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Article: Starz to build upon theatrical Overture.(Brief article)
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- November 20, 2006
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By Susanne Ault
Will deliver product from new sister studio
Starz Home Entertainment will distribute eight to 12 wide theatrical releases annually on DVD beginning next year, as it brings titles from newly formed sister studio Overture Films to retail.
Overture plans to release dramas, thrillers, comedies, horror films and urban projects, which will be produced in-house and acquired.
All titles will premiere theatrically and then will be serviced through Starz' cable and digital channels as well as its DVD unit (formerly known as Anchor Bay Entertainment).
"We will be distributing all of these films, and the real exciting ...