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Movie Planned for Theater, Internet
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NEW YORK (AP) -- A personal computer and an Internet connection will get you into the movie premiere of "Dead Broke," a dark comedy starring Paul Sorvino.
The film is believed to be the first to debut simultaneously on the Internet and the big screen.
The film's executives and cast members, which include John Glover, Tony Roberts and Jill Hennessy, will be seeing a digital version, too. The Tribeca Film Center will download the feed and route it through a digital projector, USA Today reported today.
The Edward Vilga-directed "Dead Broke" is the first of a four-film series that iFilm Network, in conjunction with Globix, Microsoft and the Tribeca Film Center, will premiere on the Internet. IFilm is an online community of independent filmmakers and fans.
PC users will need an ultrafast T-1 connection to watch the movie "seamlessly," but iFilm founder Rodger Raderman said that a fast connection will provide decent images and sound.
Viewers will not have to wait for the entire film to download before seeing it. It takes only a few seconds for the movie to begin to play, Raderman explained. As the movie is being viewed, the rest of it is streaming behind it.
"Dead Broke" can be seen at www.ifilm.net at 2 p.m. EDT on Wednesday.
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