Release scheduled for The September Issue

I've been on the edge of my seat waiting to see The September Issue ever since my Partner in Pretty posted about it. Well it looks like I'll be waiting for a loooong time.

The distribution deal for R.J. Cutler's documentary about the creation of Vogue's gargantuan September 2007 issue was secured from A&E IndieFilms, the company the produced the film, by Roadside Attractions. While I was, perhaps quixotically, expecting it to air soon on A&E, it looks like Roadside is scheduling the theatrical release for (you guessed it!) September '09. Only afterwards will it air on A&E.

So I'll have to wait a long and tortuous 7 months. Hopefully Conde Nast will still be in business in September 2009, because according to this NY Times article, things are looking bleak.