Fox defends home video model, sees digital future

The hysteria generated by Robert Iger's call for immediate home release of movies is still causing waves several months on. Box office is down. DVD sales are down. Everything is down.

Except for the fear of piracy. That is up. Way up! Hence Iger's comments. It's his belief that closing the window between theatrical and home release would make people less apt to pirating. Maybe so. But what it would really do is make people less apt to go to the theatre.

Message to Iger and all his studio friends: If you want to make more money, make better movies, for less money. Hopefully this doesn't sound revolutionary to anyone.

Look at this way: You can spend $1,000,000 on Jamie Foxx for "Ray" or you can spend $20,000,000 on Jamie Foxx for "Stealth"

Or this way: Who really wants to see another feature length film made from some mediocore 60s sitcom? Probably no one, but I bet every studio has 2 or 3 in the works. "Bewitched" anyone? Yeah, I slept through it too, but not at the theatre.