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06-07-2005, 02:27 PM
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=filmNews&storyID=2005-06-07T151210Z_01_N07432490_RTRIDST_0_FILM-ERASERHEAD-DC.XML
Tue Jun 7, 2005 11:12 AM ET
By Thomas K. Arnold
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The cult hit "Eraserhead," long available on DVD only through director David Lynch's Web site, is now being made available to retailers nationwide through online wholesaler IndieBuyer Inc.
Retailers can order the DVD beginning Monday at prices as low as $32.94, depending on the quantity ordered. DVDs will ship July 1.
Previously, the only option for retailers wishing to carry the groundbreaking 1977 film was to buy the DVD at the full retail price of $39.94, plus an average of $11 shipping and handling, or else carry Asian and European imports that might not be playable on DVD machines sold in the U.S.
Lynch representative Eric Bassett said he chose IndieBuyer to be the film's exclusive distributor because of "its unique ability to reach the best sales force for independent film and our ability to retain ownership of the film."
Also available from the site is "The Short Films of David Lynch."
IndieBuyer (http://www.indiebuyer.net) is an online business exchange designed specifically for retailers and consumers of independent entertainment.
The retail site, which launched in February, combines orders from independent retailers to provide them with volume-buying discounts. A consumer site will launch this year, allowing consumers to make Internet purchases through participating retailers by entering their ZIP code to find the nearest store.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
Tue Jun 7, 2005 11:12 AM ET
By Thomas K. Arnold
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The cult hit "Eraserhead," long available on DVD only through director David Lynch's Web site, is now being made available to retailers nationwide through online wholesaler IndieBuyer Inc.
Retailers can order the DVD beginning Monday at prices as low as $32.94, depending on the quantity ordered. DVDs will ship July 1.
Previously, the only option for retailers wishing to carry the groundbreaking 1977 film was to buy the DVD at the full retail price of $39.94, plus an average of $11 shipping and handling, or else carry Asian and European imports that might not be playable on DVD machines sold in the U.S.
Lynch representative Eric Bassett said he chose IndieBuyer to be the film's exclusive distributor because of "its unique ability to reach the best sales force for independent film and our ability to retain ownership of the film."
Also available from the site is "The Short Films of David Lynch."
IndieBuyer (http://www.indiebuyer.net) is an online business exchange designed specifically for retailers and consumers of independent entertainment.
The retail site, which launched in February, combines orders from independent retailers to provide them with volume-buying discounts. A consumer site will launch this year, allowing consumers to make Internet purchases through participating retailers by entering their ZIP code to find the nearest store.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter