Limited release


I don't understand why this movie only opened in 4 theaters opening week and maybe another 4 this weekend. What is the point of all the promos, interviews, appearances when you're not even going to give this movie a chance to be seen?? It's a worthwhile movie that has gotten pretty good reviews for the most part. The cast is great, led by Matthew. I just don't understand the movie business.

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My cable company just started offering it ON Demand last week, but I know you can rent in on Amazon.com as well.

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Yes I do, my cable company is Cablevision.

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Cool beans! That's what *I* have! I'll be able to see it.

When I do, I'll come back here (or on MB's board) and tell you what I thought!

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Well for anyone that has not seen this movie and wants to it will be released on DVD and blu-ray March 16th 2010.

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I agree wholeheartedly with your comment, shayup. In fact, the problem is that in some respects there is no "movie" business anymore. Feature-length shows, walking & talking like movies of old, are being cranked out willy-nilly with no regard for their use or exposure. This one gets shown at the awful TriBeCa film festival and a number of other fests, and these showings really consume the intended audience for the film. (Not numerically, but in terms of those highly motivated fans/buffs who want to see it.) Festivals once upon a time were designed to prime the pump, acting as part of the publicity campaign to generate interest, but now for many smaller films they turn out to be the primary (often only) theatrical venue. The token theatrical release (I live in NYC and we have several outlets, notably the cable-owned IFC theater or the downtown Sunshine cinema) is just a gimmick to say that a movie was released.

I saw the excellent director's commentary (recorded back in 2007) by William Friedkin for the DVD release of his movie Bug, and he explains in thorough detail how he hand-released and cared for The Exorcist in 1973, personally supervising every U.S. theater for the first six months of its run. That is a case history of how it used to be done, and how it still could be done if the "industry" had any common sense, or just did their homework. For decades now the video tail has been wagging the dog. Even such a carefully marketed smash like Avatar proves the point - a huge hit worldwide at the end of 2009 and rush, rush, rush, the Blu-Ray push is already here in late April 2010.

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