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"Just in case anyone thought this was one of those crappy art films" {nm}

Posted by: Focus World (a.k.a mickpix) on Jan 14, 13:56 in response to Antibody's post Y: The poster for Walk of Shame [WOSHM] has Focus World,...

Y: The poster for Walk of Shame [WOSHM] has Focus World, rather than Focus Features. Trailer tomorrow. Antibody Jan 14, 12:56

nice catch, although i dont know if that means the same thing it used to mean {nm} Moviesnob Jan 14, 12:58

The other FilmDistrict holdover AWODT got Focus Features. {nm} Antibody Jan 14, 13:02

i wonder if they regret selling off OCULU now {nm} Moviesnob Jan 14, 13:07

Good poster, but Focus Features has a few mid-range box office movies and per Wiki is still NBC Universal. Focus World... (more) KalElFan Jan 14, 13:43

Since Focus isnt Focus anymore, it might be something more than that, but yes, I was referring to Focus World being digital releases {nm} Moviesnob Jan 14, 13:49

It's still Focus Features, right? NBC Universal just folded FilmDistrict and some of its execs into it. {nm} KalElFan Jan 14, 14:05

Only in name. The old Focus would never release AWODT or WOSHM. {nm} Antibody Jan 14, 14:06

and 95% of the focus employees were let go {nm} Moviesnob Jan 14, 14:09

Is NBCUniversal still releasing under the FilmDistrict label? If not, then it would seem Focus Features is more than twice as big now. {nm} KalElFan Jan 14, 14:14

Film District is gone and was never a part of NBC Uni {nm} Moviesnob Jan 14, 14:17

Yes I know. By "still releasing" I meant do they still see value in releasing under the name versus just using Focus Features. {nm} KalElFan Jan 14, 14:20

You can't release through a company or name you dont own. If you could, I would release my movies under Marvel :-) {nm} Moviesnob Jan 14, 14:23

Sometimes I think certain people around here are willfully obtuse. I KNOW NBCU JUST BOUGHT FILMDISTRICT. The question was... KalElFan Jan 14, 14:27

OK, I'll be blunt. Film District is gone, shut down, out of existence. Never will be heard from again. It is not, nor has ever been bought Moviesnob Jan 14, 14:34

Here are a few links and quotes.... KalElFan Jan 14, 14:56

I really dont want to go back and forth on this with you. Its always this way with you. I gonna say this one last time. Moviesnob Jan 14, 15:03

No transaction! Got it! NBCU just magically absorbed all things FilmDistrict. Consider this Moviesnob... KalElFan Jan 14, 15:16

well, I will apologize if my attitude offended. I dont know where. I was even playful at one point (thats why i added the :-)) Moviesnob Jan 14, 15:28

Since you asked... KalElFan Jan 14, 19:59

I thought saying Film District wasnt bought by or is a part Comcast (NBC/Uni) and saying you cant release something under a name you dont Moviesnob Jan 14, 21:17

Again... KalElFan Jan 15, 06:40

Focus is now releasing genre films like FilmDistrict, not arthouse like the old Focus. {nm} Antibody Jan 14, 14:19

Well, they released The World's End, $26M domestic box office. So maybe they were broadening before the shakeup? {nm} KalElFan Jan 14, 14:10

That's a legacy from wehn Universal still had Rogue, which released SHAUN and Hot Fuzz. {nm} Antibody Jan 14, 14:15

Well, regardless -- if we've established NBCU isn't using "FilmDistrict" then Focus Features has indeed changed -- it got >2x bigger. {nm} KalElFan Jan 14, 14:23

Focus was significantly more staffed than FD {nm} Moviesnob Jan 14, 14:24

Huh? Most of the oFocus employees are gone. They're not making arthouse films. {nm} Antibody Jan 14, 14:25

In 2013, per BoM, FilmDistrict had more than twice the Focus box office... (more including link) ... KalElFan Jan 14, 15:11

you could point to 50 Shades as the beginning of when Comcast was changing things at Focus. {nm} Moviesnob Jan 14, 14:19

"Just in case anyone thought this was one of those crappy art films" Focus World Jan 14, 13:56

It's not so much that anymore, as much as what if anything "Focus World" signifies now. For example... KalElFan Jan 14, 14:17

most likely a radius style release in a couple hundred theatres at most {nm} notfabio Jan 14, 21:06





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