Without a doubt, Taika Waititi’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople is one of the best comedies of 2016.
If you didn’t get a chance to see it in its limited theatrical run, fret not. It’ll be on iTunes next Tuesday, September 13th, then on other VOD platforms a week after that.
This is definitely that feel good comedy you want to watch over and over, so keep next Tuesday in mind.
(via Deadline)
Until recently, movies released through VOD hadn’t even seen grosses that go into the double digit millions. However, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg‘s The Interview changed all of that as, over the course of two weeks, it brought in over $31 million from being sold online and through various cable and satellite providers.
Of the cinema’s entire canon of milestone historic films, The Interview will have to be included for the circumstances surrounding its release, its online gross, and the fact that, in spite of all of that, has plenty of dick and Lord of the Rings jokes.
The Interview did get released on Christmas day and is slowly making a roll out across various platforms with its massive VOD success. So, satellite and cable providers are now offering it up on their VOD services starting today (via Deadline) and it’ll be interesting to see how much money the film will continue to rake in from VOD alone.
A red band trailer was also uploaded today and you can clearly see how ridiculous it is that this movie, with all the expletives and sexual innuendos, caused an international incident.
It should be noted that anything resulting from the release of the movie by the Sony hackers has yet to happen if anything was going to happen at all.
For $5.99 to rent and $14.99 to buy, The Interview is now available for you to watch via YouTube.
You now don’t have to be near one of few hundred independent/art house theaters to go see it tomorrow, though you should go do that if you can. You can stand for the freedom of expression from foreign oppressors from the comfort of your own home. It’s the way that many Americans prefer to stand up for their rights these days.
Go watch Seth Rogen, James Franco, Lizzy Caplan, and Randall Park satirize the North Korean regime right now, right here.
UPDATE: You can also watch The Interview on VOD via Xbox Video and Google Play.
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— The Interview (@TheInterview) December 24, 2014
Vimeo Pledges $10 Million to Fund Indie Film Projects on Its Internet VOD Platform
As you read above, Vimeo is pushing forward with $10 million to encourage their own content in the ever burgeoning hosting online video content.
Hopefully, this goes to a bunch of promising indie comedies that otherwise wouldn’t get greenlit from a studio because of any number reasons (usually they can’t A-list talent attached).
If you can’t wait to see Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon’s ‘Hell Baby’ in theaters to enjoy the communal experience of a large crowd in a darkened room laughing together, then, luckily, Hell Baby is out today at iTunes, Vudu, and Amazon.
Of course, some of you may have your own theater at your mansion where you get the best of both worlds and you should have already bought the movie.