Those awaiting Legendary Pictures re-imagining of Japan's iconic creature GODZILLA still have a year to wait for the release of the big -
budget blockbuster directed...
Not exact matches
He's so much more engaging when
directing these smaller films (Oscar - winning Tsotsi) than the big
budget Hollywood
blockbusters (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ender's Game).
John G. Avildsen
directed with admirable thriftiness (the
budget was a mere $ 900,000) and created a
blockbuster and legendary franchise (six sequels, the last one being Creed in 2015).
Del Toro has
directed big -
budget blockbusters including Pacific Rim as well as Spanish - language magic - realist works such as Pan's Labyrinth.
There are any number of possible explanations for this trend, most probable simply being the increasing split between
blockbuster «entertainment» films that dominate the technical categories while low -
budget (in) dependent films, driven by strong acting,
directing and writing, dominate the more prestigious awards, making a 7 Oscar win relatively rare (in order to reach that number, a film has to do well in either the effects or design categories, areas which favor big -
budget spectacle).
Written and
directed by the godfather of «mumblecore» cinema - a genre known for nonprofessional actors and naturalistic dialogue - Andrew Bujalski's latest film is practically a Hollywood
blockbuster compared with his no -
budget early films.
While he's now graduated to
directing big
budget blockbusters like the DCEU entry Aquaman, James Wan has for many years been primarily known for his work in the horror genre, and for good reason.