Any reason Hollywood and Movie Gallery aren't carrying School for Scoundrels
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Any reason Hollywood and Movie Gallery aren't carrying School for Scoundrels
I rent from Movie gallery and they didn't have it yesterday. It's not even listed in their little magazine of upcoming releases. My friend told me that Hollywood didn't have it either. He had to go to Blockbuster to rent it. I know MG owns Hollywood so I'm guessing it's the same reason for both
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School For Scoundrels is a Weinstein Company movie and all of their titles are Blockbuster Exclusives.
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There are a lot of indy stores and Netflix that are going to be carrying the Weinstein DVD's, regardless of the Weinstein deal with Blockbuster. They indys will just purchase the titles at Wal*Mart or Best Buy and rent them out. Netflix says that they will use a "legal" means of aquiring the titles, but that they will be carrying them on release date.
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Originally Posted by packaok
There are a lot of indy stores and Netflix that are going to be carrying the Weinstein DVD's, regardless of the Weinstein deal with Blockbuster. They indys will just purchase the titles at Wal*Mart or Best Buy and rent them out. Netflix says that they will use a "legal" means of aquiring the titles, but that they will be carrying them on release date.
Was the documentary, This Film is Not Yet Rated, a Weinstein movie? Movie Gallery didn't have it the other week either.
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Originally Posted by Super J
Was the documentary, This Film is Not Yet Rated, a Weinstein movie? Movie Gallery didn't have it the other week either.
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Originally Posted by Doctor X
Blockbuster doesn't carry "This Film..." either
I think it's the fact, that the big chains knows this film is essentially rated NC-17 in content, even though it carries no rating. Those chains claim they don't carry rent or sell films NC-17 rated films but rent out unrated films like 'Dawn of the Dead' , 'Evil Dead' etc., that carry no said rating, but just let it slide because they turn a blind eye to hardcore violence/gore.
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Originally Posted by Giles
I think it's the fact, that the big chains knows this film is essentially rated NC-17 in content, even though it carries no rating. Those chains claim they don't carry rent or sell films NC-17 rated films but rent out unrated films like 'Dawn of the Dead' , 'Evil Dead' etc., that carry no said rating, but just let it slide because they turn a blind eye to hardcore violence/gore.
School for Scoundrels? Its rated pg-13, not even close to NC-17.
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Originally Posted by Adiras
School for Scoundrels? Its rated pg-13, not even close to NC-17.
The poster is talking about 'This Film Is Not Yet Rated'...that's the essentially NC-17 movie.
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Originally Posted by MrE
TFINYR was rated NC-17 because it showed the hypocrisy and lack of critical standards of the MPAA. In an ironic twist, the "unrated" DVD is on sale at walmart.com.
Last edited by Giles; 02-15-07 at 01:20 PM.
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This just seems like something that is going to increase piracy. "I can"t get it here and I can't get it here, but I can get it here for free." I see this happening a lot.
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Originally Posted by Giles
I think it's the fact, that the big chains knows this film is essentially rated NC-17 in content, even though it carries no rating. Those chains claim they don't carry rent or sell films NC-17 rated films but rent out unrated films like 'Dawn of the Dead' , 'Evil Dead' etc., that carry no said rating, but just let it slide because they turn a blind eye to hardcore violence/gore.
Last edited by Dan Average; 02-16-07 at 02:18 AM.
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Just a heads-up...my local Hollywood Video had two shelves of School For Scoundrels today. They were all rented out but at least they're trying to get copies.
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School for Scoundrels is an all media USA release through Weinstein Company and they have an exclusive BlockBuster only rental deal for their titles starting 2007 releases (if I remember correctly this was a 3-year deal).
There are 2 versions released Unrated and PG-13.
NetFlix "label" DVD's are being released through Genius Products (which is controlled by The Weinstein Company). The deal cuts NetFlix out of the exclusive. However, they and others are obtaining the DVD's outside their normal rental channels (see http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6417037.html)
"Under the First Sale Doctrine, all rental retailers have the legal right to rent TWC's titles, but they will have to purchase them from another source and will not have the option of revenue-sharing." from http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6391512.html
There are 2 versions released Unrated and PG-13.
NetFlix "label" DVD's are being released through Genius Products (which is controlled by The Weinstein Company). The deal cuts NetFlix out of the exclusive. However, they and others are obtaining the DVD's outside their normal rental channels (see http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6417037.html)
"Under the First Sale Doctrine, all rental retailers have the legal right to rent TWC's titles, but they will have to purchase them from another source and will not have the option of revenue-sharing." from http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6391512.html
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Just slightly further off-topic, does anyone know if there's a significance in the change in the "This Film..." cover art from a smaller all-black "censor box" to a larger oval with the review quote in it? Is the former going to be harder to find, or did they print equal quantities of each cover?
Last edited by Mike Adams; 02-20-07 at 04:02 PM.
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I would think legally that any store could sell it, if it could get a copy (and obviously you can just pick-up a copy at any large retailer). I'm speak out my ass a bit, but Copyright law has a doctrine of First Sale rule which basically says you can control distribution, but once you sell it, the buyer can resell it as he wants. Plus, trying to control the market like that smells on antitrust violations (kind of like patent abuse).
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Originally Posted by JimmySRU
yeah weinstein will only allow blockbuster to rent. I know there is an ongoing legal battle
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This film is not yet rated is fucking hard to find indeed. i have looked at almost every store in the city (winnipeg) and i can't find it. can anyone that is from the peg tell me if they know a place that sells it?
thanks.
thanks.