Curse you, Uwe Boll, for coming to "prominence" when there's no MST3K to give you the treatment you deserve! Shakes Fist
O wow - I just had a Weebil and Bob moment without even trying.
Oh, wow. This place looks great. Oh, I feel like a witch in a magic shop.
Willow ,'Help'
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Frankenbuddha - Jan 18, 2006 9:37:52 am PST #9914 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
tommyrot - Jan 18, 2006 9:38:10 am PST #9915 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
My first thought upon reading that was "Wouldn't that be all of them?"
I think it showed in about 1500-2000 theaters.
I remain suspicious. I think someone in the chain of supply ordered the extra movies and shipped them to theaters that didn't want them, in the vain hope that it might actually get shown in a few of those theaters.
The producer or director was talking as if he thougth those 5500 copies i were supposed to go to those theaters....
Betsy HP - Jan 18, 2006 11:18:46 am PST #9916 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
I love the cricket:ticket ratio, Matt; is that yours?
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 18, 2006 12:28:56 pm PST #9917 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
So far as I know... I've never heard anyone say something like that before I made it up this morning.
Betsy HP - Jan 18, 2006 2:51:49 pm PST #9918 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Well done, you.
evil jimi - Jan 18, 2006 3:01:13 pm PST #9919 of 10002
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
According to Boxofficemojo.com, Bloodrayne only screened in 985 theatres at its widest release.
Sean K - Jan 18, 2006 3:41:54 pm PST #9920 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
So, prints for over five times the number of actual theaters it played in were "accidentally" ordered. Nice.
Jessica - Jan 19, 2006 5:56:07 am PST #9921 of 10002
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
US cinema chains refusing to show Bubble
Bubble, a low-budget movie made with untried actors, is being sold on DVD and shown on cable TV the same day it debuts at the theatre.
Theatre chains in more than 15 states have refused to show the film, saying Soderbergh's plan will take a big chunk out of their bottom line.
"It's the biggest threat to the viability of the cinema industry today," John Fithian, president of the National Association of Theater Owners, said of the so-called "day and date" release strategy.
If a high-profile Hollywood name like Soderbergh, director of Sex, Lies and Videotape, Erin Brockovich and Traffic, is trying simultaneous release, there is too great a danger of the strategy becoming acceptable to the mainstream, the group says.
Cinema owners are losing out because North Americans no longer go to the movies as often. Part of the reason for their reluctance is the opportunity to see the film on DVD just a few weeks after its release.
The prospect of rapid release of films on the internet or even via cell phone also threatens theatre owners.
Bubble opens Jan. 27 and so far will be shown only at Landmark Theaters, which holds a handful of cinemas across the U.S. and is owned by the company that backed the film.
Sean K - Jan 19, 2006 6:31:57 am PST #9922 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I was wondering if that would happen.
§ ita § - Jan 19, 2006 6:54:01 am PST #9923 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If a cinema (and the movie) make going to the theatre a worthwhile and fun experience, then I'll go. I'm disappointed when my schedule prevents me from seeing an "event" movie on the big screen.
But I'm a little more intent about these things than the average moviegoer, I'm guessing. The DVD/theatre release doesn't really affect what medium I'll watch the movie on.