To think it didn't get a US
cinema release because they didn't think a «gay» film would do well at the box office.
Not exact matches
Tomboy, A Separation and Martha Marcy May Marlene, three of the best films in
cinemas in 2012, are not on my list
because I saw them in 2011 at The Sydney Film Festival and picked them as my favourite non-cinema
releases in my Best of 2011 list.
Netflix made a big splash as the French event last year, screening both Bong Joon - ho's Okja and Noah Baumbach's The Meyerowitz Stories, but French exhibitors protested the company's presence at the festival,
because Netflix did not
release those titles in French
cinemas.
Because Wednesday, Nov. 23, will be a day well spent at the
cinema, where four potentially excellent movies will be
released; the Robert Zemeckis World War II thriller «Allied,» Warren Beatty's romance - comedy «Rules Don't Apply,» Disney's animated «Moana,» and a profane nightcap of «Bad Santa 2.»
If it feels as if you've been hearing about Gangster Squad for ages, that's
because the
release was put back by several months when the Aurora
cinema massacre in July last year prompted the filmmakers to remove a
cinema - based shoot - out, which had been glimpsed in the film's original trailer.
Because I have stuck rigidly to the films
released in UK
cinemas in 2015 (preview and festival screenings don't count!)
Surely it hasn't been that long since it hit the
cinemas but who cares
because the wonderful awesomeness of THE WORLD»S END is being
released on Blu - ray ™ and DVD — both with UltraViolet ™ — and digital download from 25 November, 2013.
But all that is irrelevant,
because «Birdman» had the misfortune to be
released in the same year as a film that brought something genuinely new and refreshing to
cinema.
One can only hope for more of this virtual reality with the
release of the next flick in the series,
because being encompassed into the world of a film in a
cinema is one thing, but virtual reality is a wholly different ballgame.
When Idiocracy was first
released in late 2006, Fox barely played it in theaters (there was a controversy about them being afraid of putting it out
because it was so dumb)- I had to drive an hour outside of Los Angeles just to find the one
cinema showing it.
It was probably protected for theatrical display anyway,
because a lot of the TV movies were
released in
cinemas internationally.
But the possibilities of international exchange continue to be challenging,
because of changes in distribution patterns and methods of delivery: the shrinking number of «art houses» poses a threat to the continuity of theatrical
release, but streaming services may prove to be the way in which we see any sort of «alternative» (be it independent, avant - garde, or foreign)
cinema.
The game was
released two years after the film had already
released in
cinemas, and the general sentiment pre-release was that it wouldn't be a big hit (primarily
because licensed video games had a history at the time of usually being poor quality).