As further proof that the streamers want to be the new HBO, they are getting into the doc biz by acquiring "The Square," the award-winning look at the 2012 protests that caused governmental shifts in Egypt--it's currently playing an Oscar-eligibility run in NY and LA, but will premiere on Netflix early next year (I suspect during Oscar voting, if it gets nominated for Documentary Feature):
http://www.thewrap.com/netflix-acquires-first-original-documentary-square/ Back in their DVDs-sent-by-mail days, Netflix did bankroll some docs through their now-defunct Red Envelope production company, most notably Kirby Dick's attack on the MPAA ratings system "This Film is Not Yet Rated." -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
