Short Film Sundae: Encuéntrate
Grab your spoon and dig in as Movienomics.com finds the scoop on Encuéntrate (Find Yourself). Continue Reading
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The Endangered American Pastime: Drive-In Movies
Attending drive-in movie theatres is one of the most quintessential American pastimes and a huge part of our cultural identity. Cars and movies – it doesn’t get much more American than that. Sadly drive-in theatres are on the verge of extinction. The first drive-in was built 80 years ago, and now less than 400 remain. […] Continue Reading
Short Film Sundae: El Camaléon
Produced as part of Chapman University Dodge College of Film & Media Arts Master of Fine Arts degree requirements, ‘El Camaleón‘ has served up some sweet success. Continue Reading
How to Make it as an Actress: Forbes Top 10
In How to Make it as an Actor: Forbes Top 10, we analyzed the relationship of variables to justify how much Forbes’ Top Actors got paid. Although the strongest regression found that the highest paid actors do not have the strongest social media klout, IMDB ranking (which had a strength of .25 out of 1) […] Continue Reading
How to Make it as an Actor: Forbes Top 10
Every year, Forbes Magazine releases series of lists ranking moguls on income, popularity, and achievements. Here at MovieNomics, the Forbes List Highest Paid Actors caught our eye. The Average-Joe probably thinks it’s unfair that celebrities get paid as much as they do get paid. A celebrity’s clout can drive a deal to the most insane of […] Continue Reading
The Cost of Hollywood Internships
So I recently came across a blog post from Darryl Wharton Rigby, a fellow Chapman University Dodge College of Film & Media Arts alumnus that moved me to write a response. His blog is entitled “The Death of the Internship” and basically talks about how emerging filmmakers need to suck it up and do work […] Continue Reading
Tales of a Grad School Nothing
When I went back to grad school for a career change I needed experience in my new field. Today I’m going to discuss my personal experiences as a 28 year old Hollywood intern. The entertainment industry is rough and when you’re a low ball coffee-fetcher, you better check your ego at the door. So, long […] Continue Reading
The Midnight Implosion
What do businesses do when their environment changes rapidly due to unforeseen events? They adapt, otherwise they risk failure and ultimately an early exit from the market. This key business principle is exactly what has recently happened in the movie industry with midnight showings. Can you name 7 of the 10 highest, in terms of […] Continue Reading
Star Wars Episode One: A New Hope Or Is It?
Imagine the movie that defined a generation was never released in 1977. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was scheduled to be released the next big holiday weekend this year. The marketing efforts have gone up, every where you turn you see something Star Wars related. Would you be excited? Would you even see […] Continue Reading
Native American Controversy in Hollywood
In an age where Native Americans are expected to play themselves, it is difficult to stray away from the mold. However, Johnny Depp may be the exception. Why wouldn’t Disney try to capitalize on their cash cow by expanding him to a new franchise? Depp as Tonto in The Lone Ranger has reawakened the controversy […] Continue Reading
He Said He’d Be Back
The 65-year-old “Governator” was not kidding when he said he wanted to get back into acting. After leaving office in 2011, he laid low for a year and allowed the controversy over his divorce to blow over. Once out of the media spotlight, Arnold Schwarzenegger went full steam ahead. He saw some box office success with his […] Continue Reading
Oscar Cam-PAY-ning
As a grandson and a son of people who have been/are in the Motion Picture and Television industry, I have seen from the inside how things tend to work out in Hollywood. I’m going to get right down to it. Jennifer Lawrence is the hottest girl in Hollywood. I am not talking looks here (though […] Continue Reading
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