Okay, so these things start small, and always at the edges, and always in ways that don't seem very significant or threatening. Fine. Fair enough. That's good because the Hollywood bozos won't take much notice. News is this. We're distributing a new movie by Ed Burns exlcusively on iTunes. See an interview with Ed here. Theaters wouldn't pick up the film because it's not big enough or whatever. But it's a fantstic movie and will definitely find an audience. More stuff like this and we're going to start driving sales of Apple TV if only so that people who buy stuff to watch on their iPhone or iPod can also zip it over to their TV. Pretty soon you start wondering things like, Why do I have a DVD player? Why do I pay for HBO? Why do I have a cable TV subscription? Why do we need movie theaters? Or, if you're a filmmaker, Why do I need theaters? And why do I need to go kiss a bunch of asses in Los Angeles in order to get a studio distribution deal? Why not just go kiss a bunch of asses in Cupertino?
Monday, October 01, 2007
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That last high colonic is making you forgetful. You're also featuring Wes Anderson's Hotel Chevalier, the standalone prequel to Darjeeling Limited. (At least I think so--the coffee hasn't clicked in.)
In the latter instance, it's intriguing that Wes, unlike RadioHead, has no artistic problem about letting iTunes distribute a portion of a larger work.
Steve there are some excellent indie and short films on the iTunes Store. Stuff that is for the thinking person as well as some that is just fun entertainment. A big plus is that the video and audio quality is miles above the junk on YouTube.
I have purchased quite a number of the short films and look forward to new ones. You need to promote them more, just $1.99 for up to 30 minutes of great cinema.
Having kissed my unfair shares of asses in both Hollywood and Cupertino, I would have to recommend the later if a choice truly needed to be made.
Either way you end up with a deal and lot of brown stuff on your nose. It's just the Hollywood variety always left me wanting to take many, many hot showers as soon as possible.
iTunes, schmitunes! The kicker is going to be who can create a network connector for the iPod or some other portable video player that enables faster syncing, in other words a bigger pipe between your pc and your portable movie/video player. Who wants to ait 13 years while their iPod syncs with their PC? Will Apple do it? Doubtful. But, anything is possible. Not a killer ap, but a killer tool.
Netflix is the answer, for now. Why? Because my 80-year-old neighbor can pop a DVD into an envlope or a DVD player.
Askin' her to download a movie and play it on a PC is like asking a chimp to do your shopping.
The day I can view "Killer Bait" on iTunes is the day Netflix folds.
@kulturhack
That's a little different as that's promo material. Sort of a glorified trailer.
There has also been another download only release. A Dog's Breakfast had the new equivalent to straight to DVD. Which apparently did well enough and got enough attention that it got someone to sign it on for theatre release.
But this is a little different in that it is an actual movie itself with pretty good critical acclaim for it's few screenings so far. It's going out on the film festival circuit too for a little old-school promotion.
In the latter instance, it's intriguing that Wes, unlike RadioHead, has no artistic problem about letting iTunes distribute a portion of a larger work.
Wes apparently likes part of something than all of nothing.
Damn Steve , I missed the Boat on this one , I was going to give you a call a few months ago , with this great idea I had to be the first to create a movie exclusively for iTunes Distribution , but then this thing came up and I was busy and it slipped my mind ,
Hey , if you could improve the calendar on the iTouch it might remind me of things like this , anyway , peace and nam-whatever-te
"Askin' her to download a movie and play it on a PC is like asking a chimp to do your shopping. "
Actually that's great idea for a reality TV show.
"Battle of The BF Skinner Chimps"
I know it's lame ...it's TV
great. so now you're going to be the youtube for the more glitzy hollywood indy a- to b list. you're the distributor, but without the rental fees. have fun with that!
OK, so the season premiere of Dexter was last night. The first season is on iTunes, so naturally I assumed the premiere of season 2 would be there today. No? Why not? I've been looking forward to purchasing the new season of Dexter from iTunes for weeks.
I've heard that TV shows are available elsewhere on the Internet for free. Seems like a lost business opportunity to me.
FSJ,
And you may ask yourself
How do I work this?
Where is that large automobile?
What is that beautiful house?
Where does that highway go?
Am I right? ...am I wrong?
My god!...what have I done?
Vegan Vegan
(The vegetable enquirer)
correction:
"Why not just go kiss a single ass in Cupertino?"
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