Anthology: From Niche to Mainstream   When it comes to
entertainment, there is a continuum for audience appeal ranging
from small niche groups through the mainstream. Now by
mainstream I mean the kind of movie you could read an article
about in an average magazine or newspaper, something with a key
demographic containing most people. A niche market on the other
hand is specific to one or a few types of people. Both have
their pros and cons, and both slide either way. Most movies not
accepted by the masses still have a small group of loyal fans,
often referred to as a cult following. What I meant by sliding
is sometimes a movie is made for a large group of people, but
fails to capture the audience. By most standards this is a
failure, but the odd person that enjoys the film falls into the
niche of people to whom the film probably should have been
targeted. The problem is that if the film makers don’t intend
for it to make a lot in sales, they tend not to put the same
money into the film. If these low budget fi