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Add the andPOP Facebook Application(andPOP) - Actress Tara Reid's new film, "Incubus," won't reach the silver screen, but instead will be released on AOL.
AOL will offer the movie for download to online audiences for $7.99 on AOL Red, or $3.49 for a five-day rental. Although the service is already available to AOL subscribers, it will be launched to non-subscribers this Halloween, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Swearing and a sex scene have been edited out for the release, however producers hope to release an uncensored cut on DVD a month after the Internet release.
AOL Red is a subscription site for teenagers and already has an estimated four million users, and their numbers are expected to rise when it opens to general Internet users.
"Incubus" producer Adam Shapiro told The Times that he and his partner decided on the direct to download route when it became clear that the film would not receive a theatrical release.
Earlier this year, the indie film "Waterbourne" failed to gain an audience when it was released on Google Video, and critics have questioned whether people are ready to watch films on their computers.
