September 15
2007
Suburban Girl to go directly to dvd.
Sarah Michelle Gellar's upcoming movie, Suburban Girl, will be released on dvd January 15, 2008.
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maje | September 15, 18:38 CET
I for one really liked the film. There's nothing about it that warrants a straight to DVD release.
Impossible | September 15, 18:46 CET
I must say I'm disappointed. I really hope that "The Air I Breathe" and "Southland Tales" don't meet this same fate.
syd | September 15, 19:23 CET
gossi | September 15, 19:25 CET
syd | September 15, 19:27 CET
IrrationaliTV | September 15, 22:06 CET
fortunateizzi | September 15, 23:56 CET
Guess some exec got sweaty hands, thinking about 5M for the rollout and then another PR desaster. Doubtful that either the quality of the film, nore SMG played a role in this decision.
Snugels | September 16, 01:54 CET
Welcome syd.
Madhatter | September 16, 01:58 CET
kmb99 | September 16, 02:39 CET
It is true though that the reputation is based on the market being flooded with *a lot* of poor quality films and it is often difficult to tell which are the good ones, particularly considering the rather lurid covers many of these things receive. In fact, it's not even the case that films without a theatrical release even get a d2dvd release. After a year and a half of waiting, I've just imported Woody Allen's Scoop from Sweden.
I suppose the only way this can change is if film magazines such as Empire include a special section appended to the theatrical release section pointing out the best of the bunch -- Kim Newman's Dungeon Breakout tends to cover the more generic stuff -- and if newspapers where to include more coverage in their film review sections which is unlikely.
I do hope this film gets seen though -- Sarah is a great actress when she's given decent material and the right circumstances amd hopefully the awards with will be put on the box in massive letters.
feelinglistless | September 16, 05:09 CET
NurseBobbi | September 16, 07:38 CET
It's no shame, though, for something to go directly to DVD. I think it's the wave of the future and actually it might be that more and more "quality" indie films are made to go directly to DVD.
Reddygirl | September 16, 10:55 CET
Kris | September 16, 12:39 CET
Image Entertainment can go diaf. I can't believe for a second that no other company wanted this film. Why OddLot sold it to Image is baffling especially since Image is not a reputable company by any means and is more inclined to release films on DVD. I just don't understand.
I think I'll block it out and pretend it never happened.
Kyotoyoshi | September 16, 13:34 CET
angel fan | September 16, 20:16 CET
IrrationaliTV | September 16, 20:54 CET
[ edited by Impossible on 2007-09-17 03:45 ]
Impossible | September 16, 21:45 CET
IrrationaliTV | September 16, 21:55 CET
Kyotoyoshi | September 18, 04:15 CET
WHAT-WHAT-WHAAAT????
I, too, sense a conspiracy. Maybe since it's a small budget film, the distributors thought it would be OK to make it a DVD release, while "Daddy DayCamp" is a sequel to a successful Eddie Murphy movie. Not a successful sequel, but it's a family film.
This isn't only a slight to SMG, but Alec Baldwin. Outrage, and like that. Well, I'll make it a point to see this film. I would have ranted sooner, but I'm in L-A, where I got a unique look at the Emmys Sunday night. I just hope her other film, "The Air I Breathe" is shown in real theaters soon.
impalergeneral | September 18, 11:08 CET