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SpartanDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:20 PM Original message |
Film about Charles Darwin lands U.S. distributor |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. Can't find a distributor? Make a fake controversy for media coverage! |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
2. I made a film about me, and could not find a US distributor that same day |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. But people in the US ARE ignorant |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. People in every country are, not all but some (nt) |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. The fact that they seem to have only gotten an off market distributor |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Lots of films have problems gettting distributors. |
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sharp_stick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. Newmarket is good at finding places for films |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Newmarket also brought us "Donnie Darko" |
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enid602 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
8. feigned astonishment |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Don't forget Poland. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
10. I see many reacting defensively to the very accurate comments made by the producer. |
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enid602 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Evangelicals |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. To some people, only the US is bad (nt) |
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enid602 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. respect |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
29. Oh FFS... |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Money in England has Darwin on it... not anything about God. |
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enid602 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. money |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. We have dead presidents... seems pretty innocuous to me. |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:55 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. But it's not a fact that his film is "too controversial" for a US distributor |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:59 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Didn't I just say "so what"? And that these gimmicks are nothing new? |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. English coins lable Elizabeth Queen By The Grace Of God Defender Of The Faith |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:36 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. It does indeed. Thanks for the correction. |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. No he isn't. Films like his are on TV all the time. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. TV isn't comparable. Remember what happened when The Last Temptatoin of Christ came out? |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Yeah, and none of that happened for this movie. No one cared about it. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:59 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. So? |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:57 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. And were those too controversial for a U.S. distributor to pick up? |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:00 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. For the umpteenth time... who fuckin cares? |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:03 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I think it's hilarious as well |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Who doesn't see through it? (nt) |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
13. Oh how convenient! nt |
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Libertas1776 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
18. Why do I feel like this was one big |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Because it was. nt |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
34. Cool! |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
35. Darwin has a fascinating life story. I'll be looking forward to seeing this. n/t |
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