Hollywood and Micro-budget Movies

Hollywood and Micro-budget Movies | TIME.com

Every summer, at least one Hindenburg-like disaster engulfs your local multiplex, but this blockbuster season is particularly conflagrant: After Earth, White House Down, The Lone Ranger, Pacific Rim and R.I.P.D. have together caused Tinseltown’s sky to rain down fiery red ink in quantities never before seen. Those five duds alone amount to over half a billion dollars in losses, horrified Wall Street analysts say. But fear not: This is not another story about The Worst Summer Ever in Hollywood. Instead, it’s the curious tale of some primarily nocturnal, semi-aquatic rodents (who just happen to be undead); how they’re both reflecting and effecting huge changes to film-making — possibly forever — and what that means for your moviegoing future. But more on them in a moment…