Poll: How Do You Watch Most New Indie Films?
Filed under: Action, Comedy, Documentary, Foreign Language, Horror, Independent, Thrillers, IFC, Magnolia, Distribution, Home Entertainment
With one art house dedicated to showing independent films and the spare multiplex screen occasionally hijacked by them, Orlando -- like most markets -- doesn't always get those that open in NY/LA first, and even when we eventually do, it can take months (for example, we got July releases Thirst and In the Loop in September).As such, I'm keen on keeping an eye out for whatever's available on-demand. That's how I recently caught up with the very good Flame & Citron, and between Magnolia and IFC, I can hope to see the likes of Red Cliff and Antichrist for myself and in the comfort of my own home. (Well, I hope that the former hits VOD...)
So now I ask you: Do you have access to on-demand programming? Do you take advantage of it out of convenience, or is it because you might not have any other chance to see something before DVD? If you live in New York or Los Angeles, do you make a particular concerted effort to support a film in theaters if you know you can just watch it at home? Or will you guys and girls just wait to watch a movie whenever it comes home from your Queue?
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9-23-2009 @ 8:49PM
Scott Nye said...
I'll see it in the theaters if at all possible, but that OnDemand option has saved me quite a few times, and has allowed me to rest easy about the prospects of seeing the Red Riding trilogy. It's gotten to the point where, when IFC or Magnolia picks up a film for distribution, I let out a little sigh of relief. Sony Classics on the other hand...would it be too much for them to say when/if certain markets are getting certain films? I'm dying here.
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9-24-2009 @ 2:47PM
mike deezy said...
I usually download them..i haven't been able to watch moon or antichrist anywhere near my house so I just downloaded them
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9-25-2009 @ 4:01PM
Dave said...
Enzian FTW.
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