This has the potential of changing the movie industry
The new Steven Soderbergh film "Bubble" is set to be released to theatres on January 27. It is also set to be released on DVD and shown on cable TV the same day. This move could potentially change forever the way movies reach the public.
Needless to say, movie theatre owners are pissed. With the theatre audience dwindling, I can't say as I blame them. Most people I know just wait the few months for the DVD release these days rather than go to the theatre. I used to go to the theatre to see a movie at least once a week, these days I go about two or three times a year. Between the cost of the tickets, the cost of snacks (for my wife, not me, I don't believe in eating in a movie theatre and people who do tend to piss me off, except my wife, I just roll my eyes at her, she knows how I feel), and the ten to fifteen minutes of commercials (not previews, I like those), I'd rather wait for the DVD release. For $20.00 or less, you can by the DVD, take it home, make your own snacks, drinks, watch the movie, pause it if you need to visit the bathroom, whatever you want. Hell, you can not go to the theatre for less than $20.00!
But I digress...
This film, "Bubble", is apparently a low budget piece, the backers are maverick billionaires Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban (Cuban is the outspoken owner of the NBA Dallas Mavericks, in case you didn't know, and Todd Wagner co-founded Brodcast.com with Cuban, together they now own 2929 Entertainmen, 2929 Entertainment holdings include Landmark Theatre Corporation, Magnolia Pictures, Rysher Entertainment, and the HDNet cable channel. It also has an interest in Lions Gate Films. 2929 Entertainment produces films in the $10 - $40 million budget range. 2929 Entertainment produced "Good Night and Good Luck", I had to look that info up). So, we've got a couple of producers who don't have a problem bucking the status quo, a well know director, and a whole new approach to getting a movie to the public, this could get interesting.
Heh, I didn't mention what the movie is about... "Bubble" is a murder mystery set in a doll factory. I might just have to buy the DVD...
Needless to say, movie theatre owners are pissed. With the theatre audience dwindling, I can't say as I blame them. Most people I know just wait the few months for the DVD release these days rather than go to the theatre. I used to go to the theatre to see a movie at least once a week, these days I go about two or three times a year. Between the cost of the tickets, the cost of snacks (for my wife, not me, I don't believe in eating in a movie theatre and people who do tend to piss me off, except my wife, I just roll my eyes at her, she knows how I feel), and the ten to fifteen minutes of commercials (not previews, I like those), I'd rather wait for the DVD release. For $20.00 or less, you can by the DVD, take it home, make your own snacks, drinks, watch the movie, pause it if you need to visit the bathroom, whatever you want. Hell, you can not go to the theatre for less than $20.00!
But I digress...
This film, "Bubble", is apparently a low budget piece, the backers are maverick billionaires Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban (Cuban is the outspoken owner of the NBA Dallas Mavericks, in case you didn't know, and Todd Wagner co-founded Brodcast.com with Cuban, together they now own 2929 Entertainmen, 2929 Entertainment holdings include Landmark Theatre Corporation, Magnolia Pictures, Rysher Entertainment, and the HDNet cable channel. It also has an interest in Lions Gate Films. 2929 Entertainment produces films in the $10 - $40 million budget range. 2929 Entertainment produced "Good Night and Good Luck", I had to look that info up). So, we've got a couple of producers who don't have a problem bucking the status quo, a well know director, and a whole new approach to getting a movie to the public, this could get interesting.
Heh, I didn't mention what the movie is about... "Bubble" is a murder mystery set in a doll factory. I might just have to buy the DVD...
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