THREE TIMES NOT COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU?

Hou Hsiao-hsien's THREE TIMES was picked up by IFC's day and date release arm, First Take, which was going to release films simultaneously on cable and in theaters. Unfortunately, due to a dispute between Mark Cuban and Comcast, Landmark theaters will not be carrying the First Take Films for the time being. Apparently, Comcast won't pick up Cuban's channels, HDNet and HDNet Movies, and so Cuban figures, "Why the hell should I provide a venue for IFC's films?" If the dispute is resolved things look like they'll go back to normal, but the situation appears to have taken everyone by surprise and it isn't making anyone happy.