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i can't tell exactly what Spielberg's criteria is from the article, but Roma had a theatrical release so i'm not sure it counts here

• dagw 8y ago
  but Roma had a theatrical release so i'm not sure it counts here He seems to think that Roma sticks to the letter of the law, but not the spirit and thus wants the law changed. Roma, the argument goes, had a limited token theatrical release solely to qualify it for the Oscars, but the intention was always that people where meant to see the movie on 'TV' rather than at the cinema.
  • arrakeen 8y ago
    thanks for the clarification-- i hadn't even realized it was on netflix until after i'd seen it in the theater
  • Grue3 8y ago
    > limited token theatrical release solely to qualify it for the Oscars A lot of non-US (and even US) films do this as well. The distributors do a limited release to qualify for the awards, and bank on it winning the awards so that they can do a wide release of an "award-winning" film.