Reply #5: chill -- its not a conspiracy [View All]

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Its a staggered release, not a conspiracy. Happens with a lot of films, particularly those that are quasi independent (its being distributed by an arm of Warner (Warner Independent). You should check out the film's website. It has a link where viewers are encouraged to donate money to the aclu and other organizations.

Here's a comment from an industry source about staggered releases this fall:

"There is a sense of relief among adult moviegoers out there, who have been desperate for some good stories to hit screens. It's the time of year when awards contenders are also released," adds Gray, who sees Oscar potential for several titles, including Sam Mendes's Jarhead (with Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Foxx), Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain (Gyllenhaal, again, with Heath Ledger), Rob Marshall's Memoirs of a Geisha (with Ziyi Zhang), Steven Spielberg's Munich (Eric Bana), Terrence Malick's The New World (Colin Farrell as the English explorer John Smith) and James Mangold's Walk the Line (a biopic with Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash).

"There's a lot of Oscar bait out there, and movies that will appeal to critics," predicts Gray. "But they're all having staggered releases, which means none are going wide out of the gate."

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