Recession-themed Films? Not At The Multiplex

L.A. Times - Movie News, Los Angeles Times: Movie
Sun, 11/07/2010 - 12:00am

Today's filmmakers — unlike their 1930s counterparts — have basically ignored the downturn's effects on regular people, opting instead for the usual youth-oriented fare.Although the recession officially ended in June 2009, you'd never know it thanks to a national unemployment rate still hovering near 10%, a shaky housing market and more people living in poverty than at any time in the last 15 years.

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