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Now it feels like the film industry has changed so much that there are only the mega-blockbuster-Marvel-Godzilla-effects films—the tentpoles for the studio. There’s been this complete squeeze-out of the kind of films I grew up on: the two to 10 million dollar films where I was allowed to train. Now, in the digital world, those kind of films are being made for $50,000. So there’s no marketplace between the super-low budget and the blockbuster. Everything has moved to television—which is not necessarily bad, because television has improved to a degree. But it’s very hard for directors to own their projects in the television world. The whole economics of the film business are these massive tentpole movies, which do nothing for the female audience.

The Director of “Tank Girl” is Now Behind-the-Scenes on the New “Doctor Who” | Bitch Media

Great, insightful interview with Rachel Talalay, Hollywood director and producer who worked with john Hughes, on the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, and is now directing upcoming Doctor Who episodes.


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