Good Luck on TO SLEEP WITH ANGER . Great film, though I do think Godwyn got a bum rap for allegedly not marketing it well.
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 1:32 PM, Dennis Doros <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey, Kim, > > TO SLEEP WITH ANGER was another example, but MGM actually didn't own the > rights they sold to Netflix so it was pulled shortly thereafter. My fault, > I'm afraid to admit, but I'm still hoping it will be restored and properly > released one day by the rightful owners. > > Studios and indies are indeed bypassing some films on DVD to go straight to > streaming. If they do stop in-between, they are creating DVD-Rs made to > order. > > Studios are not really gauging interest in older films by streaming. > They're doing it because the money is there now and in the future. I'm told > at least by one indie that they are buying as much as possible now because > they can stream for good money with little effort. Ugh, but it's a reality. > > Netflix, on the other hand, is not buying *everything* on DVD anymore. For > smaller titles like ours, they wait until there's enough members waiting on > the queue for it combined with a good tomato rating. If neither exists, they > won't buy it. So if a DVD is not available on Netflix, DVDs still might > exist. > > There's a good article about the various streaming/download sites in this > week's Hollywood Reporter (with a photo of the wonderful Jodie Foster on the > cover) though I suspect some sites are GREATLY exaggerating their numbers. I > had a least six jokes to follow this, but I'll leave that to y'all to do > offline. > > AMIA in Austin this year! > > Best, > Dennis Doros > Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero > PO Box 128 > Harrington Park, NJ 07640 > Phone: 201-767-3117 > Fax: 201-767-3035 > email: [email protected] > www.milestonefilms.com > www.ontheboweryfilm.com > www.arayafilm.com > www.exilesfilm.com > www.wordisoutmovie.com > www.killerofsheep.com > AMIA Austin 2011: www.amianet.org > Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook! > > On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 1:14 PM, Stanton, Kim <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Over the last few months, I’ve had several faculty ask me to purchase >> something they watched on Netflix (either DVD or streaming) for the >> collection and I haven’t been able to locate a new or used copy for sale >> anywhere. I’ve also run into a few instances where a film has never been >> released on DVD, but you can watch instantly (usually for a limited time >> frame) on Netflix. Looking for Mr. Goodbar (’77) is the only example I can >> think of offhand. >> >> >> >> Is Netflix streaming being used by studios to gauge interest in older film >> before releasing on DVD? Or are they already starting to bypass the physical >> copy for streaming? And I’ve noticed a few newish releases that are >> available streaming (Netflix or Amazon Instant) but not DVD – I thought this >> was a “watch exclusively here for the first month” thing, but now I’m >> wondering if these films will ever come out on DVD. >> >> >> >> Is this another sign of an impending physical media apocalypse? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Kim Stanton >> >> Head, Media Library >> >> University of North Texas >> >> [email protected] >> >> P: (940) 565-4832 >> >> F: (940) 369-7396 >> >> >> >> >> >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of >> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic >> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in >> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as >> an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of >> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video >> producers and distributors. >> >> > > > -- > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > > -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) [email protected]
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
