Maybe it's me but if you're trying to legitimize your new fangled way of distributing major motion pictures, it might be a good idea not to go with something that seems like porn on just your second go-around. Steven Soderbergh and Mark Cuban have teamed up to try to revitalize the Hollywood distribution game by releasing films simultaneously in theaters, on DVD and Pay-Per-View. The first film was Bubble which nobody saw. The new film is called "The Girlfriend Experience" and stars porn star Sasha Grey. I'm not really sure what her deal is besides the fact that she was recently in the video for Birthday Girl, a Roots song that I believe was left off of their latest album.

While the inclusion of Grey and the synopsis "life through the eyes of a 10,000 dollar a night hooker" is sure to help the film on the pay-per-view angle, I just don't see how it's the best idea since the theatrical hopes seem to be limited. Granted, Soderbergh did make his name with Sex, Lies, and Videotape so I may be rushing to judgement but it just seems like he's basically making straight-to-video films for the 2929 Entertainment deal. Personally, I don't think the idea works all that well to start with but making these art house films with a questionable theatrical draw makes even less sense. If Soderbergh isn't going to try to make something along the lines of his Ocean's movies, this venture is dead. His experimental films don't have much of an audience in the first place.

Plus the timing is terrible. Even if the film is an absolutely harrowing glimpse into life in the fast lane, most Americans will probably think to themselves, "Yeah but she made ten grand in one night."