Indie Films Crave Great Reviews
Angela
Anne Thompson is a columnist and a resident blogger at Variety. Her blog is always insightful and filled with all of the latest new trailers. A recent article of hers entitled, Indie Films Crave Great Reviews is an interesting take on the importance of reviews for indie films. She also gets a bit into self-distribution on the internet:
When it comes to mainstream Hollywood tentpoles, maybe. But talk to filmmakers, no matter what their stripe, and all the talk of new media fades fast. They want the same things indies wanted a few decades ago: reviews from established critics.
The Web has affected the film biz in many subtle ways, but it hasn’t yet replaced the branding that occurs via theatrical booking and critical reviews. A local movie critic with a following drives people to see indie movies in a way that nothing else does — at least so far.
The Web has affected the film biz in many subtle ways, but it hasn’t yet replaced the branding that occurs via theatrical booking and critical reviews. A local movie critic with a following drives people to see indie movies in a way that nothing else does — at least so far.
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