I remember seeing an interview with a Hollywood big shot. He said that eventually the indie film industry will be run by Hollywood. In a way it's true because a few indie films were released through the major studios. But for a brave film maker to write, produced and directed a film, independent is the best option.
Check out a film called Slow Burn. It stars Ray Liotta, Ll Cool J, Taye Diggs, Chiwetl Ejewifor and Jolene Blalock Jolene has a hot fling with Mekhi Pfeiffer. Was released in 2005 but made in 2003.
There was a flick called She Hate Me and it had Monica Bellucci a little interracial foreplay in it. Deleted scene so info hard to come by.
It would suck to have Hollywood's crass commercialism ruin indie film too. They just can't allow someone's artistic vision to come through unless it makes an enormous return.
The Hughes Brothers HATE the atmosphere in Hollywood. When they made the film From Hell, they filmed in the Czech Republic and a location in L.A.(Jack the Ripper's coach scenes). They mentioned that they love filming away from Hollywood because they didn't like to deal with the sleazy characters there. In the Czech Republic, they were treated like men and had access to craftspeople and extras at less than half of what the costs were in Hollywood.
Wow, I didn't know about that. But I have noticed how many movies, especially in horror, are filmed abroad.
I like the sensual comedies in which I hope some brothers film in Eastern Europe. Horror turns me off.
I'm listening to a black Podcast review of "Ride Along 2" from Movietrailerreviews.net and they mention that Olivia Munn is Ice Cube's Love Interest in the movie. Don't get your hopes up though. They mention that Ice Cube & Olivia Munn have no chemistry because they never kiss, touch, or hug each other in the movie. Here's the link if you wanna listen (They discuss Olivia Munn & Ice Cube's chemistry in the movie at the 14:58 mark): http://www.movietrailerreviews.net/index.php/movie/ride-along-2-review/ Direct download link: http://traffic.libsyn.com/spoiledmoviereviews/Ride_Along_2_Review_1.m4a I need Hollywood to quit casting white women to be Ice Cube's love interests in movies. It's complete waste of time.
Yes, and they attend a wedding together, but they never consummate the relationship. Too much action for that. Lol
Exactly! Cube just can't get out of the "always got to be hard" mold. It is almost like he typecast his self.
Two of the From Dusk Till Dawn movies were filmed in South Africa. It's economical because labor is cheaper than it is in the States.
I hope these film makers would take that chance, too. Like Melvin Van Peebles did with The Story Of A Three Day Pass. Did you know that the actress in the film was killed in a car accident after the film was released? It was very sad. Wesley Snipes filmed a lot of his films in Europe after Blade 2.
Ice Cube is always on fight mode. Even when he did John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars. He was in fight mode. He is okay with guys clowning around or fighting along with him.
John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars wasn't a bad film. It was like Vampires, a stylized western filter. Carpenter is a fan of Howard Hawks and it shows in the script, production design, dialogue and action scenes. Then, again, romance wasn't necessary in that film. It was a two-fisted sci-fi, horror action tale.
Cube was in that flick with Elizabeth Hurley called Dangerous Ground but they never did anything in a sexual sense. She'd bend over showing her ass or something and he'd get uptight about it. Fortunately she got together with this other brotha (Eric Miyeni) and they made out and embraced several times.