tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413403338639220780.post4036566255405570550..comments2023-10-23T10:04:16.899-04:00Comments on Kids' Flix: Tuesday TidbitsKeegsMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471878634816810798noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413403338639220780.post-72304734890213324022009-03-13T20:44:00.000-04:002009-03-13T20:44:00.000-04:00Hey, RainDog, sorry i've been not paying close eno...Hey, RainDog, sorry i've been not paying close enough attention here! thanks for the whole article... and i agree, it CAN'T (and won't, I think) go straight to DVD. No way. But the whole episode has been pretty strange.KeegsMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471878634816810798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413403338639220780.post-58780289486532729782009-03-06T17:16:00.000-05:002009-03-06T17:16:00.000-05:00It’s so ridiculous that the film might not be rele...It’s so ridiculous that the film might not be released because people aren’t used to the artier side of films…. Give me a break! Everything these days has to be spoon-fed! God forbid a film that may require thinking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413403338639220780.post-89268590990760499902009-03-06T17:12:00.000-05:002009-03-06T17:12:00.000-05:00No, direct of DVD simply cannot happen! This is th...No, direct of DVD simply cannot happen! This is the last I've heard on the film. <BR/><BR/>Here's part of the article:<BR/><BR/>The presence of a key marketing element like Ledger does indeed make sellers and investors aim for higher dollar figures -- especially true for a film whose budget is thought to be upward of $20 million.<BR/><BR/>And as much as buyers might covet the Ledger aspect, the pic still presents a marketing challenge. Gilliam has grown more experimental in recent years, and experts say that retailing "Parnassus" as a Ledger film risks running a word-of-mouth problem with general audiences unaccustomed to that kind of material. <BR/><BR/>And even the director's more straightforward fare, like the 2005 con-man movie "The Brothers Grimm," has struggled, <BR/><BR/>A U.S. deal is expected shortly, with a mini-major or larger indie expected to make the play. (The movie does already have a deal for Mandate International/Lionsgate to release it in the U.K., where Gilliam tends to fare better, and is expected to open there in the summer. Other territories, from Japan to Spain, have been presold to international distribs as well.)<BR/><BR/>Still, the absence of a sale for an icon's last movie nearly six months after talks began speaks to the difficulty of selling art house films to the domestic market, as buyers wait until later in the production process, take fewer bets and offer lower prices. "This movie stars Heath Ledger in his final performance -- it will get a deal and come out in the U.S.," said one indie film veteran. "But it's no accident that it's taking this long."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413403338639220780.post-70490694902101477322009-03-04T07:14:00.000-05:002009-03-04T07:14:00.000-05:00Hard to believe a film with this cast might actual...Hard to believe a film with this cast might actually go direct to DVD (according to another source). That just can't happen! (I love Waits, too!)KeegsMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471878634816810798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413403338639220780.post-6698262238199872162009-03-03T15:04:00.000-05:002009-03-03T15:04:00.000-05:00I cannot wait to see "Doctor Parnassus!" Tom Waits...I cannot wait to see "Doctor Parnassus!" Tom Waits is my favorite musician and is the only person who can play 'The Deveil'to a Waitian perfection! I hope the film is still coming out this September!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com