Darwin Film Too Controversial for america

[saskganesh]

I'm betting the lack of distributor has more to do with our reluctance to see dry low-budget indies than any fear of boycott.

but there is a demonstrated profitable market for "low budget indies" in America.

it may not be a homerun, but it more likely could be a man on base.

the other thing about indies, if it does become a hit, it often means insane profits. see Blair Witch.

[CountDeMoney]

It would do better on cable than in theaters.  Indie theaters, even in the best of economic times, isn't nearly as profitable as cable, like Sundance or IFC or IndieNet.

[Razgovory]

Any way if it was a dry biopic of Einstein trying to get his theory of general relativity perfected while he's a complete asshole to his wife I doubt many distributors in Europe would pick it up.  He's a Jew after all.

[saskganesh]

ok, if its a good film, someone will pick it up, and profit for the controversy.  I imagine the experts here will pretend it never happened and if pressed, deny their previous statements.

[Razgovory]

ok, if its a good film, someone will pick it up, and profit for the controversy.  I imagine the experts here will pretend it never happened and if pressed, deny their previous statements.

I think you missed the point.  It wasn't that it wouldn't profit.  It was that distributors didn't want to take a risk on a movie that might not profit.

[Valmy]

But in the US, outside of New York and LA, religion rules.

Even if that bizarre belief is true not every single religion in the United States is a super conservative insane literalist evolution denying religion.

I find it rather sad an article that is supposed to be in favor of rational discourse over evolution would find it necessary to lie and misrepresent not only the status of religion in America but the religions themselves.  How bizarre.

[Eddie Teach]

but there is a demonstrated profitable market for "low budget indies" in America.

Sure, but generally not the people on the AFA's mailing list.

This sounds like a director trying to stir up controversy & publicity. If he really believes what he's saying, he's clueless.

[garbon]

How typical.

Fixed that for you.

[Queequeg]

Didn't Darwin's experiences in the American South also have an impact on his loss of faith?  I hope they include that.  Those idiots drove the Christianity out of Jesus in the first place.   

[Razgovory]

But in the US, outside of New York and LA, religion rules.

Even if that bizarre belief is true not every single religion in the United States is a super conservative insane literalist evolution denying religion.

I find it rather sad an article that is supposed to be in favor of rational discourse over evolution would find it necessary to lie and misrepresent not only the status of religion in America but the religions themselves.  How bizarre.

It's pretty common to do that.  I think it stems from honest ignorance rather then malice.

[Faeelin]

Something seems odd about this to me. There's a market for gay horror movies, for Christ's sake. Were they demanding too much money?

[Valmy]

It's pretty common to do that.  I think it stems from honest ignorance rather then malice.

Well even if it was true you would think New York and Los Angeles, the two biggest media markets in the country, would be worth releasing a film.

[garbon]

Something seems odd about this to me. There's a market for gay horror movies, for Christ's sake. Were they demanding too much money?

Do gay horror movies have movie starsts in them? (I've honestly no idea)

[Razgovory]

Something seems odd about this to me. There's a market for gay horror movies, for Christ's sake. Were they demanding too much money?

Do gay horror movies have movie starts in them? (I've honestly no idea)

And stops!

[garbon]