Comments on: DVD of the Week – Review of Honeydripper (2007) http://commentarytrack.com/2008/06/24/dvd-of-the-week-honeydripper-2007/ movie reviews, news and discussion Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:07:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Geoff http://commentarytrack.com/2008/06/24/dvd-of-the-week-honeydripper-2007/#comment-484 Geoff Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:31:43 +0000 http://commentarytrack.wordpress.com/?p=711#comment-484 Comparisons are inevitable when a director has such a strong body of work, and while Honeydripper can't equal the best Sayles has to offer (Limbo or Lone Star) it's still a fine film, the kind of movie you just sink into. Comparisons are inevitable when a director has such a strong body of work, and while Honeydripper can’t equal the best Sayles has to offer (Limbo or Lone Star) it’s still a fine film, the kind of movie you just sink into.

]]> By: miriam http://commentarytrack.com/2008/06/24/dvd-of-the-week-honeydripper-2007/#comment-483 miriam Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:55:59 +0000 http://commentarytrack.wordpress.com/?p=711#comment-483 I did know about this movie and hoped to see it in a theater, but it did not play Indianapolis. Lots of indie or foreign films don't, sadly, but when a movie doesn't play in a metro area of more than a million I think we can call it a very limited if not token release. It's a comment on the miserable state of the business when good films can't get booked in a major city. It looks to me like the Landmark chain may be part of the problem. This self-styled art movie chain currently has four of its six screens showing multiplex movies. It won't schedule movies shown in their NY/LA/Chicago theaters so there's no opportunity to demonstrate that there's an interested audience here or any attempt to cultivate one. And the independent art house is refused bookings because Landmark is here. I don't know if it's a distribution rights issue or a case of distributor wishful thinking that the big chain will squeeze them in. Whatever the explanation, it's terribly frustrating for movie fans in most of the country. I did know about this movie and hoped to see it in a theater, but it did not play Indianapolis. Lots of indie or foreign films don’t, sadly, but when a movie doesn’t play in a metro area of more than a million I think we can call it a very limited if not token release. It’s a comment on the miserable state of the business when good films can’t get booked in a major city. It looks to me like the Landmark chain may be part of the problem. This self-styled art movie chain currently has four of its six screens showing multiplex movies. It won’t schedule movies shown in their NY/LA/Chicago theaters so there’s no opportunity to demonstrate that there’s an interested audience here or any attempt to cultivate one. And the independent art house is refused bookings because Landmark is here. I don’t know if it’s a distribution rights issue or a case of distributor wishful thinking that the big chain will squeeze them in. Whatever the explanation, it’s terribly frustrating for movie fans in most of the country.

]]> By: Liz http://commentarytrack.com/2008/06/24/dvd-of-the-week-honeydripper-2007/#comment-482 Liz Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:31:10 +0000 http://commentarytrack.wordpress.com/?p=711#comment-482 I never heard about this film, so I can second Ira - I wish more journalists had supported this movie, so that we could have done so as well. I'll check it out as soon as I can. I never heard about this film, so I can second Ira – I wish more journalists had supported this movie, so that we could have done so as well. I’ll check it out as soon as I can.

]]> By: Ira http://commentarytrack.com/2008/06/24/dvd-of-the-week-honeydripper-2007/#comment-481 Ira Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:34:58 +0000 http://commentarytrack.wordpress.com/?p=711#comment-481 I would just like to point out that "Honeydripper" received more than a token release. It has played hundreds of theaters across the country, and had more of a push than most low budget indie films. The fact that box office was terrible is less an indication of the effort behind it, than an indication of how difficult it is to cut through the clutter of major studio advertising budgets these days. We appreciate your support for the film, and wish more journalists had stepped forward during its theatrical release. --Ira Deutchman, Emerging Pictures I would just like to point out that “Honeydripper” received more than a token release. It has played hundreds of theaters across the country, and had more of a push than most low budget indie films. The fact that box office was terrible is less an indication of the effort behind it, than an indication of how difficult it is to cut through the clutter of major studio advertising budgets these days. We appreciate your support for the film, and wish more journalists had stepped forward during its theatrical release.

–Ira Deutchman, Emerging Pictures

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