'Little Children' on demand (but, perhaps, not in demand enough)

A friend who visited Atlanta this past weekend tells me that Little Children was one of the options at her hotel for in-room pay-per-viewing. So I can't help thinking: No matter how many Oscar nominations the movie may receive on Tuesday, has New Line already written off its prospects as a theatrical release?

In event event: Jack Mathews is predicting nominations for Best Actress (Kate Winslet), Best Supporting Actor (Jackie Earle Haley) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Todd Field, Tom Perrotta). All of which, I'm sure, will look very impressive on the DVD packaging.