HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
I'm starting the year on a good note. Things are well, hope the same is true for you.
Received a request for a movie from the 1950s last week, the person did not know the name of the movie and had some recollection of the plot... I'm happy to report that after numerous hours of research I was able to not only find out which movie it was, but who released it and who owns the rights to it. There is a catch though, the distributor that owns the rights only wants to deal with movie theatre chains since the title is on 35mm so it isn't a business for them unless you can guarantee them at least $25K and will not deal with individuals. What a joke!
If those people had half a wit they would realize that if the title was released for home video it would make 7-10 times more than that on its first week given the right marketing campaign. Here we have the complete opposite of let's say Disney or Warner mentality which release everything under the sun in as many versions as they can b/c they know that the only way to make money out of catalog titles is to release them to the public; otherwise, people forget them or they become irrelevant. Honestly, does anyone out there reading this think that the generation X/Ys and beyond know who Guy Rolfe or Aldous Huxley were? do you think they care to watch a B/W movie? The longer a title, not considered a classic, remains inaccessible to the general public the least likely that it'll have any traction with consumers at retail. But then again, that is why this distributor is considered a minor studio and not a Major Studio, not because they don't have a strong catalog but because they don't have a long term vision... quite common in the industry. Also about the "individual" comment, that really pissed me off... who does this guy think pays for his job? Answer: people like you and me who are into entertainment and buy movies or go to movies. These people are a collection of "individuals" who are interested enough to take money out of their pockets and put it into the studios. If individuals can't buy movies in your catalog, or see them, and you have no plans to release it in video how do you expect your company to make enough money to keep your job around? Idiot. I saw the rest of their catalog and trust me, there are less than 10 movies the real movie fan would've heard of.
In any case, I believe I found a solution that doesn't involve $25,000 or a rude distributor. Until next time.
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