Comments on: The Nines gets all domestic

By: RTA

RTA — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:41:47 +0000

Understood, didn't want to be the stick in the mud and diminish the success of any storyteller getting their vision to the masses, just thought it (sadly) acknowledged my earlier points...but, regardless, I agree on the "big screen" vision, and hopefully (whether big or small...or yikes phone) touching people and making them remember that we're all in this together is what we try to do.

Peace, RTA

By: John August

John August — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:48:19 +0000

RTA (#16):

Not ignoring your question, but I think it merits a bigger post than a reply here in the comment thread. Short version: I don't think it's self-defeating to acknowledge that most people will see the movie on the smaller screen. The challenge is to not let that realization in any way diminish your big-screen vision.

By: Kevin Arbouet

Kevin Arbouet — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:59:57 +0000

Lippyone:

I think when push came to shove, Buena Vista distributed The Prestige.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:10:15 +0000

Great news. :)

Btw, John, are you still working on that Prince of Persia movie? Is it true that it's finally coming along with Michael Bay as director?

By: lippyone

lippyone — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:59:14 +0000

Was watching a DVD of The Prestige last night and noticed the disty was Newmarket. Good luck finding an audience…I know I’ll try to make the trek into the big apple to see it on the big screen.

By: Marc F

Marc F — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 04:57:32 +0000

Hey John,

Great movie last night (and good meeting you before the show).

I had heard there were spiritual/philosophical elements in the film, but I was surprised at their depth and originality in person. This was much more complex and satisfying for me than The Fountain, for example. Well done.

I imagine this movie gets compared to a lot of others, but mostly it reminded me of Vanilla Sky. The solipsism, the bizarre incidents, etc. You even had the strangely omniscient side character :)

I know marketing is a question for you guys... I wonder if there's some lessons to be learned from how V.S. went out?

By: Fun Joel

Fun Joel — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:19:21 +0000

Thanks again, John. My review is up as well! :-)

By: emily blake

emily blake — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:55:25 +0000

Loved it. The casting, the cinematography was great and I really didn’t need any help being in love with Ryan Reynolds but I got it. I put up a positive review on the blog. Thanks for letting us see it for free.

By: John August

John August — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:15:07 +0000

Hi Kevin --

Bob B is actually at Picturehouse now -- I know him from way back on Go. But your point about a distributor focusing on one movie is apt. I think we would have gotten lost at a bigger place. I'm hoping Newmarket's relatively free schedule will be a help.

By: AC

AC — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:51:10 +0000

I went to the Thursday screening and must say I thought the movie was great. I’m still trying to piece it all together, but I really enjoyed it. Here’s hoping it gets great word of mouth and actually does become the next Passion of the Christ (in terms of box office). Congrats to John on some wonderful filmmaking.

By: Danny

Danny — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:47:20 +0000

Really enjoyed the screening tonight – I think this one could be a sleeper hit. What a masterful performance by Ryan Reynolds.