A Handy User’s Guide to Four-Walling – The Method Kevin Smith is Using to Get ‘Red State’ Into Theaters
Features By Cole Abaius on January 24, 2011 | Comments (9)Last night at Sundance, Kevin Smith boldly claimed that he would be revolutionizing the distribution model for movies by using a brand new, century-old method. He’s going to be taking his movie to theaters himself. He’s going to be four-walling Red State. What is four-walling? It’s when a filmmaker rents out the theater that a film will be playing in, keeping the ticket sales for the production while the theater keeps the money made on ten dollar medium popcorn tubs. In a way, with its long history, Smith is tapping back into an ancient business model that had difficulty making traction as a moneymaker in order to shun the studios and their monopoly-like grip on what we see at the multiplex.
With recent events involving fresh piracy lawsuits, and people vehemently defending their right to steal, it’s important to check out what filmmakers think about piracy. In the case of Kiowa Winans and Rhett Reese, it’s not as black and white as you’d think.
Reject Radio: Episode 26: AHOY
Movie News By Cole Abaius on November 16, 2009 | Be the First To CommentThis week, on a very special episode of Reject Radio, we avoid getting hit by a volcano. By. That. Much.
There has been a lot of chatter on the ole’ interwebs about piracy lately. Come to think of it, there is always a lot of chatter on the internet about movie piracy.
Rob Hunter loves movies. He also loves working for the local “retirement home” as head geezer catcher… basically he gets a call whenever one of the elderly residents escapes wanders off in a daze from the home. These two joys come together in the form of cash money payments that he receives every week and immediately uses to buy more DVDs. This week… Up, The Merry Gentleman, Spread, and more!
Indie Spotlight: ‘Ink’ Is a Visually Arresting Dark Fairy Tale
Movie Review By Cole Abaius on March 11, 2009 | Comments (14)With breathtaking visuals and a fantastic fairy tale story, Ink is an film that deserves to be celebrated.
New ‘Ink’ Trailer Offers More Mind-Twisting Cult Fantasy Action
Features By Cole Abaius on February 25, 2009 | Comments (12)A second trailer for Ink has hit the web, and this time we were ready for it despite it still being creepy.
Holy Crap: The ‘Ink’ Trailer Will Melt Your Face Off
Movie News By Cole Abaius on January 22, 2009 | Comments (36)What looks like an upgraded homage to the sci-fi trip out films of the 70s and 80s mixes a little Dark City and Argento. This trailer came out of nowhere and blew us away.
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