Freeman Plans Theatrical - Online Semi-Simultaneous Release
By ph. diddy on Oct 12, 2006 in Online Movie Service
ClickStar, a venture of Intel Corp., actor Morgan Freeman and his producing partner Lori McCreary’s Revelations Entertainment, will Freeman’s low-budget movie, “10 Items or Less,” in theaters, December 1, 2006. Two weeks later, “10 Items” will be available online, and while that is not exactly a simultaneous release, Clickstar Chief Executive James Ackerman said his goal is “day-and-date” downloads. Even the 14-day gap flaunts the Hollywood convention of having DVDs and downloads follow theater releases by months. The price for each movie download is not yet final. The Web site also plans free, original content, including a channel called “Jersey Docs” hosted by actor Danny DeVito that will highlight documentaries. Director Peter Bogdanovich’s “Golden Age of Movies” will discuss classic films.
