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Indie film alert at different place: “Son Of Rambow,” “Midnight Meat Train”
By Carl Hoover
| Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 11:21 AM
Two indie films open Friday in Waco, but not where you’d suspect: the Starplex Super Saver 6 discount theater.
Opening there are Son of Rambow, a playful film about two English boys who set out to film their own version of the Rambo action movies, and The Midnight Meat Train, which, despite its title, is more a suspenseful, violent and bloody (it’s based on a Clive Barker short story) thriller than over-the-top exploitation film.
Yes, Son of Rambow comes out on DVD on Aug. 26 (can’t find a DVD release date for TMMT, but it’s rare to find a theatrical screening that’s cheaper than a DVD rental …
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By Dan Buck
July 30, 2008 1:26 PM | Link to this
Thanks for the heads up. I’ve heard nothing but good about Rambow.
By Tristan
July 30, 2008 6:23 PM | Link to this
That’s really strange since the IMDb lists Midnight Meat Train as opening in the U.S. on Aug. 1st. I wonder why it’s going straight to the Super Saver? Does the Starplex not have any faith that it will find an audience?
By Carl Hoover
July 30, 2008 7:10 PM | Link to this
I saw that and noticed that Metacritic.com had July 11, 2008 as its opening date, but no reviews from any critics.
It’s strange to see a film debut in a discount theater and normally I’d agree with you that Starplex may lack faith in MMT’s box office potential: The Friday film list I have has The Dark Knight and The Mummy taking up three screens apiece, Step Brothers, X-Files and Journey to the Center of the Earth on two apiece, then single screens for Hancock, Hellboy II, Mama Mia, Swing Vote, Space Chimps and *WALL-E.” That’s a schedule crowded with films that are still drawing fans.
This Los Angeles Times story, though, indicates that the film’s getting dumped in large part due to new studio management. It says that the film will open Friday in only 100 theaters, then ship it to DVD.