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Edge on DVD in U.S., at the least

09 September 2008 at 02:45 PM | by Melty_Girl and Quetzaltlaloc

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Business Wire reports that Image Entertainment, Inc. has purchased the U.S. DVD rights to The Edge of Love. We wonder if the fact that DVD distribution has been announced prior to a theatrical release being secured could mean that the film is going straight to DVD. Although the same article states that Edge will hit the big screen by the end of Spring 2009, no distributor has been announced. The film did not do great business when it came out in the U.K. this summer, so it may not be attracting suitors across the pond.

We're still holding out hope of seeing Cillian on the big screen again soon, so let's hope for news of a theatrical distributor.

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Unanimoose
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Reply #15 on : Sat September 27, 2008, 06:02:38
The region 2 DVD is now available for pre-order at Amazon U.K. Trot out the multi-region players: the disc is due to hit the streets on or about October 27...!
Ranewell
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Reply #14 on : Mon September 15, 2008, 15:49:29
Noooo! I don't want all his movies to go straight to DVD, I had a deceotion with Watching the Detectives (I love that movie, it's really funny) I want to see him at the big screen again!! I went to see The Dark Knight just to see him and he only is on screen for 4 seconds, it wasn't enough for me!! :(
PD: Sorry for my English
Anonymous
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Reply #13 on : Mon September 15, 2008, 08:32:24
Maybe part of it the Sienna Miller factor - she's not very popular right now given her crazy personal life and add to it that Kiera Knightly was just in a very high profile period picture and the guy playing Dylan Thomas isn't very well known except to people who watch 'Brothers and Sisters'. Still - it they will release 'Brideshead Revisited' in the states this one deserves at least a couple of weeks in the threatre. That's long enoug for all of us to go see it, right?
Anonymous
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Reply #12 on : Sun September 14, 2008, 21:26:21
Cillian always picks such great films. Gah i would hate o see hem all go straight to DVD.
Rukia
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Reply #11 on : Sun September 14, 2008, 20:14:30
Aww, I really hope this doesn't go straight to DVD. Out of all his upcoming films, I was looking forward to this one the most. I'm a big fan of period films.

I agree with Melty_Girl about the film's marketing. It probably wasn't marketed well enough. Even with big names like Keira Knightley, I think the filmmakers need to be assertive and all over the place in advertising the film. Maybe they should've participated in more film festivals or have the stars go on talk shows to promote the film. I now think that advertising it as "This year's Atonement only better," was not a very smart move. It doesn't have any similarities to Atonement other than WWII and Keira.

Anyway, I hope Cillian's other films won't end up straight to DVD. First with Watching the Detectives and maybe now with The Edge of Love..., but I trust his choices in film roles. I think he chooses very smart, interesting roles. I don't know if he cares if his films are very marketable or successful financially, but I wish him all the success though -- critically and financially!
Melty_Girl
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Re: Lauren
Reply #10 on : Sun September 14, 2008, 18:36:32
Gotcha! :)
Lauren
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Reply #9 on : Sun September 14, 2008, 15:55:13
To Melty_Girl:

I just wanted to clarify, I know you didn't say it <i>would</i> go to DVD, just surprise that it might. Didn't want you to think I was a complete idiot. Also, I totally agree with your analysis about romantic dramas.

To Unanimous:

I don't know why you were anticipating such negative responses to your views. I think you make some interesting points. I don't think I'm the only one that would like to think Cillian fans are sensible and open to all kinds of ideas. Granted, I'm not sure I agree with everything you had to say, but that doesn't mean I'm going to grab my metaphorical pitchfork and skewer you. It's nice that there are all sorts of ideas floating around here.
Anonymous
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Reply #8 on : Sat September 13, 2008, 13:34:04
ewww sienna miller. i seriously don't like her. but they don't talk about the edge of love at all when they talk about keira and sienna on E!
Melty_Girl
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An alternate view
Reply #7 on : Sat September 13, 2008, 00:42:22
That's a fine theory, but I don't quite agree. (Though I'm not outraged; I'm not sure why you think anyone would be. This kind of debate is interesting.)

Romantic dramas, when done (and marketed) *well*, and when starring attractive, popular young actors like Keira Knightley, are a perennial success. Same goes for WW II-era movies and for biopic-ish stuff about historical figures -- "The Motorcycle Diaries" (about the young Che Guevara), for example, defies your theory. And sorry, but I don't think you can't equate Mark Twain with Dylan Thomas. The movies have long romanticized movies about drunk, asshole artists; it's quite different to imagine romantic intrigue surrounding a humorist like Twain. Also, Twain was just too long ago; in the early 20th century, people still made plays and movies about him, but he's no longer in anyone's living memory.

Here's what I think may have happened to "The Edge of Love". The film wasn't marketed very aggressively or widely, the reviews were lukewarm to negative, and the word of mouth wasn't there, within the film industry or with audiences. Since this Welsh/English/Irish story didn't catch fire in the U.K. and Ireland, the industry probably figures it's even less likely to do so in North America, especially with no American star.

That's my take. But I certainly hope we're worrying over nothing and the film does hit theaters!

(A note to all commenters: admins can see your IP addresses, so anonymous isn't exactly that to us.)
Unanimous
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Reply #6 on : Fri September 12, 2008, 04:21:11
Why it might go straight to DVD in the U.S.:

(... anticipating the flames to come. Oh, well....)

1. Nothing *really* happens in the plot. Sure, a house gets shot up, but other than that...? Did they sleep together...? Didn't they...? Was Dylan a cad...? Wasn't he...? "A study of female friendship" set firmly in the dour, dismal Wales of World War II isn't going to put bums on seats in the United States-- even if those females are Miller and Knightley.

2. Dylan who...? Wasn't he the guy who wrote "Blood on the Tracks"...? Didn't Cate Blanchett play him in "I'm Not There"...?

Get the picture? Go gather your college degrees, Cliffs Notes, Welsh heritage, and liberal-arts indignation; I can wait.

Short form: People-- on either side of the pond, I suspect-- aren't goint to jump at a not-quite-shocking expose regarding a literary figure. Let's say a U.S. filmmaker tried to market a biopic about the romantic exploits of Mark Twain. Can you see the European distributors not jumping? U.K. moviegoers staying home in droves? "Dylan Thomas was a cad and a lush and maybe he slept with his old flame after she'd married another guy" is a pretty weak sell-- even for the indie crowd.

Cillian notwithstanding. I know we love the little guy and we're biased, but Joe (or Josephine) Average filmgoer won't find much to hook into here. And, please, no cracks about "dumb Americans." In these short-attention-span Internet days, when it comes to literature and poetry, I strongly suspect Americans are no dumber than anyone else.

Torches and pitchforks: bring 'em on....
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