FEEDBACK
Rachel Abramowitz’s piece (“Downsizing,†June 7) was interesting, but the headline is a bit misleading. While it is true that the directors discussed may have had to do without some of the A-list actors their bigger films featured, all but Steven Soderbergh’s “Girlfriend Experience†had more than adequate budgets that struggling indie filmmakers can only dream about.
Low-budget features these aren’t: Sam Raimi’s $30-million “Drag Me to Hell†cost many times more alone than the combined budgets of his “Evil Dead†trilogy (even adjusted for inflation).
As with Quentin Tarantino on “Grindhouse,†it appears as though Raimi may pay lip service to getting back to his “roots†but is unwilling to do so without entourages, lengthier schedules and, most important, a top-notch technical crew.
Joe Stemme
Culver City
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