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Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd
Great points!! And I agree, smaller films are harder to find but well worth the search. Thanks for that link, it's a great list!
Yes, piracy is a key factor. I remember when movies would be out in theaters for weeks or months. Sometimes we wouldn't get to see everything we wanted to in May or June and could still catch the big releases in July or even August. Not anymore, and a lot of movies miss out on loyal audiences because of this.
Think The Princess Bride or My Big Fat Greek Wedding or The Blair Witch project, etc. Small movies that built up a HUGE audience on word of mouth. Today they wouldn't stand a chance.
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Yep, it wasn't too long ago that a indie movie could go to some festivals, get a limited release in NY and LA then slowly over the course of a few months build up good word of mouth and get a bigger and bigger release. These days many of those movies won't even see a theater, but instead they will be released on VOD and streaming and will have to battle it out there for an audience.