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Torrent-Only Movie Denied IMDb Listing
An anonymous reader writes "A film set to be released for free via BitTorrent has been denied a listing in the Internet Movie Database. The Tunnel is currently in production and despite pleas from the makers, IMDb won't allow it on their site. The creators of this horror movie believe that because they have shunned an official distributor and chosen a BitTorrent model instead, this has put them at a disadvantage with the Amazon-owned site."
I guess the real argument is what is considered a Production. Surely if the movie is of the quality as many B titles the means of distribution are irrelevant.
That said, the flip side is a IMDB that is littered with amazing Productions such as "Football to the Groin" and "Cat Gets Tasered, In Bathtub"
I guess for some of us the real IMDB will be reduced to .NFO files and their summary. That'll learn em' :O
If it doesn't come out in theaters, it's a home movie, not a real motion picture.
In one universe, digital distribution is an unholy force that costs the world eight billion jobs every year and funds terrorism.
In the other universe, digital distribution doesn't exist at all and is no more potent a force than than a barely perceptible breeze.