Was it the Simpsons or King of The Hill that had somebody go into a Blockbuster and there was a sign out front that said "If your movie doesn't star Sandra Bullock, it's free."
I've got two words that are going to make all the pain go away. Miniature Golf.
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erikaj - Jan 03, 2006 2:06:39 pm PST #9571 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Steph L. - Jan 03, 2006 2:46:16 pm PST #9572 of 10002
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
"You use theatrical release as a platform, and just write it off as marketing dollars for the DVD release. You need those [review] quotes and some word of mouth, some awareness of the title."
Isn't it Soderbergh who's going to release his next film in theaters and on DVD the same day? The best idea, IMO, is to have the DVDs available for sale at the theater. You get the viewers while they're still riding high on the wave of excitement from the movie they just watched. It's an impulse buy.
Ick. I sound like a marketer. I feel dirty.
DavidS - Jan 03, 2006 2:47:20 pm PST #9573 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Isn't it Soderbergh who's going to release his next film in theaters and on DVD the same day?
Plus download. Threeway access.
I sound like a marketer. I feel dirty.
Bill Hicks hates you from the grave.
Steph L. - Jan 03, 2006 2:49:10 pm PST #9574 of 10002
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
I sound like a marketer. I feel dirty.
Bill Hicks hates you from the grave.
I need to go pray, or agitate for a Free Tibet, or something. I spent my college years mocking and tormenting the business majors.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 03, 2006 3:13:22 pm PST #9575 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I wonder if a bit of anticipation time wouldn't help sales more than having the DVDs ready at the door. Serenity is the only movie I would have bought on my way out of the theater this year, and there was never any doubt about me getting a copy almost as soon as it went on sale.
Jesse - Jan 03, 2006 3:50:06 pm PST #9576 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It's fine, it's fine, people. I'm just back with the same old guy from forever ago. And I like the superhero movies! I just like the other stuff, too, which I'll never see if I only go to the movies with him.
Speaking of movies, that Good Night, and Good Luck was some good stuff. I was amazed by how much actual footage they used. At one point, I wasn't sure that it was, but sure enough, that was actually Bobby Kennedy off to the side of the frame, wasn't it?
sarameg - Jan 03, 2006 4:04:36 pm PST #9577 of 10002
All the McCarthy footage was actual McCarthy. I had the thought (as I'm sure many others have, like duh, the producers) that it was the only choice. You couldn't have found a better psychowhackoidiot portrayal than from the original man.
Funny part was that the audience in my theater often hissed when that footage was shown. It was largely seniors.
Jesse - Jan 03, 2006 4:06:43 pm PST #9578 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It was all the stuff after he left the one hearing that had me wondering, mostly just because it was so long. Amazing stuff, really.
§ ita § - Jan 03, 2006 4:18:19 pm PST #9579 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I heard that some audience complained about that character being overacted.
sarameg - Jan 03, 2006 4:31:51 pm PST #9580 of 10002
I heard that some audience complained about that character being overacted.
Hah. And depressing (that he got away with it FOR REAL.)