- Believe it or not, at presstime, it seems that Universal’s official stance is that they will NOT release Dogma on home video and DVD. This comes as a shock to us since we’d heard otherwise, especially due to the overwhelming success of the Mallrats DVD, quite possibly the most feature-rich, complete DVD out on the market today. Here’s a press release that we managed to snag. It comes from Kim Pratt of Universal Home Video. We bet/hope they change their tune after Dogma has a great opening weekend, but it’s still distressing to see this:
This Friday, Lions Gate will release theatrically Kevin Smith’s newest film, Dogma. Dogma is already getting a bit of press due to the content of the movie (it tells the story of two fallen angels (Matt Damon and Ben Affleck) who find a “loophole” that will allow them back into heaven). It also stars Salma Hayek, Alan Rickman, Chris Rock, Linda Fiorentino and Alanis Morrisette. In an effort to make sure that you all are informed, we wanted to let you know that although Lions Gate is releasing the film theatrically, we will not be releasing it on video. We do not know at this time which company will handle the video release. If you have questions, please call!
Thanks,
Kimberly
Unusual, huh? It’s very rare for something like this in the video industry — A press release for a flick that’s just coming out in theaters? Saying they WON’T release on video? Strange indeed. Call it another first for Dogma. We’ll keep our eyes on this story as it develops.
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