D blockbuster "Avatar" were blown up by "The Hurt Locker," a low-budget war movie directed by his ex-wife, Kathryn Bigelow. James Cameron, Golden Globes lead Oscar losers 2010-03-08T15:10:00Z These moments touch on everything from early American drag figures to a lesson on lip-syncing to the art form’s low-budget origins. Review | ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ is just one gem in drag history’s crown. ‘Legendary Children’ looks at the performers and activists who paved the way. 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Slathered in turquoise and carmine, neons and pastels, sequences accumulate an occasional dreaminess that defies the typical constraints of low-budget filmmaking. ‘Butt Boy’ Review: Compulsion as Comic Noir 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z “It’s what a low-budget film is these days.” Clothes and Character: 'The Homesman' 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z For the past 18 years Breen has been making imaginative but bewildering low-budget paranormal thrillers in and near his suburban Las Vegas home. What Distinguishes a Neil Breen Film? Neil Breen. 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z For Mr. Rudd the low-budget affair was a crash course in Mr. Wain’s ability to keep cool under pressure. David Wain Tests Mainstream Credentials With ?Wanderlust? 2012-02-18T02:53:02Z I felt for Lin and his cast, whose low-budget crime flick was suddenly given the weight of representing an entire community. “Crazy Rich Asians” and the End Point of Representation 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z I was down in Dallas, Texas, doing a film with Meryl Streep, and my agent called with a script written by some kids for a low-budget movie. How we made Blood Simple 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z The term “B-movie” now applies to anything vaguely low-budget and/or trashy, but from about the 1930s to the 1960s, B-movies were that second tier: cheaper, shorter films that often played before the “A” feature. Return of the B-movie: why big-budget flops could be good for cinema 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z They are a low-budget, high-impact counter weapon for radicals who are outgunned, live in stealth yet crave the spotlight to advance their aims. Taliban's video of Bowe Bergdahl handover is a vivid reminder of war 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z As well as the low-budget, digital treatment, what links these three films is that they all star Huston, and are based on Tolstoy short stories. Bernard Rose: Tolstoy, America and me 2012-12-17T23:11:56Z The film is set in 1893, and was made for an apparent pittance, and its low-budget, low-fi inventiveness is more than part of its charm—it’s central to the film’s realm of ideas. Highlights from BAMCinemaFest 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z “He had a reputation as this low-budget guy who did Orson’s bidding, but images like these”—he gestured toward the monitor—“are breathtaking.” How Orson Welles’s “The Other Side of the Wind” Was Rescued from Oblivion 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z One might wonder, however, whether or not the distance from Raimi's scrappy days as a low-budget enfant terrible privately torments him. How will "Evil Dead" and "Spidey" director Sam Raimi fare in the MCU? It'll swallow his soul 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z They could not believe he had even seen their low-budget heroin drama, 2014’s Heaven Knows What. Good Time directors the Safdie brothers: ‘Robert Pattinson was just a guy chasing work’ 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z There’s a cathartic moment in “Heroes of the Frontier,” the new novel by Dave Eggers, that takes place at a low-budget wedding reception in an Alaskan RV park. Dave Eggers offers a sneak peek at his new novel, ‘Heroes of the Frontier’ 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Over the past decade, Dupieux has emerged as France’s king of high-concept, low-budget comedy, and this is among his finest efforts. Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Instead, written and directed by Neil Jordan, the relatively low-budget film is a contemporary fairytale grounded in a rich tradition of Irish storytellers and yarn spinners. Fishy tale 2010-03-05T08:51:00Z He immediately followed this up with an even greater personal success as the writer, director and star of the low-budget, multi-prizewinning Mid‑August Lunch. The Salt of Life ? review 2011-08-13T23:05:25Z After shooting his 1978 low-budget slasher film about a masked maniac stalking a babysitter on Halloween night, he knew his score had to provide the mood and fear that the dry cut was missing. Spend Halloween with John Carpenter: Why the horror movie man wants to play scary music, just for you 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Many companies, like the Berserker Residents, take a more playful approach to the genre and celebrate a deliberately low-budget aesthetic. Cyborgs Onstage, Robots in the Wings 2010-12-30T23:58:33Z But while most will watch “Home Alone” for its heartwarming moments, slapstick comedy and family-as-the-greatest-holiday-gift message, I see in it something else entirely—a master class in low-budget museum security. “Home Alone’s” secret lesson: How to foil an art heist 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z The highbrow, low-budget feature permitted generations of writers, directors and actors to play with a form where less is more. ‘My Dinner With André’ at 40: Still Serving Hot Takes 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z The Spirit Awards are the annual honors given to Hollywood’s low-budget movies made for under $20 million. Glenn Close, 'Beale Street,' win indie film honors ahead of Oscars 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z The physical and emotional violence of these bitter-toned, highly stylized, low-budget movies exposed lurid fantasies and social traumas that went unmentioned in the studios’ more prestigious productions. Richard Brody: Women Onscreen in Two Film-Noir Retrospectives 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z After that the best he can do is combine some of the sentimental moral clichés of the big-budget prison picture with the feel-bad lassitude common to low-budget depictions of the American South. Television Review: ‘Rectify’ on the Sundance Channel 2013-04-21T21:11:25Z Rejected by Hollywood, he has returned to Hong Kong, where he will star in low-budget action movies that take the trade by storm. Theater Review: David Henry Hwang’s ‘Kung Fu’ Opens at Signature Theater 2014-02-25T03:00:01Z Now, thanks to an 11-minute special called “Too Many Cooks,” the low-budget cable network has become something of a digital household name. The lowbrow magic of “Adult Swim”: Why you should be watching the network’s fake news show 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z A low-budget Paraguayan crime caper goosed by low-rung dreams, crackles with the desperate energy of forced innovation. A boy on a mission travels through a jumbled maze 2014-02-20T19:56:56Z “Paranormal Activity 4” will please the fans, and that should sustain this low-budget, highly profitable franchise. Movie Review: ‘Paranormal Activity 4,’ by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman 2012-10-20T02:57:18Z Mark Gill, president of Millennium Films, said that investing in low-budget indie productions can be "an invitation to lose money." Film entrepreneur draws mixed reviews 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z But when Cassavetes made his low-budget independent features, “he wasn’t getting calls on Saturday morning: ‘Nobody came, we’re going to kill you.’ ” Judd Apatow’s Life as Art in ‘This Is 40’ 2012-11-14T15:13:43Z This would put it slightly ahead of the weekend's newcomers: Courtroom drama "The Judge," action horror "Dracula Untold," family film "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" and low-budget thriller "Addicted." 'Gone Girl' likely to top box office for second weekend 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z What counts as low-budget for Film4 – less than £2m – can still mark a massive increase for a previously self-financed filmmaker, without introducing the kinds of pressure that tend to stifle experimentation. Katherine Butler: the gambler behind Film4's low-budget features 2012-08-30T16:02:14Z It will train independent filmmakers in the principles of low-budget movie making, Marin said. ‘The Cheech,’ a Game Changer for Chicano Art, Opens in Riverside 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z This is a scene from “Final Exam,” a minor, low-budget slasher flick from 1981. ‘Scream’ at 25: How Meta Can You Get? 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z For a sense of what Welles was like as a much young artist, see his stamp on Shakespeare in this low-budget production, which he adapted, directed and starred in. What’s on TV Friday: ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ and ‘House of Cards’ 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z It’s a Wrap The 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival closes Saturday with the low-budget movie “Newlyweds,” which is written, directed by and stars Edward Burns. The Buzz 2011-04-27T23:02:57Z After a few years together, during which they released an album called “I Found Me a White Man, You Find Yourself One!” and appeared in the obscure low-budget movie “The Man From O.R.G.Y.,” Steve Rossi, Straight Man of Comedy Duo Allen and Rossi, Dies at 82 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z George A Romero invented the zombie genre with this smart, low-budget shocker about a virus, accidentally brought back to Earth from outer space, that causes people to eat each other, afflicted by an eternal hunger. The scariest horror films ever – ranked! 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z In fact, "The Beaver" will more likely been seen in smaller venues, given its dramatic subject matter, and Drake even said that Gibson's presence may help boost ticket sales in the low-budget film arena. "Beaver" maker Jodie Foster sees more directing ahead 2011-05-02T17:34:03Z Clearly low-budget, “Escale” makes economical use of music and sound effects to power a scene and then cuts back, trading in close-ups, for the emotional climax. Louis Valray Made Only 2 Movies. But Both Are Incredible. 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z But theatergoers deserve to hear great plays as they were originally performed, especially in low-budget productions like this. Theater Review: Odets’s ‘Awake and Sing!’ Family Is Alive in TriBeCa 2013-08-30T23:21:35Z So he performed a miraculous reinvention, stripping his style down to its bare bones and teaming up with the genre producer Jason Blum to make this low-budget yet frighteningly effective chiller. Stream These 10 Titles Before They Leave Netflix in August 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Hammer began to face stiff competition in the early 1960s from low-budget American horror, including Roger Corman’s series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations. Hammer Makes ?The Woman in Black? With Daniel Radcliffe 2012-01-27T23:30:09Z Playing twin brothers presented particular challenges, especially on such a low-budget movie. Viggo Mortensen interview: 'If I think a film's beyond me – that's a good sign' 2013-05-28T18:30:01Z Wilde recently starred in Meadowland, a low-budget drama on which she also served as producer. Olivia Wilde: It's harder to secure funding for female-led productions 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z And then immersed himself in more challenging, less obvious films, beginning with the acclaimed low-budget drama End of Watch. Jake Gyllenhaal: ‘Pushing myself is part of my life’ 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z Bryan Singer made three low-budget features, including The Usual Suspects, before being handed the X-Men franchise. Iron Man Three: Tony Stark Saves the World, Gets a Heart 2013-04-30T18:35:40Z "Nightcrawler" is a relatively low-budget film that shows local news operations, like the rest of the American workplace, are doing more with less. 'Nightcrawler' shows how the news worm has turned 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Electronic music used to be a cheap, effective way to score a low-budget movie. Maniac is still nasty but it's a cut above most horror remakes 2013-03-15T13:00:00Z There's a critic's quote on the DVD box that actually says "'Beowulf' meets Predator," and you couldn't really ask for a more fitting description of this low-budget but very cool little movie. Scarecrow Video recommendations for 'Thor' 2011-05-05T16:58:34Z Interesting, atmospheric and mysterious low-budget horror that generates effective creepy moments. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2012-07-06T23:05:20Z A video game designer in his mid-40s, Cawthon is the sole creator of one of the past decade’s most successful indie franchises, a low-budget point-and-click horror series that has become its own sprawling empire. A Reclusive Horror Designer Pivoted From Religious Games 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z He is a filmmaker who effectively erases the distinction between what we used to call “underground” cinema and the independent label under which we now tend to put everything low-budget. On Netflix, a Genuine Nail-Biter, and on Amazon, a Genuine Eccentric 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Hardly any of it prepared him for playing twins in a low-budget, eccentric comedy. Edward Norton visits Seattle for Seattle International Film Festival tribute 2010-06-07T05:23:00Z Audiences and critics were impressed by the low-budget but effective visual effects, and stark black-and-white camerawork. SXSW 2015: Films That Were the Talk of the Festival 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z “Hotel Artemis,” a low-budget action film from Global Road Entertainment, fizzled into eight place with $3.1 million. ‘Ocean’s 8’ Is No. 1 at the Box Office 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z In more recent times, she continued to appear in low-budget supernatural-themed films such as The Asylum and Green Fingers, which was shot in Bocking, Essex. Ingrid Pitt: a career in bitesize clips 2010-11-24T16:02:00Z I have no idea how Taylor got this directing assignment, given that his only previous feature was a nearly unreleased low-budget comedy called "Pretty Ugly People." "The Help": A tale of not-so-ancient American history 2011-08-10T00:30:00Z Before then, what little there was consisted mostly of low-budget fare involving superheroes. One giant leap for Indian cinema: how Bollywood embraced sci-fi 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z With his cousin and partner Yoram Globus he established The Cannon Group, a production company renowned for low-budget exploitation films with high body counts. Tributes paid to film producer Golan 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z Yet it's a low-budget costume piece of the kind the Brits have delivered so often before to no particular effect. What's The King's Speech's secret weapon of mass adulation? 2011-02-22T16:45:41Z The movie was The Other Side of the Ice, a low-budget documentary about an American family’s passage by yacht through the perilous north-west passage, and Scherstuhl, an admirer of all things Arctic, was duly intrigued. 'Four-walling': how film-makers pay to see their work on screen 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z I said: “Wow, this is what low-budget movies are all about.” How we made Blood Simple 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z |
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