Movie Star Blog

As cheaper technology and a seemingly inexhaustible hipness quotient have led to more filmmakers and films being produced, theatrical distribution has become more expensive, the outlets more cautious, and the returns on investments more dubious. The Internet has absorbed some of the spillover, although the bigger success stories - notably, the political films of Robert Greenwald ("Uncovered: The War on Iraq,” “Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism"), or “Faster,” a highly lucrative motorcycle documentary narrated by Ewan McGregor - have been niche movies with a core audience.