New Zach Braff and Spike Lee films have some wondering why the rich and famous turn to crowd-funding websites like Kickstarter
Crowd-funding sites have helped pay fora new video game console, a customizable watch and a copy of Lionel Richie's head, bringing the dreams of many creative individuals to life. They have also become a resource for creative-types who do not fit the struggling artist mold.
Actor and director Zach Braff and the film-makers behind Veronica Mars raised more than $2m for their respective projects this year. Last Saturday, Spike Lee reached his $1.25m goal to fund a new film. Their success has rankled those who believe it is unfair for celebrities who already have the backing of major studios to ask fans to pay for their projects.
Kickstarter, the more popular crowd-funding site for celebrities, said its job is to bring creative projects to life and that these...
Crowd-funding sites have helped pay fora new video game console, a customizable watch and a copy of Lionel Richie's head, bringing the dreams of many creative individuals to life. They have also become a resource for creative-types who do not fit the struggling artist mold.
Actor and director Zach Braff and the film-makers behind Veronica Mars raised more than $2m for their respective projects this year. Last Saturday, Spike Lee reached his $1.25m goal to fund a new film. Their success has rankled those who believe it is unfair for celebrities who already have the backing of major studios to ask fans to pay for their projects.
Kickstarter, the more popular crowd-funding site for celebrities, said its job is to bring creative projects to life and that these...
- 8/20/2013
- by Amanda Holpuch
- The Guardian - Film News
Nick Carter’s making a horror movie. Yes, that Nick Carter. The boy band member Nick Carter. And to be quite honest, why not? As of today, he’s raised $99,001 — more than the original $85,000 fund-raising goal he set on Indiegogo. And he's used everything in his arsenal — Backstreet Boy fans included — to make it happen. (Five fans who gave over $1,000 got a signed Bsb CD and two free tickets to a Bsb show.) The movie, Evil Blessings, will be co-produced by Rob Carliner (Crazy Heart) and tell the story of “three friends who go up to the the mountains to hunt, but soon discover they are the one's being hunted by an ancient family of evil.” We talked to Carter about the project and, naturally, requested a list of his favorite scary movies.I understand you’re hoping to make a horror movie. What’s it about? I had all...
- 8/16/2013
- by Lindsey Weber
- Vulture
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