Two months ago, Ed Burns told MTV News that releasing his latest feature, "Purple Violets," on iTunes was just another piece of evidence that, "this is the year that art house cinema died." Now somewhat removed from his distribution experiment, Burns can't help but, well, sing a different tune.

"It was absolutely the right decision for us to make. We did more downloads in the first five weeks than we ever could have had asses in the seats theatrically," the writer/director enthused. "For small indie movies that are having a tougher and tougher time finding a theatrical audience? It is absolutely the way to go." Read more...