Monday 22 May 2017

22/05/17 - Send in Brad Pitt: Netflix gets out the big guns as it declares war on cinema

Brad Pitt in War Machine.





https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/21/war-machine-netflix-home-movie-invasion-brad-pitt-david-michod

netflix's new war dilm 'war machine' stars Brad Pitt. (It is also based on the controverial US army general Stanley McChrystal. they wanted to be 'making the kind of movie that doesn’t really get made by the studios any more,' 

O Since French law mandates a 36-month window between theatrical release and streaming date, this effectively bars Netflix from the competition

There have been a lot of issues regarding Netflix recently, most recently with the new rule about the 36 month window. perhaps this shows a final ability to remove netflix as a distribution competitor. But it can also show how they are trying to make it a fairer playing field,

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