It's a telling sign of the rapid transformation of media distribution that Mudbound, a film appearing on schedule for awards season, will have only a limited theatrical run (it opens on a mere twenty screens in eleven cities on Friday; St. Louis isn't one of them), while simultaneously premiering on Netflix. I don't pretend to understand the economics of film distribution, nor do I see any point in reviving the old big-screen-vs-little-screen debate.…
It's a telling sign of the rapid transformation of media distribution that Mudbound, a film appearing on schedule for awards season, will have only a limited theatrical run (it opens on a mere twenty screens in eleven cities on Friday; St. Louis isn't one of them), while simultaneously premiering on Netflix. I don't pretend to understand the economics of film distribution, nor do I see any point in reviving the old big-screen-vs-little-screen debate.…