Hey, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab.

One of our regular readers dropped me a line last night after seeing a press release about Miramax moving Steven Soderbergh's FULL FRONTAL to a date later in the year to take advantage of the publicity they could generate around an anniversary date. Here's the press release:

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Miramax Films has slated Steven Soderbergh's new film "Full Frontal" to open on August 2, 2002 - some 13 years after his debut, "sex, lies, and videotape," broke out in theaters and helped change the landscape of independent film.

"We were set to come out in March and then Miramax came to me with the idea of an anniversary opening, which I found pretty appealing," Soderbergh said. "This is in large part because, if I were to make 'sex, lies, and videotape' today, 'Full Frontal' is very much the form it would take." "Full Frontal" stars David Duchovny, Nicky Katt, Catherine Keener, Mary McCormack, David Hyde Pierce, Julia Roberts and Blair Underwood. Set in Los Angeles, it's the story of seven people with very little in common who are about to come together in a way they never expected. Like "Day For Night," this is a movie about movies for people who love movies. "Full Frontal" is written by Coleman Hough and produced by Scott Kramer and Gregory Jacobs. "'sex, lies, and videotape' was a pioneering film that helped define Miramax's taste and commitment to independent film and the filmmaker's vision," said Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of Miramax. "What I love most about "Full Frontal" is that it continues this tradition, but takes it in new directions that reflect Steven's passions and undeniably wide-ranging talents. We're thrilled to be a part of it, and we love bringing it to audiences on such an auspicious anniversary."

SOURCE Miramax Films

Well. That's more information than I've heard before about what FULL FRONTAL actually is, even if that still seems like a damnable tease more than anything.

With SOLARIS set for a December 13th release (according to VARIETY), it looks like this fall is going to be a lovely time to be a Soderbergh fan.

"Moriarty" out.