Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, has taken several top awards from the National Society of Film Critics (for full story click here). However, I for one had barely heard of the film due to the ridiculous discrepancy between US and UK release dates. It's old news for Uncle Sam, where it was first glimpsed back in September, whereas we Brits won't get a piece of the action till...wait for it... February the 15th!!!!
Yes, I realise that this is a situation that has gone on since celluloid began, but surely it's time to start redressing the balance? In a digital age it's simply inexcusable to stagger international release dates to this degree. If anyone has any further thoughts as to the (presumably commercial) advantages of doing this, I'd be grateful to hear them.
Here endeth the rant.
Sunday, 6 January 2008
There Will Be Blood (...But Not Till February)
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and there is the commercial aspect - they open themselves to piract around the world by releasing some places and not others. Globalised my a*s!! Cinema should be cutting edge business and entertainment... totally agree with you Theo on the distribution release dates. Another sign of power and control by a select few (be that antions or individuals)
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