plinytheelder_t at 2013-01-27 17:15:20:
Drive cost $15M, make $75M worldwide. Only God Forgives cost < $5M, and the trailer looks great.
It occurred to me that for modern filmmakers working outside the studio system, Refn's work provides a fantastic blueprint for creating low cost noir/thriller movies that have a shot at wide distribution.
In some sense, he's like a modern day urban Sergio Leone.
Gouda Noir, maybe?