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Apr. 22nd, 2004 11:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
charloweenfrom JoBlo: (of note because this damn movie keeps popping up in my life)
EDIT: This is about Donnie Darko.
One of the biggest cult hits of recent history is bringing their act back to the big screen. Newmarket Films (who seem to have a horseshoe lodged up their ass) will be releasing a Director's Cut of the film at the Seattle Film Festival on May 29th with just over 20 minutes of new footage, new music, and improved visual effects. Newmarket chief, Bob Berney said the company then plans to release the film on about 10 screens in the city as a test run for a wider national release. The film will receive a full round of promotions on television as Berney hopes to get a good response from the film's constantly growing fan base. Director Richard Kelly says the new version will include some of the deleted scenes from the DVD and some extra material he intentionally left off the disc. "In the director's cut, we're deepening the mystery." Kelly said. "It's a more thorough exploration of what this film means." The original theatrical run of the film brought in just over $500,000 while the DVD sales earned an estimated $10 million. So, if the plan doesn't work out and the new cut doesn't show up in your city, blame Seattle. We can also blame them for Starbucks, Shawn Kemp getting fat, and the death of Kurt Cobain.
EDIT: This is about Donnie Darko.
One of the biggest cult hits of recent history is bringing their act back to the big screen. Newmarket Films (who seem to have a horseshoe lodged up their ass) will be releasing a Director's Cut of the film at the Seattle Film Festival on May 29th with just over 20 minutes of new footage, new music, and improved visual effects. Newmarket chief, Bob Berney said the company then plans to release the film on about 10 screens in the city as a test run for a wider national release. The film will receive a full round of promotions on television as Berney hopes to get a good response from the film's constantly growing fan base. Director Richard Kelly says the new version will include some of the deleted scenes from the DVD and some extra material he intentionally left off the disc. "In the director's cut, we're deepening the mystery." Kelly said. "It's a more thorough exploration of what this film means." The original theatrical run of the film brought in just over $500,000 while the DVD sales earned an estimated $10 million. So, if the plan doesn't work out and the new cut doesn't show up in your city, blame Seattle. We can also blame them for Starbucks, Shawn Kemp getting fat, and the death of Kurt Cobain.
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Date: 2004-04-25 08:39 am (UTC)Wanna go to Seattle?
You know, I am pretty tired of movies and tee-vee shows coming out with extra footage that should have been shown in the first place to make the movie plot a tad bit more complete. Is it a marketing ploy? or did they really have bad judgement or was it "creative" difference? Or do they just want to make even more money on the special edition dvd.
Besides what is " some of the deleted scenes from the DVD and some extra material he intentionally left off the disc" huh? is that a wierd form of censorship or corporate scum tacitics. I really can't figure it out -- or rather I dont want to think ill of anyone who would do that to such an amazing movie
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Date: 2004-04-26 05:51 am (UTC)Censorship? I don't think so. The DVD has evolved to a Movie-Plus experience. The film itself is tailored to whatever shape will make the most $$$ for the studio. Once the DVD comes out it is assumed that only fans of the film will buy it, and the director has more freedom to play with his material. Apparantly most filmmakers love the format because they can get their movie to where they wanted. Not censorship, maybe just business.