The world's first e-premier....
September 5, 2003 1:59 AM Subscribe
This is not a love song - The new movie written by The Full Monty creator Simon Beaufoy distributed over the web. Though before you download you may want to read a review. The future of movie distribution?
Wow, that review was quite brutal.
It also misses out on about 90% of its potential viewing public by only being available if you are based in the UK. However I guess a copy will be available on some file sharing service shortly after the event.
What were they thinking when deciding to make this film available on the internet, but only in the UK? Strange.
posted by sebas at 3:35 AM on September 5, 2003
It also misses out on about 90% of its potential viewing public by only being available if you are based in the UK. However I guess a copy will be available on some file sharing service shortly after the event.
What were they thinking when deciding to make this film available on the internet, but only in the UK? Strange.
posted by sebas at 3:35 AM on September 5, 2003
BBCWorld does the same thing, much to my chagrin after having become addicted to it as my only English-language channel, and having moved house recently to a building where it's not available on the cable service.
I'm wondering how I can proxy myself to get around that...can anyone help, if that is indeed possible?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 3:48 AM on September 5, 2003
I'm wondering how I can proxy myself to get around that...can anyone help, if that is indeed possible?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 3:48 AM on September 5, 2003
What were they thinking when deciding to make this film available on the internet, but only in the UK? Strange.
I think the point is that it is an experiment in movie distribution on the internet that continues to protect the industry's much loved regional boundaries. In other words, whilst they have the right to distribute the film in the UK, they may not necessarily have the right to distribute the film in the US.
posted by chill at 4:17 AM on September 5, 2003
I think the point is that it is an experiment in movie distribution on the internet that continues to protect the industry's much loved regional boundaries. In other words, whilst they have the right to distribute the film in the UK, they may not necessarily have the right to distribute the film in the US.
posted by chill at 4:17 AM on September 5, 2003
This isn't about P.I.L.? Boo. - ginz
I concur. Now I have that song stuck in my head. ;)
posted by dejah420 at 7:25 AM on September 5, 2003
I concur. Now I have that song stuck in my head. ;)
posted by dejah420 at 7:25 AM on September 5, 2003
I can think of at least two movies that debuted on the Net before. The first--and I'm pretty sure it was the first ever, going back to 1992--was "Wax, or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees." One of the strangest movies ever made. The other is "Party Girl," which (I think) put Parker Posey on the map.
posted by adamrice at 8:39 AM on September 5, 2003
posted by adamrice at 8:39 AM on September 5, 2003
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no thanks. make it mac compatible, then I'll think about it. I did hear about this on NPR though, and it sounds like an ok movie.
posted by demannu at 3:01 AM on September 5, 2003