It’s the week of theatrical philosophical revolution, apparently: under the influence of Mark Cuban, Peter Bogdanovich steps into the digital age.
Consider this WIRED story more than loosely related to yesterday’s back-and-forth on theatrical distribution, and maybe sort of possibly related to today’s rampant speculation on Che. At the Television Critics Association conference yesterday, vertically integrated movie mogul Mark Cuban announced that he’s going to start selling Magnolia’s theatrical releases on HDNET’s On Demand cable service––BEFORE [...]
George Clooney and Brad Pitt go to Venice, cosmo-guzzling women prop up the economy of Manhattan, and Mark Cuban finds a way to make money off of illiterate men.
November 16, 2007 – 8:14 am
Here’s a look at the notable films opening this week that we’ve previously covered here on SpoutBlog:
Redacted: Bill O’Reilly can finally get a look at the film he’s sight-unseen been threatening to boycott, while Magnolia finally gets to put that whole all-press-is-good-press maxim to the test. Here’s my review from Telluride; for a recap on [...]
October 26, 2007 – 1:29 pm
From NudeGate to adultery to a single woman in Baghdad, from John Kerry to Tyler Perry, here’s a look at the week that was at Spout.
October 25, 2007 – 8:56 am
Magnolia Pictures and Landmark Theaters Owner Mark Cuban was voted off ABC’s Dancing With the Stars last night. Above, watch his final performance; below the jump, in his ABC-mandated exit interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Cuban talks about wearing a onesie, buying the Cubs, and baring his “unshaved” hip replacement scar on national television. Throughout this [...]
October 12, 2007 – 1:47 pm
From Finke vs. Warner Brothers to DePalma vs. Cuban, here’s a look at the week just gone by (we swear, most of it wasn’t nearly that combative).
October 11, 2007 – 9:00 am
DePalma is apparently resigned to defeat in the battle over REDACTED.
October 9, 2007 – 10:54 am
The Magnolia president vehemently denies staging a protest at a NYFF press conference yesterday.
