There is a phrase that movie people often employ when talking about the budget of indie pics: that their little movie cost less than “the catering budget of [insert random summer special effects-heavy blockbuster]“. And now here’s The Economist saying the same of that movie about alien prawns.
How much do film crews eat anyway? And why does everybody grudge them their food?
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abhishek
August 30, 2009 at 2:20 am
Avatar doesn’t come out till december? Hai na?
The original scene is from ‘Der Untergang’ , if I remember correctly.
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Gradwolf
August 30, 2009 at 4:02 am
This Hitler Downfall meme has overstayed its welcome. Every issue seems to have one!
Amrita
August 30, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Abhishek – yes it is! And its the gift that keeps on giving as far as YT is concerned. Avatar comes out Christmas I think.
Adithya – party pooper!
ramesh
August 31, 2009 at 3:06 pm
well i just discovered the hitler meme and thus am rolling in laughter …