I had my sister order it on Netflix, but I doubt they have it, and you can't find a pirated copy anywhere. On Amazon it's over $35. (domestically) if you want to purchase it......
http://www.amazon.com/David-Wants-Fly-Lynch/dp/B004PRT15E/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1316458373&sr=1-1 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@...> wrote: > > On 09/19/2011 10:31 AM, Vaj wrote: > > > > On Sep 19, 2011, at 12:16 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > > > >> On 09/18/2011 04:31 PM, Vaj wrote: > >>> http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/2729828/15672248/ > >>> > >>> Movies : Documentary : DVD Rip : English > >>> Documentary about Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the TM movement, > >>> focusing on Fairfield, IA and the religious nature of the group. > >>> Film has not been released to the public but did well at film > >>> festivals. > >>> > >>> http://www.davidwantstofly.com/ > >>> > >> > >> I wonder why it is having problems finding a US distributor? Lynch said > >> he wouldn't interfere. I'm guessing Lichblick Film doesn't know what to > >> do with it or it's potential sales. Even doing a limited run NTSC DVD > >> (about 2000 copies) and placed on Amazon in the US might work. > >> Otherwise either license it to Netflix streaming or Vudu if they think > >> they might make more money with the latter. > >> > >> Thing is the movie "Tucker and Dale vs Evil" which was shown at Sundance > >> back January 2010, played Europe and Asia and now available on DVD and > >> Bluray was in US distribution limbo until Magnet (owned by Mark Cuban) > >> picked it up. It went "pre-theatrical" VOD on August 30th (Comcast, > >> Vudu, etc) and limited run in theaters on the 30th of September. It > >> will only be playing at the Shattuck in Berkeley around here. When it > >> goes "in theaters" the price will drop for VOD so will watching then on > >> Vudu. > > > > > > The only thing I can guess is that the subject matter is so > > specialized and TM so passe. The guru expose theme may have worn thin > > as well. There's no market to warrant a release. Can you imagine a > > film on Est or ISKCON? > > I did rent a documentary about ISKCON years ago that was made in > Australia. I rented it VOD and watched it on the computer. Later I > found it available at stores. Now that was back in the day when people > bought DVDs (FYI, DVD sales are way down). > > I've bought one-offs DVDs at the big Holistic Expo in SF. I even bought > "Gabriel Over the White House" as a one-off from Warner Brothers. > > I've thought the VOD route would be the way to go. What's going to > happen? The TMO boycotting Walmart because Vudu licensed it? There is > very little risk on a VOD. You can hit that small target audience. > They could license it to Netflix streaming for a few months. > > But as I mentioned as well as you and Turq that the perceived market is > probably too small. "Perceived" is the active word there, who knows > what it will do. > > Would you watch a documentary on the building of Steinway pianos? It > sound dull too but I put it in my queue and it was very good. I didn't > know they were entirely built by hand by really skilled craftsmen that > have come from all over the world. Many pianos are built in automated > factories these days and even Steinway feels they may need to do that > but they want to figure out how automate the same level of > craftsmanship. Unfortunately many of those expensive pianos that take a > year to build go as trophy items into homes of the wealthy who can > barely play "Chopsticks." > > You'd also think that the original Danish "The Killing" would be > available on NF streaming? There are far more obscure films than that > there. I just think a lot of people in the content acquisition business > aren't very good at it. >
