Comments on Bright Lights After Dark: LAST MISTRESS ALERT!

I remember writing a piece for popmatters about th...

2009-07-19T21:33:11.075-07:00

I remember writing a piece for popmatters about the Weinstein's bad handling of SHAOLIN SOCCER which they were going to run in the wake of the hype of Croucing Tiger, along with HERO, which was also postponed ad nauseum before it was released to become a hit.

Anyway some Weinstein rep actually wrote me and explained that they often shelf films until free publicity/trends roll favorably... like the star of this movie is about to come out with a better film wherein she might win an Oscar...

Anyway, that's the closest I could get from them as far as rationale... though it means they're often afraid to be the first one on the dance floor.

However I'm all for the Weinsteins since they put out that great Dragon Dynasty dvd label! And of course the Tarantino canon.

Is IFC taking the Weinstein brothers playbook of k...

2009-07-18T07:18:57.108-07:00

Is IFC taking the Weinstein brothers playbook of keeping films on the shelf? I know that they kept The Good, the Bad and the Weird from being shown at the last Denver Film Festival for their own, secret reasons.

Oooh! Thanks Flickhead! One of the few times I don...

2009-07-17T12:54:41.751-07:00

Oooh! Thanks Flickhead! One of the few times I don't loathe being a comcast customer...

Comcast is also offering it free on demand in HD f...

2009-07-17T11:22:15.229-07:00

Comcast is also offering it free on demand in HD for the next couple of weeks.