[Daralundy]

One of the most telling developments, say analysts, will be the impact of a new idea by film Steven Soderbergh and producer Mark Cuban. The two have struck a deal to release films in three formats - theaters, DVD, and television - all on the same date. The first of them is scheduled in the next two weeks.

Does this idea seem weird to anyone else? I think my grandfather would have called it p***ing in the soup.

[El Sordo]

I bet they are looking at it as testing a new business model.

Maybe they'll find that they can cut out the middleman (the theaters) and still make money.

[Drew68]

Does this idea seem weird to anyone else?

I think it is a good idea. I enjoy watching movies but hate the theater experience. By the time the film comes out on DVD I've heard too many spoilers about it. Home theater systems are the way to go and Hollywood should encourage DVDs by releasing them at the same time as the theatrical release.

[Hank Rearden]

Does this idea seem weird to anyone else?

Well, they'll have the opportunity to get all the sucking out of the way at once, instead of dragging it out over months, ending up in those sad little $5.99 bins at WallyWorld.

There are a lot of great movies released pretty much every year, but even more dreck.