Mark Your Calendar

The Weinsteins announced the release date for Fahrenheit 9/11 today: June 25. They also announced that they hope to open the film on 500-1000 screens nationwide... for a documentary, that's a huge number, possibly unprecedented. The release date is also awfully close; I have a feeling, though, that they're already well-prepared and have been working on this for a while. Why so soon? I figure, they have to push the film for the summer so that they can hit the rental/purchase market in October. A film like this has a limited profit-making (and election-influencing)lifespan, and obviously after November 2 this one becomes significantly less interesting to the general public. (And while I'm looking forward to it, and expect to enjoy it, I don't think it's going to be another "Salesman" or "Harlan County, U.S.A.")

Incidentally, Poppy Bush hates this movie. Good. |