Fuller's personal favorite of all his movies was this lusty low -
budget period film, set in the 1880s, about newspapering in New York.
Not exact matches
Pulling off a lavish
period film on such a small
budget, Leigh admitted at a small press luncheon on Friday, was satisfying but also troubling.
The result was a new megastar
period for him he is still in and the
film holds up very well considering what has followed in the genre and big
budget filmmaking in general.
Ridley Scott and Scott Free London are partnering with Orchard Media and Focus Features International on a slate of six genre low -
budget feature
films over a
period of three years.
Oscar ® - nominated director and producer Ridley Scott (Prometheus, Blade Runner) and Scott Free London are partnering with Orchard Media and Focus Features International on a slate of six genre low -
budget feature
films over a
period of three years.
Scruffier, as befits its subject, but covering the same three - decade
period,
Film Hawk shines a light on an unsung behind - the - scenes force, the indefatigable Bob Hawk, whose eye for
film and support of fledgling directors has been essential to the no -
budget strand of Amerindie moviemaking.
A very low -
budget film noir from the end of that genre's initial
period of popularity, 1959's City of Fear seems a criminal carrying a canister of radioactive material (which he believes to be something else) around Los Angeles, threatening himself and others.
But a list of the big -
budget films that would have been substantially improved by a zealous trim is... well, awfully similar to a list of big -
budget films,
period.
Despite its low
budget, the
film looks terrific, thanks to the evocative upstate New York locations, Matthew J. Lloyd's sun - dappled cinematography making extensive use of natural light, Jane Musky's detailed production design and Ann Roth's handsome
period costumes.
Anderson does add some style to the
film, doing wonders with an indie - sized
budget for a
film that requires a specific
period setting.