My Cart - We love summer at Cheap LED TV. Months upon months of anticipation for all of the summer blockbusters finally come to fruition, and we get to see the fruits of the artist’s labour. However, sometimes the build of anticipation can be all in vain and leave you wondering where all the millions of pounds spent went.
Crowd funding is a fairly recent trend that has hit both big and little screens, whereby a director or someone with an investment in a particular project offer incentives for fans of the project, or people involved, to donate money via a crowd funding source.
With recent news that director Robin Hardy is offering people the opportunity of being an extra in the third instalment in the Wicker Man trilogy for $5000, we thought we would take a look at a couple of releases that got us excited.
Comedian David Cross, best known for his role as entendre-tripping Tobias Fünke in Arrested Development, was looking to get his directing debut Hits onto the big screen. Having made a splash at Sundance festival and despite receiving interest from “some great distributers”, Cross wanted to launch the film himself due to the fact that he felt “their plans with the film were a little lacklustre”. Thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign, Cross met his target and managed to get the film screened in 50 cities.
Super Troopers 2
Super Troopers focused on a group of Vermont State troopers who spend as much time pranking unsuspecting drivers as much as they did actually doing their work. Something of a cult classic, call for a second has been mounting, and with the script having gone through three drafts, all systems are go… As of this year, they have received the studio’s permission to film the sequel, although Broken Lizard, the comedy group responsible for the first film, needed to locate production funding themselves. You’ll be happy to know they doubled the amount required and start shooting this year! For those who still want to donate to the cause and make the film even more of an extravaganza, you can find out how to take part here.
With so many cool films to look forward to in the coming year, you’ll want to make sure you have the ultimate home cinema set up awaiting their drop. To see our array of cheap LED TVs and other home cinema equipment we have on offer, visit our website or contact us on 0121 327 3273 to chat to one of our friendly team members.
