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Direct-to-video implies that the movie literally went to video without a theatrical release. Even if you don't count them, a movie released in a theatre, no matter if the run was poor, is still a theatrical release.

There's no such thing as a test release...there is something called a platform release which is what was intended for TAIB. Distributor's normally do this with indie films which don't have a lot of money for promotion (and this movie virtually had no promotion). The plan was to get a "platform release", open it in a small number of theatres then the following week, expand it to more theatres if there was a good theatre average. The first week it was released wasn't a test release, but it's actual release in theatres. If it had done better, the distributor would have expanded it to more theatres.

Studio movies typically get wide releases and if they fail, the distributor still keeps it in theatres for a certain amount of time, due to contractual obligations. This is why some movies are still in theatres for a certain time (say at the least, one month) after they bomb, because that is what the contract stipulates.

Okay I get it :innocent:

I think the point me and other posters are making is that non of her movies have been widely released throughout theaters in the U.S. If I wanted to go see one of those SMG movies in the theater, I would not have been able to without traveling an unreasonable distance.
 
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Okay I get it :innocent:

I think the point me and other posters are making is that non of her movies have been widely released throughout theaters in the U.S. If I wanted to go see one of those SMG movies in the theater, I would not have been able to without traveling an unreasonable distance.

lol, sorry for the story.

Yeah, she's been doing nothing but independents, which suffer a lot. Sometimes even films that win awards and tons of praise at film festivals never make it to the theatre (or make it for a short time) because they don't have huge studio backing. She doesn't seem to mind doing these small movies...perhaps they have the most interesting roles for women considering how hollywood is with female roles that aren't in romcoms.

I live in big cities so I'm lucky enough to catch the films at festivals or at the theatre...
 
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where is she!...havent seen SMG candids or info 4 aggggess!

She's usually m.i.a. She was out and about in ny over the summer (filming and such) so she was papped. She was in ny recently too and got spotted by a fan in soho. She's back in LA though...some new pap pics surfaced of her attending a baby shower. I think you can find them here:

http://smg-france.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=879

(sorry, I don't have time to save and upload them right now, I hope the link to the pics is okay)
 
thanks brunettefury. :flower: i needed a li'l SMG fix! she looks lovely as always,...cant wait till what she's been working on is released! x
 
Sarah Michelle Gellar @ Celebration of the Ivy Hotel's anniversary hosted by Sarah Michelle Gellar and CARE in San Diego, September 27

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Sarah Michelle Gellar @ Celebration of the Ivy Hotel's anniversary hosted by Sarah Michelle Gellar and CARE in San Diego, September 27

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Gorgeous!

Does anyone know what dress she's wearing? I know the shoes are Dior but, that's it.
 
Sarah Michelle Gellar Visits SeaWorld in San Diego (September 28) - celebutopia.

 
Sara Michelle Gellar - Ghetto Film School West Coast Benefit 2008 (October 16) - celebutopia.

 

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