Oh, you have got to love this! Here
is the full post, and below is an excerpt. The bottom line is
that this explosive film will be in US theaters just
before the Democratic convention!
..fresh off its Palme d’Or at last month’s Cannes Film Festival, Miramax cochiefs Harvey and Bob Weinstein bought back the rights to Fahrenheit 9/11 from Disney for $6 million, essentially what it cost the Mouse House to finance the film.
The brothers Weinstein formed their own company, named the Fellowship Adventure Group, to release the film.
After deciding against going at it alone, the Weinsteins joined forces
with Lions Gate Films and IFC Films to distribute the doc, which probes
the Bush family’s ties to prominent Saudis, including the family of
Osama bin Laden, and blasts the President’s handling of 9-11 and his
rush to war in Iraq.
Showtime, which has an existing agreement with Lions Gate, landed the
U.S. pay-TV rights. A deal is still being worked out for home-video
rights, though sources close to negotiations say Universal Home Video
looks like the leading candidate, with Lions Gate’s own
home-entertainment division the darkhorse.
Quoth the Weinsteins: “This is a true coalition. The passion that Lions
Gate, IFC Films and Showtime have demonstrated reflects our desire to
enable Michael Moore’s extraordinary work to be viewed by as many
filmgoers as possible as soon as possible.”
While the details still have to be ironed out, Fahrenheit 9/11 is expected to unspool on about 1,000 screens across the country, making it the biggest release ever for a documentary.
..All the principals are now ramping up their resources to get the film
in theaters in just three weeks. The distributors are frantically
buying TV ads, cutting trailers, locking down screens and getting the
necessary prints in order.
