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Soderbergh Fight Club -- Guerrilla Style

Posted Nov 2nd 2008 9:33AM by TMZ Staff

Who knows why people constantly beat the crap out of each other in Hollywood -- but director Steven Soderbergh offered his opinion after barely missing a brawl outside of the premier of his new Che Guevara flick at Social last night.


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'Bubble' Set to Rock Film Industry, Across Platforms

Posted Jan 17th 2006 5:39PM by TMZ Staff

By GARY GENTILE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES -- If you live in New Jersey, Virginia or Nevada and want to see the new Steven Soderbergh film "Bubble" in a theater, pack your bags. It won't be showing in those or more than a dozen other states.

The country's largest theater chains are snubbing the film because they object to it being sold on DVD and shown on cable TV the same day it debuts in a handful of theaters owned by the same company that produced the movie.

"Bubble" isn't the first film to be released this way. But the combination of a high-profile director and the backing of maverick billionaires Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban have studios and theater owners paying close attention this time.

"It's the biggest threat to the viability of the cinema industry today," John Fithian, president of the National Association of Theater Owners, said of the so-called "day and date" release strategy.

The move comes as new technology is giving consumers faster access to music, movies, TV shows and other content via multiple devices, including laptop computers, portable video screens, even cell phones. Theater owners have faced challenges from technology before, most notably television and the VCR. But this is the first time major studios have contemplated releasing films in competing formats at the same time.

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